Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Switch-based door and ramp interface system
- Patent Title (中): 基于开关的门和斜坡接口系统
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Application No.: US12266147Application Date: 2008-11-06
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Publication No.: US07960853B2Publication Date: 2011-06-14
- Inventor: Paul Edwards , Wade Nelson , Greg Berthelot
- Applicant: Paul Edwards , Wade Nelson , Greg Berthelot
- Applicant Address: US IN Winamac
- Assignee: The Braun Corporation
- Current Assignee: The Braun Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Winamac
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Main IPC: H02P1/00
- IPC: H02P1/00 ; B62B1/06

Abstract:
An interface system prevents operational interference between a vehicle power door and a ramp of an access system by interrupting power to the motors and actuators responsible for operating the door. The interface system includes a relay system that does not interrupt, read, signal, or otherwise interfere with the communication lines between a body control unit, door control unit, or remote control transmitter or receiver. Thus, the interface system functions without the need to receive and transmit signals on the vehicle's communication bus. The interface system enables the ramp controller of the access system to be a separate module, which controls the ramp and kneel functions, because the only input the ramp controller provides to the power door system is to a ground signal that mimics that of a switch included in the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090133334A1 SWITCH-BASED DOOR AND RAMP INTERFACE SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2009-05-28
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