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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Kentarou Teshima, Kariya, JP;
Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kariya, JP;
Kenichi Ogino, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DENSO Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Based on a user's instruction, a door control unit drives a door opening/closing motor for a pop-up operation. A door is thereby rotated to a predetermined angle, which is smaller than a fully opened angle. Therefore, even when a user holds stuff in his/her hands, the door can be easily opened up to the predetermined angle. When the door is opened at the predetermined angle, the user can insert a part of his/her body into a gap corresponding to the predetermined angle and then further open the door by pushing the door from the door inside surface.