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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7830107 | Safety device for power window A safety device for power window comprises a storage unit for storing the pulse width change rate of continuous pulses detected by a pulse width detector during a window glass raising operation at a reference timing, a calculation unit for calculating the pulse widt... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7782001 | Method for the control of door and window adjusting parameters of a driven motor vehicle sliding door with a window and control system for the execution of the method A method for control of door and window adjusting parameters is disclosed, the method including the steps: determining at least a first door adjusting parameter and at least a first window adjusting parameter, controlling the first door adjusting parameter and a fur... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7750590 | Display apparatus having turntable display A display apparatus includes a base, a display screen part supported on the base turnably, a driving part for turning the display screen part in accordance with an inputted control signal, a turning prevention mechanism for preventing turning of the display screen p... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7737654 | Vertically-mounted garage door operator Embodiments of the invention provide a control system for a garage door. The control system can include a motor, a pulley, a synchronous drive member, a carriage, and an operator. The pulley can be coupled to and driven by the motor. The synchronous drive member can... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7432682 | Stepper motor stop and stalling detection method, and stop-detector-equipped stepper motor A stop-detection method intended for a multi-phase synchronous geared motor that is controlled in a stepping mode, which measures the sum of the currents circulating in each of the N phases of the geared motor. In the method the stop detection threshold is calculate... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7321214 | Motor control system A controller is operable in one of a plurality of operational modes, which include an estimated temperature computation performing mode for performing computing of an estimated temperature of the motor and an estimated temperature computation non-performing mode for... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321213 | Motor controller A motor controller is provided with: an estimated temperature calculating means that calculates an estimated temperature of a motor; and a control unit that can perform a driving control of the motor only when the estimated temperature is not larger than a predeterm... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7208897 | Motion control system for barrier drive A system for operating a barrier system such as a garage door, gate or fence. A DC motor is connected to and operates a barrier drive. A power amplifier is configured to receive power signals from a power supply and to output modulated DC signals to the DC motor. A ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7127848 | Controller for a moving member including an abnormality detecting device A control apparatus rotates a drive motor reversely to reverse the moving direction of a roof glass when movement of the roof glass is obstructed by a foreign matter caught between the roof glass and a frame while the roof glass is moving toward the closing position... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122982 | DC motor rotation information detecting device A rotation information detection device detects rotation information of a DC motor based on a surge component waveform superimposed on a voltage waveform between the terminals of the DC motor or a current waveform of the DC motor, a circuit is provided which supplie... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7079964 | Method for determining the frequency of the current ripple in the armature current of a commutated DC motor A method for determining the frequency of current ripples contained in the armature current signal of a commutated direct current (DC) motor includes determining frequency spectral results of the current signal and of a motor electric operating parameter. The freque... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075257 | Method and device for braking a motor A method and apparatus for braking a motor has a braking circuit that intermittently shorts the windings of the motor to brake the motor. The braking circuit is powered by back EMF generated by the motor when power is disconnected from the motor. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7053574 | Mirror angle control apparatus for vehicular electric mirror assembly As a vertical motion motor (M2) comprised of a brushless motor is driven to rotate in response to a control signal from a main controller (10), a pulse signal generated with the shape corresponding to the number of rotations of the vertical motion moto... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038420 | Method of regulating an electric motor and corresponding electric motor A method of regulating an electric motor, regulation being implemented with a loop of gain less than unity as a function of a divergence between a setpoint signal for an operating parameter of the motor and a measured value of the same operating parameter of the ele... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026930 | Process and device for adjusting a movable motor vehicle part In a process for adjusting a movable motor vehicle part (33) between at least two positions by means of a drive (42), the monitoring area (13, 30, 31) outside and/or inside the motor vehicle (10) is checked for at least one perturbing obj... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6943515 | Controller of automotive power door An electric drive motor drives a door to move in an open/close direction. A pulse encoder outputs a series of pulses. Each pulse has a pulse duration sized to correspond to a rotation speed of the motor. The number of the pulses corresponds to the number of revoluti... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6850020 | Multizone clamping system for paint mixer Apparatus and method for automatically determining which of at least two forces to apply to a paint container in a mixing apparatus that is capable of clamping various sized paint containers. A clamp motor drives a clamping apparatus toward a paint container and a c... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6833681 | Barrier movement control for mid-travel barrier movement start Methods and apparatus for controlling an automatic barrier movement system, particularly for beginning movement of a barrier which has been stopped between an open and closed position of the barrier. The receipt of a barrier movement command will generally start mov... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6809488 | Method for determining the position of an element driven by the drive shaft of a direct current motor A method for determining the position of an element drivable by a motor within a travel segment between first and second positions. The method includes energizing a motor to drive the element along the travel segment. Current ripples contained in an armature current... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6727673 | Energy balanced system, controller and method for moving a load to a setpoint A system for moving a load toward a setpoint includes an actuator connected to the load and a controller capable of controlling the operation of the actuator. The actuator can generate an input energy that is transferred to the load to move the load toward the setpo... