Patent ID: 11879278
Assignee: ALPHA GROUP CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  B  H  G | IPC B  E  G

Claim 4:
5. A vehicle door control device comprising:
a swipe operation portion provided on a vehicle interior side of a door;
a detection unit provided at least in the swipe operation portion and configured to detect a swipe operation;
a door lock device configured to hold the door in a closed state;
a controller configured to release a closed state of the door by the door lock device when it is determined that the swipe operation is detected based on a detection result of the detection unit; and
a door angle sensor operatively connected to the controller for sensing an opening angle of the door;
wherein the door lock device includes a latch,
wherein the latch is engaged with a vehicle body and is configured to hold the door in the closed state, and
wherein when it is determined that the swipe operation is detected, the controller is configured to cause the latch to move to an unlatched position and maintain the latch in the unlatched position until the door angle sensor senses the opening angle of the door reaches or exceeds a threshold.