Patent ID: 7212897

Claim:
A vehicle door controlling apparatus, the apparatus comprising a driving means which drives a door of a vehicle, a speed detecting means which detects the speed of the door of the vehicle, and a controlling means which controls the door of the vehicle to make the speed of the door of the vehicle approach a predetermined target door speed based on an output from the speed detecting means and performs deceleration control of the door of the vehicle just before a whole closed position, wherein the controlling means detects an entrapment of an object caused by an opening and closing operation of the door of the vehicle, and stops driving the door or drives the door toward a whole open position when the entrapment is detected, wherein the apparatus further comprises a driving detecting means which detects a stop state or a driving state of the vehicle, and when the vehicle is in the driving state while the door of the vehicle is controlled in a direction for closing, the apparatus increases a voltage applied to the driving means compared to the stop state of the vehicle.