Electronic key apparatus for vehicle and arrest cancellation method for rotation arresting device
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTetsuya Asada
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Abstract
Based upon the results of an ID check with an ignition knob lock device which prevents rotational operation of an ignition knob which is used when stating an engine of a vehicle, and of an ID check with a portable unit, a passive control unit transmits to the ignition knob lock device a command to release prohibition of rotational operation of the ignition knob, and performs an ID check with the ignition knob lock device before detecting an operation of pushing in the ignition knob.
Claims10
An electronic key apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a rotational operation device which starts the vehicle by a rotational operation;
- a rotation arresting device which constrains the rotational operation so as to stop the rotational operation;
- a preliminary operation detection device which detects preliminary operation performed prior to rotational operation of the rotational operation device;
- an ID checking device which performs an ID check with a portable unit which at least is used to lock and unlock a door of the vehicle, and also an ID check with the rotation arresting device;
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- a release command transmission device which transmits a command to the rotation arresting device to release the prohibition of rotational operation of the rotation operation device based upon the ID checking result with the portable unit and the ID checking result with the rotation arresting device, performed by the ID checking device, wherein:
- the ID checking device performs an ID check with the rotation arresting device before the preliminary operation of the rotational operation device is detected by the preliminary operation detection device.
An electronic key apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a rotational operation means for starting the vehicle by a rotational operation;
- a rotation arresting means for constraining the rotational operation by stopping the rotation operation;
- a preliminary operation detection means for detecting preliminary operation performed prior to rotational operation of the rotational operation device;
- an ID check means for checking an ID with a portable unit which at least is used to lock and unlock a door of the vehicle, and also an ID check with the rotation arresting means;
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- a release command transmission means for transmitting a command to the rotation arresting means to release the prohibition of rotational operation of the rotation operation means, based upon the ID checking result with the portable unit and the ID checking result with the rotation arresting means, performed by the ID check means, wherein:
- the ID check means performs an ID check with the rotation arresting means before the preliminary operation of the rotational operation means is detected by the preliminary operation detection means.
An arrest cancellation method for releasing the prohibition of rotation of a rotation operation device, comprising:
- performing an ID check with a portable unit which at least is used to lock and unlock a door of the vehicle;
- performing an ID check with a rotation arresting device which prohibits rotation of the rotation operation device which starts the vehicle by a rotational operation before detecting a preliminary operation performed prior to rotational operation of the rotational operation device;
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- releasing the prohibition of rotation of the rotational operation device based upon these checking results.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.