Patent ID: 8484900
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: B60J,E05B,E05C

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling an access opening in a body of a vehicle, the system comprising: a first door arranged to selectively open and close a first portion of the access opening; a second door arranged to selectively open and close a second portion of the access opening; a device operatively connected to the first door and configured to be selectively retracted before at least one of the first and second doors is opened and protracted when the first and second doors are closed to thereby seal the first and second portions of the access opening; a detent operatively connected to the device and configured to latch the device to the first door when the device is protracted and release the device from the first door before the device is retracted; a controller arranged on the body and configured to selectively retract and protract the device; and a sensor arranged on the vehicle and configured to detect an impact exceeding a threshold intensity on the body and communicate a signal indicative of the impact to the controller; wherein the controller retracts and releases the device via the detent upon receipt of the signal from the sensor.