VEHICLE DOOR HAVING POWERED LATCH SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC B60J5/00 B60R21/00 E05B3/00 E05B77/04 E05B81/64 E05B81/76 E05B81/78 E05B85/10 E05B85/14 

FIELD: motor industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a vehicle door. Door includes a powered latch configured to selectively retain the door in a closed position when the powered latch is latched, and permits the door to be opened when the powered latch is unlatched. Door further includes an exterior door handle having an outer side that faces away from the door structure, and an inner side that is spaced apart from an outer surface of the door to define a gap. Force sensor on the exterior door handle detects impact forces on the handle. Door also includes an unlatch switch that can be actuated by a user to request unlatching of the powered latch. Controller is configured to deny an unlatch request generated by actuation of the unlatch switch if the force sensor detects an impact on the exterior handle.

EFFECT: improved safety in the event of a side impact.

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