# US 12,000,196 B2 · Opening and closing body control apparatus

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- Number: US 12,000,196 B2
- Document ID: US12000196B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/549,865
- Filed: 2021-12-14
- Published: 2022-06-23
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2020-12-22
- Assignees: Nidec Mobility Corporation
- Applicants: Noriyoshi Machii
- Inventors: Noriyoshi Machii
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12000196B2

## CPC

- E05F 15/695: Control circuits therefor
- E05F 15/40: Safety devices, e.g. detection of obstructions or end positions
- E05F 15/697: Motor units therefor, e.g. geared motors
- E05Y 2201/434: Electromotors; Details thereof
- E05Y 2201/654: Cables
- E05Y 2400/31: Force or torque control
- E05Y 2400/334: by using pulse generators
- E05Y 2400/36: Speed control, detection or monitoring
- E05Y 2400/40: Control units therefor
- E05Y 2400/45: Control modes
- E05Y 2400/54: Obstruction or resistance detection
- E05Y 2900/55: Windows
- E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF

## Abstract

An opening and closing body control apparatus includes a motor driving unit and a control unit. The motor driving unit outputs a predetermined application voltage to the motor, based on a control command from the control unit. The control unit is configured to: when an opening and closing body reaches a first position in front of a closing-up position, set a target speed of the motor to a closing-up time target speed at which a torque required for closing-up the opening and closing body is secured, and perform feedback control on the motor driving unit; and when the opening and closing body reaches a second position closer to the closing-up position than the first position, stop the feedback control, and control the motor driving unit so that the application voltage of the motor at the time is held.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An opening and closing body control apparatus comprising:
a motor driving unit that drives a motor to open and close an opening and closing body; and
a control unit that controls an operation of the motor driving unit,
wherein the motor driving unit outputs a predetermined application voltage to the motor, based on a control command from the control unit, and
wherein the control unit is configured to:
when the opening and closing body reaches a first position before a closing-up position, set a target speed of the motor to a closing-up time target speed at which a torque has sufficient force for closing-up the opening and closing body against an upper run channel, and perform feedback control on the motor driving unit, wherein the closing-up position is a position where no gap exists between the opening and closing body and the upper run channel, and
when the opening and closing body reaches a second position closer to the closing-up position than the first position, stop the feedback control, and control the motor driving unit so that the application voltage of the motor at the time of stopping the feedback control is held.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The opening and closing body control apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the motor driving unit is configured to:
output the held application voltage to the motor during a time from when the opening and closing body reaches the second position to when the opening and closing body reaches a stop position, which is farther into the upper run channel than the closing-up position, and
when the opening and closing body reaches the stop position and stops, stop the output of the held application voltage.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The opening and closing body control apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the control unit is configured to:
while the opening and closing body is between a fully open position and the first position, perform feedback control on the motor driving unit, based on a normal target speed larger than the closing-up time target speed.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The opening and closing body control apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the control unit is configured to:
while the opening and closing body is between a fully open position and the first position, control the motor driving unit so that the application voltage of the motor becomes a maximum voltage.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The opening and closing body control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a jam detection unit that detects that a foreign object is jammed during a closing operation of the opening and closing body,
wherein a prohibition region for prohibiting detection by the jam detection unit is between the first position and the closing-up position of the opening and closing body, and
wherein the second position is a position of the opening and closing body when the opening and closing body reaches the prohibition region.