US 12,134,927 B2
Vehicle force measurement assembly
James Haupt, Livonia, MI (US)
Assigned to Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/162,573.
Prior Publication US 2024/0254820 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. E05F 15/41 (2015.01)
CPC E05F 15/41 (2015.01) [E05Y 2400/55 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle force measurement assembly, comprising:
a first rod having a strain gauge mounted thereon, the first rod being dimensioned and configured to install to a first side of a vehicle door and a first side of a door opening of a vehicle body structure;
a second rod being dimensioned and configured to install to a second side of the vehicle door and a second side of the door opening, the first rod and the second rod each including a length adjusting structure such that the first and second rods are adjusted to a plurality of differing fixed lengths thereby non-movably fixing the vehicle door to any of a plurality of positions between an open position of the vehicle door and a closed position of the vehicle door, each position of the plurality of positions defining a corresponding angle of a plurality of angles of the vehicle door relative to the first side of the door opening; and
an electronic controller connected to the strain gauge and being wired and configured to detect forces applied to the first rod by the vehicle door in response to predetermined amounts of force being applied to the vehicle door at each angle of the plurality of angles, the electronic controller recording force detected by the strain gauge at each angle of the plurality of angles correlating the force detected to a corresponding angle of the plurality of angles.