Patent ID: 7576502
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A method of closing a closure of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: determining if predetermined speed criteria is satisfied, closing the closure at a first closing speed from a first closure position toward a second closure position by use of vehicle power if the predetermined speed criteria is satisfied, and closing the closure at a second closing speed from the first closure position toward the second closure position by use of vehicle power if the predetermined speed criteria is not satisfied, the second closing speed being less than the first closing speed regardless of the position of the closure between the first closure position and the second closure position so that a squeezing force applied by the closure to an obstruction remains less than a predetermined squeezing force, wherein the predetermined speed criteria specify conditions that permit closing the closure without requiring the squeezing force applied by the closure to the obstruction being less than the predetermined squeezing force.