Opening-closing control device and opening-closing control method

An opening-closing control device driving an opening-closing member with use of a drive device and controlling the opening-closing member to open or close an opening portion, the opening-closing control device comprising:

• a load detector detecting an increase of load on the opening-closing member when the opening-closing member is located near a fully closed position in which the opening-closing member fully closes the opening portion, the increase of load being generated due to pressing of the opening-closing member against an elastic member that is disposed on an end of the opening portion and is opposed to the opening-closing member in a moving direction of the opening-closing member, and
• a drive-force stopping device stopping a drive force supplied to the drive device at a time just before the opening-closing member reaches a mechanically limit position in a closing direction of the opening-closing member when the increase of load detected by the load detector is larger than a predetermined threshold.