A vehicle sliding door and sliding door closure system therefor equipped with electrically actuatable component(s) that eliminate one or more of the mechanically actuatable component(s) of currently known vehicle sliding doors and sliding door closure systems.

An electronic closure latch assembly for a vehicle, the electronic closure latch assembly comprising: an enclosure cover; a component portion of the enclosure cover sized to retain an electrical component therein, the component portion having an interior having a plurality of compression elements distributed on an interior surface of the interior; an electronic controller disposed within the enclosure cover, the electronic controller including the electrical component; wherein the plurality of compression elements are deformed against an exterior surface of the electrical component when the electrical component is inserted into the component portion of the enclosure cover.

An electronic closure latch assembly for a vehicle, the electronic closure latch assembly comprising: an enclosure cover; a component portion of the enclosure cover sized to retain an electrical component therein, the component portion having an interior having a plurality of compression elements distributed on an interior surface of the interior; an electronic controller disposed within the enclosure cover, the electronic controller including the electrical component; wherein the plurality of compression elements are deformed against an exterior surface of the electrical component when the electrical component is inserted into the component portion of the enclosure cover.

An electronically controlled door latch for a motor vehicle, the electronically controlled door latch being configured for operating in at least three different operation conditions including a normal operating condition, a sleep operating condition and a crash operating condition, and comprising a system basis chip configured for receiving a main supply voltage from a main power source of the motor vehicle during the normal operating condition and a backup supply voltage during the crash operating condition, an electric motor configured for actuating the electronically controlled door latch based on the main supply voltage (Vbatt) during the normal operating condition and on the backup supply voltage during the crash operating condition, and an electronic control unit configured, when being triggered by the system basis chip, for falling asleep during the sleep operating condition and for being wakening up during the normal operating condition and the crash operating condition and configured for controlling the electric motor during the normal operating condition and during the crash operating condition.

A control device for an in-vehicle power supply system, comprising: a main power supply that supplies electric power to a load mounted on a vehicle; a redundant power supply that includes a capacitor for storing electric power and supplies electric power from the capacitor to the load when the main power supply fails; and a relay that switches the power supply source to the load to either the main power supply or the redundant power supply, wherein after the ignition of the vehicle is turned off, the discharge process of the capacitor is started, and the fixation prevention process of the relay using the electric power of the capacitor is executed during the discharging process of the capacitor.

A control device for an in-vehicle power supply system, comprising: a main power supply that supplies electric power to a load mounted on a vehicle; a redundant power supply that includes a capacitor for storing electric power and supplies electric power from the capacitor to the load when the main power supply fails; and a relay that switches the power supply source to the load to either the main power supply or the redundant power supply, wherein after the ignition of the vehicle is turned off, the discharge process of the capacitor is started, and the fixation prevention process of the relay using the electric power of the capacitor is executed during the discharging process of the capacitor.

An electronic latch assembly for a closure device of a motor vehicle, having an actuator group operable to control actuation of the closure device and an electric motor controllable to drive the actuator group and supplied, during a normal operating condition, by a main power source of the motor vehicle providing a main supply voltage (Vbatt); the electronic latch assembly has a backup energy source, and a control unit controlling the backup energy source to supply the electric motor during a failure operating condition. The backup energy source has a supercapacitor group, which stores energy during the normal operating condition and provides a backup supply voltage (Vsc) to supply the electric motor (9) during the failure operating condition.

An electronic latch assembly for a closure device of a motor vehicle, having an actuator group operable to control actuation of the closure device and an electric motor controllable to drive the actuator group and supplied, during a normal operating condition, by a main power source of the motor vehicle providing a main supply voltage (Vbatt); the electronic latch assembly has a backup energy source, and a control unit controlling the backup energy source to supply the electric motor during a failure operating condition. The backup energy source has a supercapacitor group, which stores energy during the normal operating condition and provides a backup supply voltage (Vsc) to supply the electric motor (9) during the failure operating condition.

A lock for closing a door with respect to a frame. The lock includes a lock body mounted on the door and a striker mounted on the frame, or vice versa. The lock body includes a catch element mounted so as to rotate between a striker keep position and a striker release position; elastic means suitable for driving the catch element from the striker keep position to the striker release position; a lever suitable for moving between two positions, a closing position in which it maintains the catch element in the striker keep position and an opening position in which it is disengaged from the catch element; and a service actuator suitable for applying a force f on the lever so as to bring it from the closing position to the opening position. The lock body further includes an emergency SMA actuator suitable for applying a force on the lever so as to bring it from the closing position to the opening position. The SMA actuator can apply a force higher than 100 N and including blocking means for allowing the force to be applied on the lever only when the force exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

Methods and systems of an electrical vehicle are provided that detect a power system fault, determine a presence of at least one occupant in the vehicle, and determine an escape route from the vehicle for the at least one occupant. In determining the escape route, the vehicle determines an environment around the vehicle, a location of the power system fault in the vehicle, and a location of the at least one occupant in the vehicle. Based on this information, the vehicle provides an escape route from the vehicle to direct the at least one occupant to a safe area outside of the vehicle. The escape route is provided to the user via at least one display device associated with the vehicle.