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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Muhammad Omer Khan, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kosta Papanikolaou, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Christopher Matthew Radjewski, Macomb, MI (US);
H. Paul Tsvi Linden, Southfield, MI (US);
George Anthony Bernwanger, Jr., Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a body and front and rear doors having front and rear powered latches, front and rear anti-pinch sensors, and front and rear electrically-powered door openers. The vehicle further includes a controller that is configured to receive an unlatch signal from unlatch sensors/switches and generate a signal to unlatch the front and rear powered latches and actuate the front and rear door openers after the front and rear powered latches are unlatched. The controller may also be configured to actuate the rear door opener to retain the rear door in an open position when the front pinch sensor detects a hand to thereby prevent pinching.