Child lock apparatus
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsHidetoshi Ijuin, Taizo Kikuchi
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Abstract
A child lock apparatus is capable of electrically controlling a child lock function, which disables a door opening operation when a door of a vehicle is opened from a vehicle cabin side by operating a door inner handle. The child lock apparatus includes a child lock mechanism which child-locks the door, and a controller which controls the child lock mechanism based on driving conditions of the vehicle detected by a driving condition detector. The controller controls the child lock mechanism to child-lock the door if the driving condition detector detects that the vehicle is running.
Claims18
A child lock apparatus capable of electrically controlling a child lock function, which disables a door opening operation when a door of a vehicle is opened from a vehicle cabin side by operating a door inner handle, said door being provided with an automatic opening/closing means for automatically opening and closing the door, the child lock apparatus comprising:
- a child lock mechanism which child-locks the door;
- a driving condition detector;
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- a controller which controls the child lock mechanism based on driving conditions of the vehicle detected by the driving condition detector;
- said controller including:
- a means for central processing a signal from the driving condition detector to determine when the vehicle is running and for central processing a signal from the automatic opening/closing means to determine when operation of the automatic opening/closing means is prohibited;
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- a means for controlling the child lock mechanism to child-lock the door when one of said central processing means determines that the vehicle is running and that operation of the automatic opening/closing means is prohibited.
A child lock apparatus capable of electrically controlling a child lock function, which disables a door opening operation when a door of a vehicle is opened from a vehicle cabin side by operating a door inner handle, the child lock apparatus comprising:
- a child lock mechanism which child-locks the door;
- a driving condition detector;
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- a controller which controls the child lock mechanism based on driving conditions of the vehicle detected by the driving condition detector;
- said controller including:
- a means for central processing a signal from the driving condition detector to determine when the vehicle is running and for central processing a signal from the driving condition detector to determine when the vehicle is stopped while the door has been child-locked;
- a means for locking the child lock mechanism to child-lock the door when said central processing means determines that the vehicle is running;
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- a means for unlocking the child lock mechanism at a time when the door inner handle is operated when said central processing means determines that the vehicle is stopped while the door has been child-locked.
A child lock apparatus capable of electrically controlling a child lock function, which disables a door opening operation when a door of a vehicle is opened from a vehicle cabin side by operating a door inner handle, the child lock apparatus comprising:
- a child lock mechanism which child-locks the door;
- a driving condition detector;
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- a controller which controls the child lock mechanism based on driving conditions of the vehicle detected by the driving condition detector;
- said controller including:
- a means for central processing a signal from the driving condition detector to determine when the vehicle is running and for central processing a signal from the driving condition detector to determine when the vehicle is stopped while the door has been child-locked;
- a means for locking the child lock mechanism to child-lock the door when said central processing means determines that the vehicle is running;
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- a means for unlocking the child lock mechanism to unlock the door after a predetermined time elapses from when said central processing means determines that the vehicle is stopped while the door has been child-locked.
A child lock apparatus capable of electrically controlling a child lock function, which disables a door opening operation when a door of a vehicle is opened from a vehicle cabin side by operating a door inner handle, the child lock apparatus comprising:
- a child lock mechanism which child-locks the door;
- a driving condition detector;
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- a controller which controls the child lock mechanism based on driving conditions of the vehicle detected by the driving condition detector;
- said controller including:
- a means for central processing a signal from the driving condition detector to determine when the vehicle is running and for central processing a signal from the driving condition detector to determine when the vehicle is stopped while the door has been child-locked;
- a means for locking the child lock mechanism to child-lock the door when said central processing means determines that the vehicle is running;
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- a means for unlocking the child lock mechanism to unlock the door after a predetermined time elapses and at a time when the door inner handle is operated when said central processing means determines that the vehicle is stopped while the door has been child-locked.
A child lock apparatus capable of electrically controlling a child lock function, which disables a door opening operation when a door of a vehicle is attempted to be opened from a vehicle cabin side by operating a door inner handle, the child lock apparatus comprising:
- a child lock mechanism which child-locks the door;
- an automatic child lock setting switch for locking and unlocking the child lock;
- a manual setting switch for locking and unlocking the child lock, arranged on the door in such a position to allow an operation thereof with the door open;
- a controller which controls the child lock mechanism based on driving conditions of the vehicle detected by a driving condition detector;
- wherein the controller controls the child lock mechanism to child-lock the door if the driving condition detector detects that the vehicle is running;
- wherein the controller controls the child lock mechanism in accordance with operating conditions of the automatic child lock setting switch to thereby child-lock the door;
- wherein the controller child-locks the door by giving a priority to the manual setting switch over the automatic child lock setting switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.