A door system with a door actuator, includes at least one door leaf, and a sensor unit configured and connected to a control unit of the door system, with the approach of an object to the door system within a detection region being detected by the sensor unit, in particular designed as a radar sensor or as a camera. The method includes at least the following steps: determining for the first time at least one first object position of the object within the detection region, determining for the second time at least one subsequent second object position of the object within the detection region, calculating an object vector based on the determined first and second object positions and opening the at least one door leaf depending on the properties of the calculated object vector. A door actuator for carrying out the method and a computer program product are also related.

A door system for one or more doors, wherein the door system includes at least one motor door drive, and the door drive includes a motor and a drive controller for actuating the motor of the door drive. The door system includes a controller which is connected to the drive controller.

A method for allocating operating parameters to at least two local control units intended to control a door movement for a motor vehicle, wherein: a plurality of parameter records of operating parameters is stored in each local control unit; a plurality of values of a detection criterion is stored in each local control unit, said detection criterion being based on at least two values of an electric variable; for at least one local control unit, a value of the detection criterion is prepared using the electric variable; in each local control unit the detection criterion is queried; and, a parameter record is selected in accordance with the value of the detection criterion determined during the query, and the corresponding operating parameters are allocated to the local control unit.

A multi-way liftgate assembly providing a plurality of dividers dividing the rear cargo area of a passenger vehicle into a plurality of secure areas assessable from a plurality of panels forming a liftgate to provide controlled access to one or more of those compartments. The vehicle operator has secure control of which portions of the cargo area can be selectively accessed. The multi-way liftgate assembly provides multiple secure openings to the cargo area of a vehicle that typically has only one secure opening to the cargo area.

A vehicle structure including a roof beam and a first pillar and a second pillar each fixed relative to the roof beam. The first pillar and the second pillar are spaced from each other defining a door opening extending from the first pillar to the second pillar. A front door and a rear door are both disposed in the door opening. A panel is pivotally connected to the roof beam and pivotable relative to the roof beam to a lowered position. The panel, in the lowered position, extends across the door opening from the first pillar to the second pillar.

At least one panel including a trolley is fed to a first drive mechanism of a plurality of drive mechanisms adjacent a main track configured to engage the trolley of the at least one panel. The first drive mechanism is initiated to drive the at least one panel to a second drive mechanism of the plurality of drive mechanisms to move the at least one panel farther along the main track.

An adjustment device for a vehicle part of a vehicle that can be adjusted comprises a central control unit and a local control unit connected via a communication interface to the central control unit, and directly activates the electrical drive for stopping or reversing an adjustment process upon a specified pinching criterion. The central control unit transmits a triggering threshold value for the operating variable to a respective local control unit with an adjustment request for the vehicle part, and a reaction to be triggered upon reaching the triggering threshold value. The central control unit, as necessary, transmits new values to the respective local control unit during the adjustment process. The local control unit compares the determined values of the operating variable to the current triggering threshold value(s) and independently triggers the reaction transmitted when an operating variable exceeds or falls below the assigned current triggering threshold value.

A refrigerator and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, which may automatically open or close a door and a method for controlling the same. The refrigerator may automatically open or close door(s) of the refrigerator by controlling a motor. After lapse of a predetermined time after the door of the refrigerator has been closed, the refrigerator operates a motor with an output used when the door is not opened, such that the refrigerator may remove noise while simultaneously maintaining a constant door opening time when the door is opened. In addition, when the door opening signal time is detected, the refrigerator may immediately opens the door.

An electric sunshade and sunroof structure may include cable assembly connected to a drive motor via a cable, sliding longitudinally along each of guide slide assemblies disposed on rails provided on both sides of a roof panel of a vehicle, thus opening or closing a sunshade, and moving integrally with the guide slide assembly to open a sunroof glass, a sunshade guide lever provided on the sunshade and selectively coupled with the cable assembly to move the sunshade, and a guide slide lever provided on a rear end portion of the guide slide assembly and selectively coupled with the cable assembly to move the sunroof glass.

The present invention is generally a movable barrier assembly that includes a screen garage door that may be remotely operated to open and close an entry to a garage, thereby facilitating ventilation, and preventing debris such as leaves, insects, etc. from entering the garage. In an exemplary embodiment, a screen assembly includes a first track running substantially parallel to a second track on which a garage door travels. A movable barrier operator that actuates the garage door and screen door may include a first motor to operate the screen door, and a second motor to operate the garage door. In exemplary embodiments, a single control unit is configured to operate both motors and thus operate each movable barrier.