Programmable door power assist
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsLarry Dean Elie, Timothy J. Potter, Robert F. Novak, John Wayne Jaranson, Jeff A. Wallace, Michael M. Azzouz
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Abstract
A power assist device is provided herein. The power assist device includes a motor that is operatively coupled to a door of a vehicle, a display for displaying as swing path of the door, a controller for controlling the motor, and a touchscreen device for supplying to the controller one or more user-inputted selections for controlling door swing, wherein the user-inputted selections are received by the touchscreen device via one or more touch events.
Claims20
A power assist device comprising:
- a motor operatively coupled to a door of a vehicle;
- a display for displaying a swing path of the door;
- a controller for controlling the motor;
- and
- a touchscreen device for supplying to the controller one or more user-inputted selections for controlling door swing, wherein the user-inputted selections are received by the touchscreen device via one or more touch events.
A vehicle door assembly comprising:
- a door of a vehicle;
- a power assist device comprising:
- a motor operatively coupled to the door;
- a controller for controlling the motor;
- a display for displaying a swing path of the door;
- and
- a touchscreen device for supplying to the controller one or more user-inputted selections for controlling door swing, wherein the user-inputted selections are received by the touchscreen device via one or more touch events specifying one or more door detent positions, each of the one or more door detent positions corresponding to a position of the door on the swing path.
A method of controlling a vehicle door, comprising the steps of:
- operatively coupling a motor to the door;
- displaying a swing path of the door on a display;
- receiving user-input via one or more touch events on a touchscreen device specifying one or more door detent positions;
- and
- controlling the motor based on the user-input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.