A vehicle includes a body and front and rear doors having front and rear powered latches, front and rear anti-pinch sensors, and front and rear electrically-powered door openers. The vehicle further includes a controller that is configured to receive an unlatch signal from unlatch sensors/switches and generate a signal to unlatch the front and rear powered latches and actuate the front and rear door openers after the front and rear powered latches are unlatched. The controller may also be configured to actuate the rear door opener to retain the rear door in an open position when the front pinch sensor detects a hand to thereby prevent pinching.

Locking hinge apparatus for aircraft doors are disclosed. An example locking hinge apparatus includes a hinge base to couple to a frame of an aircraft. A hinge gooseneck is to pivotally couple a door to the hinge base. The hinge gooseneck is to allow the door to move between a closed position and an open position relative to the frame. A lever is pivotally coupled to the hinge base. The lever is to pivot relative to the hinge base between a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction. The lever includes a lock to engage a portion of the hinge gooseneck to prevent rotational movement of the door relative to the frame when the door is in the open position. A biasing element is to urge the lever in the first rotational direction.

A vehicle includes a body and front and rear doors having front and rear powered latches, front and rear anti-pinch sensors, and front and rear electrically-powered door openers. The vehicle further includes a controller that is configured to receive an unlatch signal from unlatch sensors/switches and generate a signal to unlatch the front and rear powered latches and actuate the front and rear door openers after the front and rear powered latches are unlatched. The controller may also be configured to actuate the rear door opener to retain the rear door in an open position when the front pinch sensor detects a hand to thereby prevent pinching.

An ejecting device can eject a cover element movably mounted on a piece of furniture, in particular a folding door or folding/sliding door, from a closed position into an open position. The cover element can be moved at least in a first direction perpendicular to the closing plane, on which the cover element is arranged in the closed position, and in a second direction parallel to the closing plane. The ejecting device includes an energy accumulator, which is to be charged manually by a user, and an ejecting element, on which the energy accumulator acts. The energy accumulator can be charged by moving the cover element substantially in a direction parallel to the closing plane, preferably during an ongoing cover element opening process following the ejection process, particularly preferably immediately following the ejection process.

The device comprises a main body, fixing means affording the fixing of the leaf to the body, drive means able to drive a body under the effect of motor means, locking means able to move between an active locking position in which they lock the drive means with respect to the body, in the closed position of the leaf, and an inactive unlocking position in which they allow a displacement of the drive means with respect to this body, and partial opening means able to allow a small movement of the fixing means with respect to the drive means, in the displacement direction, from the closed position of the leaf. The device further comprises means for inhibiting the partial opening means, able to immobilize the fixing means with respect to the drive means, at least in translation in said displacement direction, when the locking means are in their inactive position.

A vehicle includes a chassis, a door track, a door operatively connected to the door track and adapted to move between a closed position and an open position, and a hinge assembly coupled to the door. The hinge assembly is movably coupled to the door track and includes a first bracket coupled to the door, a second bracket coupled to the first bracket, and a transport assembly coupled to the second bracket and adapted to move along the door track as the door moves between the open and closed positions. The transport assembly includes a coupling member for releasably coupling the second bracket to the transport assembly. Upon movement of the second bracket from the first position to the second position, the door moves to an extended open position with respect to the door track.

A refuse vehicle including a chassis, a body coupled with the chassis, a tailgate, an electric lock, and an electric tailgate actuator assembly. The tailgate is coupled with a rear of the body and is transitionable between a first position and a second position. The electric tailgate actuator assembly configured to transition the tailgate between the first position and the second position.

A motor drive device for moving a vehicle sliding door is provided. The device includes an electric motor, a force transmission mechanism operationally connectable to the vehicle sliding door and the electric motor to transmit a drive force provided by the motor to the sliding door, sensors at least for determining an instantaneous position of the vehicle sliding door, an electronic control unit for activating at least the motor, and a shift clutch coupled to the force transmission mechanism and couplable to the motor for load-independent coupling of the motor to the force transmission mechanism. The control unit, in the event of application of a sufficient force to the sliding door during a power-driven movement, either elevates a speed of the vehicle sliding door by elevating the transmitted drive force or decouples the force transmission mechanism and the motor with the shift clutch.

A damping device includes a housing, a piston and a controller. The housing defines a chamber filled with a damping medium. The piston is movable in the chamber and includes a passage for allowing the damping medium to pass through. The controller includes a control member and a resilient member. The control member is capable of being moved toward the passage of the piston or closing a portion or all portions of the passage of the piston in response to a speed of the piston.

A damping device includes a housing and a piston. The housing has an inner wall, and a chamber is defined by the inner wall. The chamber has a damping medium filled therewith. The piston is movable in the chamber, wherein the inner wall has a plurality of inner diameters.