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公开(公告)号：US20230272664A1
公开(公告)日：2023-08-31
申请号：US17682625
申请日：2022-02-28
Applicant: Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
Inventor： Gowtham Harsha Pulikonda , Yasuyuki Noiri , Nicholas Ozog , Ryan Heins
IPC: E05F15/75 , F16D7/00 , G07C5/08 , F16D21/00 , E05F15/622
CPC classification number: E05F15/75 , F16D7/00 , G07C5/0816 , F16D21/00 , E05F15/622 , F16D28/00
Abstract: A method for controlling a power tailgate in a vehicle power tailgate system includes steps of controlling operation of a motor to attempt to lower or raise a tailgate operably connected to the motor, determining that a clutch interposed between the motor and the tailgate (and operably connected to the motor and the tailgate) slipped by at least a predetermined slip amount during operation of the motor to attempt to lower or raise the tailgate and, responsive to the determination that the clutch slipped by at least the predetermined slip amount, generating an alert indicating a need for manual reset of the tailgate.
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公开(公告)号：US11738810B2
公开(公告)日：2023-08-29
申请号：US17452965
申请日：2021-10-29
Applicant: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC. , TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Alexander Wells , Ryan Heins , Eric Archambeau , Takashi Nishio , Norman Kerr
IPC: B62D33/027 , B60R13/04 , E05F15/40
CPC classification number: B62D33/0273 , B60R13/04 , E05F15/40 , E05Y2400/52 , E05Y2900/546
Abstract: A vehicle tailgate structure of a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle tailgate structure includes a tailgate located at the rear of the vehicle; a garnish covering a top surface of the tailgate and configured to deform when an external load applies on the garnish, the garnish including a plurality of rib structures along an interior surface of the garnish and a screw portion including the garnish around a screw of the screw portion; and a touch sensor extending along the top surface of the tailgate and covered by the garnish, the touch sensor configured to detect deformation of the garnish, the touch sensor including touch sensor wires connecting to a control system of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US20230158869A1
公开(公告)日：2023-05-25
申请号：US17534932
申请日：2021-11-24
Applicant: Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
Inventor： Jacob Grimaldo , Micah Wedekind , Michael Mixon
CPC classification number: B60J7/0007 , B60J7/043 , B60J7/0573
Abstract: A perimeter frame for a sunshade module includes a sunshade opening, a guiderail, and a housing. The guiderail includes an end face, and a guideway, a mounting flange, and an attachment channel extending therefrom. The guideway opens inwardly to the sunshade opening, the mounting flange projects outwardly away from the sunshade opening, and the attachment channel opens downwardly from therebetween. The housing includes a guiderail adaptor. The guiderail adaptor is inserted into the attachment channel, secured to the attachment channel using a fastener installed from above the attachment channel, and engages the attachment channel from below.
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公开(公告)号：US20230139499A1
公开(公告)日：2023-05-04
申请号：US17452965
申请日：2021-10-29
Applicant: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC. , TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Alexander WELLS , Ryan HEINS , Eric ARCHAMBEAU , Takashi NISHIO , Norman KERR
IPC: B62D33/027 , B60R13/04 , E05F15/40
Abstract: A vehicle tailgate structure of a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle tailgate structure includes a tailgate located at the rear of the vehicle; a garnish covering a top surface of the tailgate and configured to deform when an external load applies on the garnish, the garnish including a plurality of rib structures along an interior surface of the garnish and a screw portion including the garnish around a screw of the screw portion; and a touch sensor extending along the top surface of the tailgate and covered by the garnish, the touch sensor configured to detect deformation of the garnish, the touch sensor including touch sensor wires connecting to a control system of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US11536354B2
公开(公告)日：2022-12-27
申请号：US17217508
申请日：2021-03-30
Applicant: Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
Inventor： Nicholas Ozog , Ryan Heins , Takashi Nishio
IPC: F16H25/20 , F16J3/04 , B62D33/027 , E05F15/622 , F16J15/56
Abstract: Embodiments of an actuator assembly for a power tailgate system are disclosed. The actuator assembly includes an actuator having a housing, a guide with a first end extending from the housing and a second end opposite the first end, and a slide coupled to the guide so as to be movable with respect to the guide second end. The actuator assembly also includes a bellows having a first end attached to the guide first end, a second end opposite the first end and attached to an end of the slide, and a body extending between the first and second ends. At least one hole is formed in the bellows proximate the bellows second end and enables fluid communication between an interior of the bellows and an exterior of the bellows. The bellows may expel moisture collected therein during operation of the actuator.
