VEHICLE DOOR OPEN/CLOSE OPERATION APPARATUS

摘要

A vehicle door open/close operation apparatus is provided in which a design cover can be opened by a manual operation and can close at least part of an opening provided in a door, and a latch release is operated by a latch device due to the operation of an operating member in a state in which the design cover is open, wherein displacement of the design cover from a closed position toward an open position is detected by a detection switch, and a control unit carries out the user authentication in response to detection of displacement of the design cover by the detection switch. This enables the necessity for carrying out an operation of the operating member again to be avoided even if the operating member is operated quickly, thus enabling the door to be opened smoothly.

主权项

1. A vehicle door open/close operation apparatus comprising a design cover that can be opened by a manual operation and that can close at least part of an opening provided in a door, an operating member that can be manually operated in a state in which the design cover is open, a latch device that can switch between an unlocked state in which latch release of the door is enabled and a locked state in which latch release of the door is disabled and that has an electric actuator for latch release for releasing the latched state of the door in response to an operation in the unlocked state, and a control unit that can carry out user authentication for confirming whether or not a person operating the operating member is a legitimate vehicle user and that controls operation of the electric actuator for latch release so as to operate the electric actuator for latch release so as to release the latched state in response to operation of the operating member in a state in which being a legitimate vehicle user has been authenticated, wherein the apparatus comprises a detection switch for detecting displacement of the design cover from a closed position toward an open position, and the control unit carries out the user authentication in response to detection of displacement of the design cover by the detection switch.