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US 11,691,556 B2Granted
Vehicle ramp system
AssigneesToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHideki Maeda, Shunsuke Kanagai, Masaaki Tanaka, Isao Honda, Taiki Ishiguro, Tomoyuki Kato, Takeshi Nishikibe, Dai Hidaka
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Abstract
A ramp system for a vehicle includes a control device. Using an obstacle detection device, the control device determines whether an obstacle exists within a ramp extension area. Upon determining that an obstacle exists within the ramp extension area, the control device causes a vehicle to move to a location in which no obstacle exists within the ramp extension area.
Claims6
A ramp system for a vehicle, the ramp system comprising:
- a ramp extension and storage mechanism configured to extend and store a ramp that enables a passenger to move into and out of the vehicle;
- an obstacle detection device configured to, when the vehicle is stopped at a predetermined place, detect whether an obstacle exists within a ramp extension area in which the ramp is to be extended;
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- a control device set to:
- upon determining that no obstacle exists within the ramp extension area based on a detection result of the obstacle detection device, cause the ramp extension and storage mechanism to extend the ramp;
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- upon determining that an obstacle exists within the ramp extension area based on the detection result of the obstacle detection device, cause the vehicle to move to a location in which no obstacle exists within the ramp extension area.
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