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6711965 | Electric steering column apparatus An electric tilt and/or telescopic steering column apparatus comprises a steering shaft having a steering wheel mounted on a rear end thereof, a steering column for rotatably supporting the steering shaft, an electric actuator for adjusting the tilt and/or telescopi... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6690136 | Numerical controlling unit The invention relates to a numerical controlling unit that includes: a instructing part that provides a command acceleration for a servomotor, a parameter storing part that stores a threshold parameter about a load of the servomotor, and a load measuring ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6657409 | Control system and method for an automatic door or gate A control system for a door or gate which is movable between an open position and a closed position by an automated operator, comprising a door travel organizer which divides the door travel into a plurality of segments and each segment into a plurality o... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6633148 | Drive device and method for moving a vehicle part The invention relates to a process for adjusting a motor vehicle part between at least two positions, the motor vehicle part being driven by an electric motor, pulse signals being generated according to the rotary motion of the electric motor and being su... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6593716 | Circuit using current limiting to reduce power consumption of actuator with DC brush motor A drive circuit including a motor for positioning a damper from a rest position to a stalled position and protect the drive mechanism from damage due to increased current to the drive motor when the damper stalls by including a current limiter to prevent ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6580240 | Activation device for a functional component of motor vehicle equipment equipped with a safety device An activation device for a functional component of motor vehicle equipment having an electric motor includes a transmission device connected on the one hand to an output shaft of the motor and on the other hand to said functional component, so that the tr... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6573678 | "Express up" vehicle window system and method A system and method for automatically closing a moveable panel, such as a vehicle window. A power drive mechanism is controlled by a controller. The controller determines if the user has issued an "express up" command. Only if the panel is beyond a predet... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6566828 | Movable barrier operator having force and position learning capability A movable barrier operator includes a wall control switch module having a learn switch thereon. The switch module is connectable to a control unit positioned in a head of a garage movable barrier operator. The head unit also contains an electric motor whi... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6552506 | Method for determining the position of an element driven by the drive shaft of a direct current motor A method for determining the position of a movable element to be driven by a direct current motor between first and second positions includes counting ripples contained in a motor current signal as the motor rotates to drive the element. The position of t... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6456028 | Pulse generating circuit for driving DC motor A pulse generating circuit for motor rotation of a direct current motor which is capable of pulse generation following the variation of the motor rotation condition and of stable ripple pulse generation. The pulse generating circuit for motor rotation inc... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6366042 | Anti-pinch power window system and method A method (100) for closing a motor-driven window comprises the steps of determining (102) a window gap, and raising (104) the window at a speed dependent upon the window gap. The speed is selected based on the window gap and is reduced as the window gap a... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6310451 | Movable barrier operator having force and position learning capability A movable barrier operator includes a wall control switch module having a learn switch thereon. The switch module is connectable to a control unit positioned in a head of a garage movable barrier operator. The head unit also contains an electric motor whi... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6172473 | Device for determining rotational number of DC motors A device for determining a rotational number of an electric dc motor which drives a moving body of an automobile accessory such a sunroof, or a glass pane of a power window includes a switched capacitance filter for eliminating noise from the motor, a cut... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6107765 | Movable barrier operator having force and position learning capability A movable barrier operator includes a wall control switch module having a learn switch thereon. The switch module is connectable to a control unit positioned in a head of a garage movable barrier operator. The head unit also contains an electric motor whi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5986421 | Safety device for power window A safety device for a power window in which window glass of a vehicle is made to undergo an opening or closing operation by a driving motor, and which effects safety control against the nipping of a foreign object by detecting the opening and closing posi... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5864215 | Steering apparatus for controllably displacing a structure relative to a frame member A steering mechanism (17) in which axial motion of an optical structure (12) is constrained electrically through a closed loop servo control system. The steering mechanism includes three magnetic actuators (19a, 19b, 19c) each having a push rod (20a, 20b,... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5804938 | Gate operator with extensible actuating arm A gate operator with an extensible actuating arm adapted for light to moderate gate passing traffic. The operator comprises a small drive unit, such as an electric motor drive, and a rotatable drive shaft, such as a worm shaft driven through operation of ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5783919 | Display apparatus with AC gear motor drive control A display device for sequentially displaying multiple sets of image pixels formed on a transparent mosaic through an aperture pattern formed in a substantially opaque mask. An AC gear motor and drive assembly is employed to move the mosaic through a prede... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5682090 | Control device for power closure A control device controls an open/close movement of an automotive window pane which is driven by an electric motor. The device comprises a first switch for, when taking ON position, energizing the motor to drive the closure in a first direction toward a p... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5572101 | Programmable one-touch-down power window A power window system equipped with a "one-touch-down" feature for a motor vehicle includes provisions for programming the system to enable and/or disable the one-touch-down feature. The programming is done via a sequence of commands provided to the contr... | 11/05/1996 |
