Patent ID: 8149083
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: B60R,G07C

Abstract:
1. A vehicle door opening/closing apparatus, comprising: a mobile apparatus carried by a vehicle user and adapted to be operated by the vehicle user to effect opening/closing operation of the vehicle door; recognizing means for recognizing a presence of the mobile apparatus within a predetermined area relative to a vehicle; commanding means provided at the mobile apparatus for commanding an opening/closing operation of a vehicle door on the basis of the operation of the mobile apparatus by the vehicle user; a motor connected to the vehicle door to move the vehicle door from a closed position to an open position and from the open position to the closed position; and controlling means for controlling the motor to open/close the vehicle door on the basis of a recognition of the recognizing means and the open/close operation command of the commanding means, the controlling means initiating operation of the motor to begin closing the vehicle door at the time when, following the vehicle user's operation of the mobile apparatus while the mobile apparatus is located in the predetermined area, the recognizing means recognizes that the mobile apparatus is no longer located inside the predetermined area.