Vehicle door for operation with electric locking system, comprises electrical bus and door controller able to detect bus fault and then allow the door to be locked on use of passenger control

摘要

The car driver door has a door controller (4) which is connected to an electrical bus (2), a window motor (6), a driver window control (8), a locking motor (10), Centralized locking (12) and passenger window controls for the passenger and rear seats (14,16,18). The controller is able to detect a bus fault and still allow a door to be locked on passenger demand Independent claims are also included for the following : (1) a door controller able to detect an electrical bus failure and still lock the door on passenger command; and (2) a method for local door locking whereby an electrical bus failure is detected and a door may still be locked on passenger command.