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公开(公告)号：US20220316259A1
公开(公告)日：2022-10-06
申请号：US17217550
申请日：2021-03-30
Applicant: Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
Inventor： Gowtham Harsha Pulikonda , Yasuyuki Noiri , Nicholas Ozog , Ryan Heins
IPC: E05F15/70 , B62D33/03 , B62D33/027
Abstract: Embodiments of a system for controlling a vehicle power tailgate are described. The system includes a motor operably connectible to a tailgate to open and close the tailgate, a processor, and a memory communicably coupled to the processor. The memory stores a tailgate control module including instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to, responsive to a value of a motor speed parameter being above a predetermined motor speed threshold and a value of a motor acceleration parameter being above a predetermined motor acceleration threshold during opening of a tailgate, control operation of the motor to apply a braking force to the tailgate.
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公开(公告)号：US20220118835A1
公开(公告)日：2022-04-21
申请号：US17073594
申请日：2020-10-19
Applicant: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Jacob GRIMALDO , Micah WEDEKIND , Michael MIXON , Tatsuya MATSUI
Abstract: Sunroof drive apparatus and related sunroof assemblies for use with vehicles are disclosed. A disclosed assembly includes a sunroof panel, a rail, a guide block attached to part of the rail, a bracket beneath the sunroof panel, a link in the rail removably connected to the guide block, and a drive shoe in the rail slidably coupled to the link. The drive shoe includes first and second slots to receive respective first and second pins of the link. The link can rotate about a rotation axis from a first orientation in which the link is inseparable from the guide block to a target orientation in which the link is separable from the guide block. When the first pin enters a locking area at an end of the first slot, the drive shoe imparts one or more loads on the first pin that urge the link into the target orientation.
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公开(公告)号：US20220063385A1
公开(公告)日：2022-03-03
申请号：US17011113
申请日：2020-09-03
Applicant: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Jacob GRIMALDO , Micah WEDEKIND , Michael MIXON
Abstract: An assembly for a sunroof can include a rail extending in a length direction of a vehicle, a bracket beneath a sunroof panel, an adapter coupled to the bracket, and a drive mechanism connected to a part of the bracket. Movement of the drive mechanism along the rail moves the bracket between a first position in which the sunroof is closed and a second position in which the sunroof is open. A catch device can slide along the rail relative to the adapter and includes a channel extending through a structure of the catch device to receive the adapter when the bracket is in the first position. When the adapter is in the channel, the structure is configured to engage the adapter to maintain the bracket in the first position and resist deflection of the bracket.
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公开(公告)号：US11208160B1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-28
申请号：US16911730
申请日：2020-06-25
Applicant: Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
Inventor： Aaron Welter , Eric Archambeau , Andres Garza
Abstract: An adjustable airfoil system for a vehicle includes a first airfoil shaft, a first airfoil having a first end mounted on the first airfoil shaft, and a first airfoil support structured for mounting to a portion of a vehicle and for rotatably supporting a portion of the first airfoil shaft at a location spaced apart from a first end of the first airfoil shaft. The system also includes a second airfoil shaft, a second airfoil having a first end mounted on the second airfoil shaft, and a second airfoil support structured for mounting to a portion of a vehicle and for rotatably supporting a portion of the second airfoil shaft spaced apart from a first end of the second airfoil shaft. A shaft end support is rigidly coupled to the first airfoil support and the second airfoil support. The shaft end support is structured to rotatably support the first end of the first airfoil shaft and the first end of the second airfoil shaft when the shaft end support is rigidly coupled to the first airfoil support and the second airfoil support.
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公开(公告)号：US20210180367A1
公开(公告)日：2021-06-17
申请号：US16717200
申请日：2019-12-17
Applicant: Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
Inventor： Kogi Nagase , Daisuke Yamada , Emiko Okuma , Yasuo Imatomi
IPC: E05B77/00 , B62D33/037 , E05B81/06 , E05B83/00
Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for operating a power tailgate system include overload checking a tailgate latched by a latch that is in a full-latching position, connected with a latch actuator, and activated by the latch actuator for non-revertible movement in a latching direction. Overload checking the tailgate includes operating the latch actuator to over-stroke the latch, identifying an over-stroking load on the latch actuator, and based on the over-stroking load on the latch actuator, determining whether the tailgate is overloaded or not overloaded. Over-stroking the latch includes moving the latch in the latching direction from the full-latching position to an over-stroking position, and the over-stroking load on the latch actuator is associated with its operation to over-stroke the latch.
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