Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc.

Ui Automotive Dearborn, Inc.

David J Berels

George A Wooldridge

Nathan J Moore

Jerome Go Ng

James L Swan

A remotely controlled electrical accessory system for starting an engine of a vehicle and actuating a garage door opener attached to a garage door. The system includes a first transmitter for producing an engine ignition signal and a second transmitter for producing a garage door opener actuation signal. A receiver starts the engine of the vehicle and energizes the second transmitter to produce the garage door opener actuation signal in response to the engine ignition signal. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a proximity sensor attached to the vehicle for producing a gating signal in response to a closed garage door. Preferably, the receiver starts the engine of the vehicle in response to the engine ignition signal and energizes the second transmitter to produce the garage door opener actuation signal in response to the engine ignition signal and the gating signal.

Integrated vehicle remote engine ignition system

A grommet used with flat flexible cable provides a seal between an inner compartment of an automobile and an exterior environment. This simplifies the use of flat flexible cable in automobile wiring harness assemblies. In another aspect of this invention, a cable connector assembly for joining an end of the cable includes a closed cell foam seal to provide a water-tight seal between the cable, the terminals and the exterior environment.

Grommet and connector seal for use with flat flexible cable

An inventive system lubricates an engine with oil prior to starting the engine. In one embodiment, the system includes an electric engine oil pump for lubricating the engine, a transmitter for transmitting a radio frequency signal, and a receiver for receiving the radio frequency signal and for actuating the electric engine oil pump. The oil pump is actuated when a driver uses the transmitter to remotely unlock the doors of the vehicle. In this manner, the driver passively actuates the oil pump prior to starting the engine.

Remotely controlled engine prelubrication system

An electrical terminal connection is made by interconnecting two identical terminals having U-shaped blades. In the past, electrical connections have typically been made by inserting a blade terminal into a receptacle terminal. One embodiment of the inventive connection includes a terminal having a spring contact strip with a plurality twisted contact louvers within each U-shaped blade. Another embodiment of the inventive connection includes a terminal having a U-shaped blade with corrugated sides. Both embodiments increase the contact area while reducing the engagement force necessary to mate the terminals.

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Belleville, MI, United States of America

David J Berels