US4383206A
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Door operation control apparatus
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1981-07-08
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Granted: 1983-05-10
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Expires: 2001-07-08
Abstract
Abstract A motor for operating the door is controlled for forward and reverse rotations and stoppage by a control circuit responsive to an operation command signal, an upper-lower limit signal, an obstruction detection signal and a maximum drive time over signal, thus controlling the door stepwise for opening, stoppage, closing, stoppage and opening in that order. Upon generation of an obstruction detection signal or a maximum drive time over signal during the closing operation, the control circuit controls the motor in a manner to open the door for a certain period of time, and subsequently upon application of an operation command signal, the control circuit is set in a manner to open the door again.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Matsuoka
- 👤 Takeshi Tokunaga
- 👤 Seiji Yonekura
- 👤 Koji Yamauchi
- 👤 Mitsuo Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 12:13
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05F; E05F15/00; E05F15/60; E05F15/603; E05F15/611; H; H02; H02H; H02H7/00; H02H7/08; H02H7/085; H02H7/0851; E05F15/665; E05F15/668; E05F15/40; E05F15/41; E05F15/70; E05F15/79; E05Y; E05Y2800/00; E05Y2900/00; E05Y2900/10; E05Y2900/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
255 words
A door operation control apparatus comprising door drive means and control means for controlling said door drive means, said control means including an output control circuit for controlling said door drive means in such a manner as to effect selected one of the opening, stopping and closing of said door, condition detector means for detecting various conditions of selected one of the door and the door drive means, door operation command means, and a signal processing circuit for effecting logic decision on a signal from said condition detector means and said door operation command means thereby to control said output control circuit, said signal processing circuit stepping forward the repetitive operating cycle of door opening, stoppage, closing and stoppage in response to each command signal applied thereto from said operation command means, said signal processing circuit further controlling said output control circuit in such a manner as to open said door in response to an obstruction detection signal from said condition detector means indicative of the fact that the door closing operation has been prevented, said signal processing circuit including means for processing signals in such a manner as to open said door for a predetermined length of time in response to said obstruction detection signal and means for processing signals in such a manner as to control said output control circuit so that the door is opened again in response to a command signal from said door operation command means if the door is stationary after said opening operation by said obstruction detection signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
255 words
A door operation control apparatus comprising door drive means and control means for controlling said door drive means, said control means including an output control circuit for controlling said door drive means in such a manner as to effect selected one of the opening, stopping and closing of said door, condition detector means for detecting various conditions of selected one of the door and the door drive means, door operation command means, and a signal processing circuit for effecting logic decision on a signal from said condition detector means and said door operation command means thereby to control said output control circuit, said signal processing circuit stepping forward the repetitive operating cycle of door opening, stoppage, closing and stoppage in response to each command signal applied thereto from said operation command means, said signal processing circuit further controlling said output control circuit in such a manner as to open said door in response to an obstruction detection signal from said condition detector means indicative of the fact that the door closing operation has been prevented, said signal processing circuit including means for processing signals in such a manner as to open said door for a predetermined length of time in response to said obstruction detection signal and means for processing signals in such a manner as to control said output control circuit so that the door is opened again in response to a command signal from said door operation command means if the door is stationary after said opening operation by said obstruction detection signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A door operation control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said signal processing circuit includes means for processing signals in the same manner as the stoppage after the door closing in said repetitive operating cycle of the opening, stoppage, closing and stoppage as a stoppage control after the opening operation by said obstruction detection signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
284 words
A door operation control apparatus comprising door drive means and control means for controlling said door drive means, said control means including an output control circuit for controlling said door drive means in such a manner as to effect selected one of the opening, stopping and closing of said door, condition detector means for detecting various conditions of selected one of the door and the door drive means, door operation command means, and a signal processing circuit for effecting logic decision on a signal from said condition detector means and said door operation command means thereby to control said output control circuit, said signal processing circuit stepping forward the repetitive operating cycle of door opening, stoppage, closing and stoppage in response to each command signal applied thereto from said operation command means, said signal processing circuit further controlling said output control circuit in such a manner as to stop the closing of said door in response to a maximum drive time over detection signal from said condition detector means indicative of the fact that the door closing operation has continued for longer than a predetermined maximum drive time, said signal processing circuit including means for processing signals in such a manner as to stop the door closing operation and open said door for a predetermined length of time followed by the stoppage thereof in response to said maximum drive time over detection signal, and means for processing signals in such a manner as to control said output control circuit so that the door is opened again in response to a command signal from said door operation command means during the stoppage of the door following the opening thereof for said predetermined length of time.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
284 words
A door operation control apparatus comprising door drive means and control means for controlling said door drive means, said control means including an output control circuit for controlling said door drive means in such a manner as to effect selected one of the opening, stopping and closing of said door, condition detector means for detecting various conditions of selected one of the door and the door drive means, door operation command means, and a signal processing circuit for effecting logic decision on a signal from said condition detector means and said door operation command means thereby to control said output control circuit, said signal processing circuit stepping forward the repetitive operating cycle of door opening, stoppage, closing and stoppage in response to each command signal applied thereto from said operation command means, said signal processing circuit further controlling said output control circuit in such a manner as to stop the closing of said door in response to a maximum drive time over detection signal from said condition detector means indicative of the fact that the door closing operation has continued for longer than a predetermined maximum drive time, said signal processing circuit including means for processing signals in such a manner as to stop the door closing operation and open said door for a predetermined length of time followed by the stoppage thereof in response to said maximum drive time over detection signal, and means for processing signals in such a manner as to control said output control circuit so that the door is opened again in response to a command signal from said door operation command means during the stoppage of the door following the opening thereof for said predetermined length of time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A door operation control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said signal processing circuit includes means for processing signals in the same manner as the stoppage after the closing operation in said repetitive operating cycle of opening, stoppage, closing and stoppage as a stoppage control after the opening operation in response to the maximum drive time over detection signal.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-05-09 | 1986-11-08 | 1987-05-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-05-09 | 1990-11-08 | 1991-05-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-05-09 | 1994-11-08 | 1995-05-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |