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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bradley Mark Prochazka, Livonia, MI (US);
David Lee Jarvis, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/043 (2006.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05F 15/655 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/73 (2015.01); B60J 7/043 (2013.01); E05F 15/655 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/434 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/354 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/542 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a moonroof, a roof rail, a wire adjacent the roof rail, and a roof rack selectively attachable to the roof rail. The roof rack includes a magnet. Further, the vehicle includes a controller configured to deactivate the moonroof when a current flowing through the wire is disturbed by the magnet. A method is also disclosed.