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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Martin Knuettel, Cologne, DE;
Robert Spahl, Cologne, DE;
Igor Fischbein, Cologne, DE;
Torsten Gerhardt, London, GB;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/074 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/074 (2013.01); B60J 5/047 (2013.01); B60Q 9/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, folding in an exterior mirror of a motor vehicle having a door with a rear-mounted hinge. The exterior mirror is folded in when the door is opened and when at least one of the following conditions is met: (1) an obstacle is detected adjacent the door or (2) a speed at which the door is opened is less than a predefined threshold value. A motor vehicle configured to perform the method is also disclosed.