A door opener for a vehicle includes a housing; an operation lever attached to the housing such as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft between an initial position and a terminal position; a first switch configured to generate a control signal; a connector connected to a second switch that mechanically opens a door of a vehicle; a tactile sensation generating mechanism; and an elastic body that returns the operation lever. The first and second switch are turned off when a rotation angle of the operation lever is in a first angle range. When the rotation angle is in a second angle range, the first switch is turned on, a tactile sensation is generated by the tactile sensation generating mechanism, and the second switch remains turned off. When the rotation angle is in a third angle range, the second switch is turned on.

A vehicle door control system includes a courtesy switch that detects an opened/closed state of a side door, a latch actuator that performs an unlatch operation for releasing a latch that holds the side door in a closed state, an unlatch switch that is provided in a vehicle compartment and is operated by a user when releasing the latch, and a controller that causes the latch actuator to perform the unlatch operation when the unlatch switch is operated. The controller prevents the unlatch operation from being executed in a period during which the side door is in an opened state, even when the unlatch switch is operated.

A motor-driven door latch includes a catch part that is caught on a striker to lock the vehicle door to the vehicle body or is released from the striker so that the vehicle door can be opened from the vehicle body. A door locking and releasing part includes a main motor and is configured to apply a torque to the catch part through the main motor. An emergency door releasing part is provided with an auxiliary motor and is contacted with the door locking and releasing part by operation of the auxiliary motor. An inside emergency operating lever is connected with an inside handle installed at the vehicle door and is configured to receive an operation force of the inside handle to rotate and apply torque to the catch part through the emergency door releasing part and the door locking and releasing part.

A motor-driven door latch includes a catch part that is caught on a striker to lock the vehicle door to the vehicle body or is released from the striker so that the vehicle door can be opened from the vehicle body. A door locking and releasing part includes a main motor and is configured to apply a torque to the catch part through the main motor. An emergency door releasing part is provided with an auxiliary motor and is contacted with the door locking and releasing part by operation of the auxiliary motor. An inside emergency operating lever is connected with an inside handle installed at the vehicle door and is configured to receive an operation force of the inside handle to rotate and apply torque to the catch part through the emergency door releasing part and the door locking and releasing part.

A method for extending and retracting a handle of a door handle assembly for a door of a vehicle includes providing a door handle assembly having a base portion, a handle portion that is movably attached at the base portion, and an electrically operable actuator that operates to move the handle portion relative to the base portion. A control controls operation of the actuator to move the handle portion between a recessed position and a partially extended position. Responsive to detecting presence of an authorized user, a sensing system determines a motion vector of the user that is indicative of a direction that the user is moving relative to the vehicle. Responsive to determining that the determined motion vector is indicative of the user approaching the door of the vehicle, the control controls operation of the actuator to move the handle portion to the partially extended position.

An operation input device includes a resistance element to generate a capacitance between an operating medium and the resistance element in response to an approach of the operating medium to the resistance element, and a power source to supply electric charge to one end and the other end of the resistance element. A first electric unit measures a first electric charge transfer amount supplied to the one end of the resistance element in response to generation of the capacitance. A second unit measures a second electric charge transfer amount supplied to the other end of the resistance element in response to generation of the capacitance. A controller is connected to the first and second units, and detects a position of the operating medium in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the resistance element based on a sum of the first and second electric charge transfer amounts.

A handle assembly includes a body and an electrical subassembly. The body extends from a proximal end to a distal end and defines a cavity extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The body further defines an opening at the distal end and includes a first projection disposed proximate the distal end. The electrical subassembly is disposed within the cavity and configured to extend through the opening. The electrical subassembly includes a second projection pivotally coupled to the first projection.

The invention relates to a concealed door handle and a vehicle. The concealed door handle comprises: a handle body; a handle base fixed in a body of a vehicle, the handle body being concealed in the handle base, and the handle body being rotatably connected to the handle base; and a deployment microswitch arranged on the handle base and configured to detect a deployed position of the handle body and to maintain communication with a vehicle control module, wherein when the deployment microswitch jumps from a triggered state into an untriggered state, the deployment microswitch sends an input signal for unlocking an electronic lock to the vehicle control module. The concealed door handle of the invention has a simple structure and low costs, and a signal source can be arranged in a limited structural space.

A system is used to control access into a vehicle having a vehicle body defining a vehicle interior, a vehicle exterior, and an access opening. The vehicle also has an access door for selectively covering and uncovering at least a portion of the access opening. The system includes a latch configured to selectively fasten the door to the vehicle body and release the door therefrom. The system also includes a cable configured to operate the latch and thereby release the door from the vehicle body. The system additionally includes a door presenter configured to shift the door away from the vehicle body. The system also includes a mechanism configured to sequentially actuate the cable and the door presenter. The system further includes an electric motor configured to power the mechanism such that the door is shifted away from the vehicle body by the door presenter after the door is released.

A mobile device wirelessly communicates with a vehicle device. The mobile device includes a receiving unit, a response signal generation unit, a transmission unit, a charging unit, and a charge state determination unit. The receiving unit receives a response request signal transmitted from the vehicle device. The response signal generation unit generates a response signal in response to the response request signal. The transmission unit transmits the response signal. The charging unit charges a built-in battery with an electric power supplied wirelessly or through wire from a power supply device. The charge state determination unit determines whether the charging unit charges the built-in battery. The mobile device is configured not to transmit the response signal, in a situation where the charge state determination unit determines that the charging unit is charging the built-in battery.