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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2018
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Allan K. Lewis, Windsor, CA;
Derek L. Patterson, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Donald R. Gignac, Waterford, MI (US);
Mohammad Naserian, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/73 (2015.01); B62D 33/03 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/73 (2015.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); B62D 33/03 (2013.01); E05B 47/00 (2013.01); E05F 2015/767 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus that prevent a collision with a hitch accessory are provided. The method includes: detecting an input to open a gate or detecting a gate opening motion, determining whether hitch accessory is present in a path of the gate opening motion, and in response to determining that the hitch accessory is absent from the path, opening the gate.