Patent ID: 9605469
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61G,B60J,B60R,B62D,E05B,E05D,E05F,E05Y

Claim:
1. A method of controlling a door of a motorized vehicle to move to an open position, the vehicle including a body frame supported by a chassis, a powertrain mounted to the chassis, and a door assembly including a first member defining a first axis, a first support member pivotally coupled to the door and defining a second axis, a linkage assembly including a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm being pivotally coupled to one another, a cross member having a first end and a second end, the first end having a first pin for slidably engaging the first slot and the second end being coupled to the first member, a drive mechanism, and a cinching assembly including an actuator, the method comprising: providing a controller having a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs, a signal receiver, a door actuator, a solenoid, and a plurality of sensors including an actuator position sensor, a PRNDL sensor and a pivot arm sensor; storing an open door process in a memory of the controller, the open door process being executable by a processor of the controller; receiving a first signal from the signal receiver, the first signal being an instruction to execute the open door process; receiving a second signal from the PRNDL sensor, the second signal being indicative of a powertrain position; detecting a position of the actuator with the actuator position sensor and communicating the actuator position to the controller; sending a command to the door actuator to unlatch the door; operably controlling the drive mechanism to pivot the first member about the first axis only if the PRNDL sensor detects the powertrain position being a park position; and controllably moving the door to the open position.