Mahle International Gmbh

Dura Operating, LLC

Joseph Lewis

Thomas Farges

Benjamin Saltsman

Lawrence Wei

Michael Kenneth Liubakka

James Wagner

Steven P Levesque

Aaron Kleinow

Ronald Goubeaux

Andrew Bayley

Scott Rogers

In at least some implementations, a method for preventing inadvertant operation of a vehicle access system that includes a plurality of inputs involves providing a keypad operable to output signals to control a vehicle system based on entry of a code via the inputs, detecting when a predetermined access sequence is inputted via the inputs and outputting a signal to a vehicle system to allow access to the vehicle, and operating the keypad in a disabled mode wherein the keypad output signals are not outputted. The disabled mode may be activated either actively or passively or both, and the disabled mode may be terminated either actively or passively or both.

Vehicle access system with inadvertent actuation control

A steer-by-wire assembly for a steering system in a vehicle is described. The system includes a shaft rotatable in response to a steering input, a clutch that includes a brake member rotatable with the shaft and a reaction member, and an electromagnetic actuator that is selectively actuated to selectively provide a force to selectively engage the brake and reaction members. When the actuator is not actuated, the force between the brake and reaction members limits or prevents rotation of the brake member relative to the reaction member. And when the actuator is actuated, the force between the brake and reaction members is reduced or removed to permit rotation of the brake member relative to the reaction member.

Control assembly for a vehicle steer-by-wire system

A method to detect the charge level of a refrigerant within a refrigeration circuit, where the refrigeration circuit has a compressor, a sensor to detect a pressure, and a sensor to detect a temperature. The method has a key cycle that has a first part and a second part.

Method to detect low charge levels in a refrigeration circuit

An auxiliary climate control system for a vehicle comprises a compressor, a condenser in fluid communication with the compressor, and an evaporator in fluid communication with the compressor and the condenser. The system further comprises an auxiliary controller configured to evaluate one or more system parameters to detect a malfunction. The controller is integrated with the main HVAC system and may control one or more elements of the main system.

Vehicle HVAC control system

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