Braking system for vehicle doors
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTushar Jagannath Pawar
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Abstract
A braking system for a vehicle door including a first lever having a first end, a second end, and a central pivot point between the first end and the second end. The second end of the first lever includes a first brake pad configured to engage with a retainer arm associated with a door of a vehicle. In addition, the system includes a second lever having a first end, a second end, and a central pivot point, wherein the second end of the second lever includes a second brake pad configured to engage with the retainer arm. Further, the system includes an actuation device configured to move a first end of the first lever in a first direction to thereby move the first brake pad and the second brake pad into engagement with the retainer arm.
Claims18
A braking system for a vehicle door, comprising:
- a first lever having a first end, a second end, and a central pivot point between the first end and the second end;
- wherein the second end of the first lever includes a first brake pad configured to engage with a retainer arm associated with the vehicle door;
- a second lever having a first end, a second end, and a central pivot point;
- wherein the second end of the second lever includes a second brake pad configured to engage with the retainer arm;
- a linkage between the first lever and the second lever such that movement of the first lever also moves the second lever;
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- an actuation device configured to move the first end of the first lever in a first direction to thereby move the first brake pad and the second brake pad into engagement with the retainer arm.
A vehicle including a braking system for a door of the vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
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- at least one door opening associated with the vehicle door;
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- a door braking system including:
- a retainer arm connecting the vehicle door with the vehicle body;
- a first lever including a first brake pad configured to engage with the retainer arm;
- a second lever including a second brake pad configured to engage with the retainer arm;
- a linkage between the first lever and the second lever such that movement of the first lever also moves the second lever;
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- an actuation device configured to actuate the first lever to thereby move the first brake pad and the second brake pad into engagement with the retainer arm.
A braking system for a door of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a first lever including a first brake pad configured to engage with a retainer arm associated with the vehicle door;
- a second lever including a second brake pad configured to engage with the retainer arm;
- a linkage between the first lever and the second lever such that movement of the first lever also moves the second lever;
- an actuation device configured to actuate the first lever to thereby move the first brake pad and the second brake pad into engagement with the retainer arm;
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- a controller including a device processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon and executable by the processor to perform the following steps:
- receiving data, via a door accelerometer, regarding movement of the vehicle door;
- determining, based on the received data whether the acceleration or velocity of the vehicle door exceeds a predetermined value;
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- activating the actuation device in order to apply the braking system to the retainer arm to thereby control movement of the vehicle door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.