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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Hiroshi Ishihara, Anjo, JP;
Yasuyuki Kozawa, Kariya, JP;
Junichi Matsunaga, Okazaki, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for opening/closing a vehicle door includes a door opening/closing mechanism for operating the vehicle door, a driving source for driving the door opening/closing mechanism, a connecting/disconnecting apparatus interposed between the door opening/closing mechanism and the driving source, and a controlling apparatus for controlling the connecting/disconnecting apparatus. The controlling apparatus for opening/closing the vehicle door includes a door movement-detecting apparatus for detecting a movement of the vehicle door. The controlling apparatus switches the connecting/disconnecting apparatus from a connected state to a disconnected state when the driving source is stopped during in an opening/closing operation of the vehicle door. The controlling apparatus performs a repetition mode, in which the connecting/disconnecting apparatus repeats the connected state and the disconnected state, when the movement of the vehicle door is detected in the disconnected state of the connecting/disconnecting apparatus.