Vehicle door pinch detection device

A vehicle door pinch detection apparatus comprising:

• a door provided on one side of a vehicle;
• an external pinch sensor configured for detecting a pinch of an object on an external side of the door when an end portion of the door is adjacent a body of the vehicle or another door of the vehicle upon closing of the door;
• and
• an internal pinch sensor configured for detecting a pinch of an object on an internal side of the door when the end portion of the door is adjacent the body of the vehicle or the another door of the vehicle upon closing of the door,
• wherein the external pinch sensor is provided in an external weather strip provided on the external side of the door, and the internal pinch sensor is provided in an internal weather strip provided on the internal side of the door,
• wherein the external weather strip includes:
• a first fixing portion fixedly fitted to the door;
• a first insert inserted into the first fixing portion;
• a first sealing portion formed on an external side of the first fixing portion to abut against the body of the vehicle or the another door of the vehicle upon closing of the door;
• and
• a first sensor portion connected to the first fixing portion, wherein the external pinch sensor is provided in an interior of the first sensor portion,
• wherein the internal weather strip includes:
• a second fixing portion fixedly fitted to the door;
• a second sealing portion formed on an external side of the second fixing portion to abut against the body of the vehicle or the another door of the vehicle upon closing of the door;
• and
• a second sensor portion formed to protrude from the second fixing portion at a position spaced apart from the second sealing portion, wherein the internal pinch sensor is provided in an interior of the second sensor portion,
• wherein the internal pinch sensor comprises a plurality of internal pinch sensors spaced apart from each other in the interior of the second sensor portion in a direction in which the second sensor portion extends,
• wherein the second sensor portion covers a gap formed between an internal door panel of the door and an interior door trim panel of the door and the second sensor portion is supported by the interior door trim panel, and
• wherein the plurality of internal pinch sensors are disposed on an external facing side of the interior door trim panel of the door.