US 11,686,141 B2
Anti-trap system for an open roof assembly
Gerrit Schwepper, Kampf-Lintfort (DE); Dennie Wilhelmus Hendrikus Craane, Nijmegen (NL); Suyanto Ten-Jet-Foei, Nijmegen (NL); Jochem van de Pol, Arnhem (NL); Stephan Christiaan Vervoort, Boxmeer (NL); and Remco Roland Slagter, Venray (NL)
Assigned to INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP B.V., Oostrum (NL)
Filed by Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V., Oostrum (NL)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/698,185.
Claims priority of application No. 18209592 (EP), filed on Nov. 30, 2018; and application No. 18209611 (EP), filed on Nov. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0173219 A1, Jun. 4, 2020
Int. Cl. E05F 15/44 (2015.01); E05F 15/41 (2015.01); E05F 15/43 (2015.01); B60J 7/047 (2006.01); B60J 7/057 (2006.01)
CPC E05F 15/443 (2015.01) [B60J 7/047 (2013.01); B60J 7/0573 (2013.01); E05F 15/41 (2015.01); E05F 15/431 (2015.01); E05F 2015/436 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/542 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An open roof assembly for providing a closable roof opening in a vehicle roof, the open roof assembly comprising a closure member that is moveably arranged for opening and closing the roof opening and a detection system for detecting an object in the roof opening and for providing a signal to a control unit for controlling movement of the closure member of a vehicle having the vehicle roof, wherein the detection system is configured to
determine at least one property of the object;
select a signal from a group of signals, dependent on the determined at least one property of the object, wherein the group of signals comprises an entrapment signal and an operating signal to instruct the control unit to perform a user controlled operation; and
provide the selected signal to the control unit; and
wherein the detection system comprises a mechanical impact detection and localization system, the mechanical impact detection and localization system being configured to detect a mechanical impact and to ascertain a position of the mechanical impact, and wherein the detection system is configured to provide:
the entrapment signal when a mechanical impact is detected in an edge section of the closure member; and
the operating signal when a mechanical impact is detected in a center section of the closure member.