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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert Bruce Kleve, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Thomas Ricks, Taylor, MI (US);
Jim Michael Weinfurther, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Ronald Patrick Brombach, Plymouth, MI (US);
Laura Viviana Hazebrouck, Birmingham, MI (US);
Lisa Therese Boran, Northville, MI (US);
Howard Paul Tsvi Linden, Southfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A powered latch system for motor vehicles includes at least one powered latch that can be controlled based, at least in part, on vehicle operating conditions. The system may be configured to control unlatching of the vehicle doors utilizing data relating to the vehicle speed and/or the existence of a crash event. The powered latch system can be configured as required for various vehicles, and to accommodate specific operating requirements with respect to child locks in various geographic jurisdictions.