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Piezo based energy harvesting for E-latch system
A vehicle door includes an electrically-powered latch and a user input feature that can be actuated by a user to cause the electrically-powered latch to unlatch. An electrical energy storage device is operably connected to the electrically-powered latch, and a piezoelectric device is mounted to the door. The piezoelectric device can be manually actuated by a user to charge the electrical energy storage device, and electrical energy from the electrical energy storage device can be utilized to actuate the electrically-powered latch to thereby unlatch the latch. The user input feature may comprise a switch or sensor located adjacent a door handle/latch release on an inside and/or an outside of the vehicle door. The electrical energy storage device may comprise an emergency battery, capacitor, or other electrical device.
Piezo based energy harvesting for E-latch system
A vehicle door includes an electrically-powered latch and a user input feature that can be actuated by a user to cause the electrically-powered latch to unlatch. An electrical energy storage device is operably connected to the electrically-powered latch, and a piezoelectric device is mounted to the door. The piezoelectric device can be manually actuated by a user to charge the electrical energy storage device, and electrical energy from the electrical energy storage device can be utilized to actuate the electrically-powered latch to thereby unlatch the latch. The user input feature may comprise a switch or sensor located adjacent a door handle/latch release on an inside and/or an outside of the vehicle door. The electrical energy storage device may comprise an emergency battery, capacitor, or other electrical device.
Piezo based energy harvesting for E-latch system
RAJESH K PATEL (author) / KOSTA PAPANIKOLAOU (author)
2015-05-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
E05B
LOCKS
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Schlösser
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H02J
CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
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Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung
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H02N
Elektrische Maschinen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen
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ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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