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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rafic Jergess, Warren, MI (US);
Spencer Monroe Dinkins, III, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Adrian Nania, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05F 15/76 (2015.01); E05F 15/603 (2015.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01); E05D 11/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/611 (2015.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); E05D 11/00 (2013.01); E05F 15/603 (2015.01); E05F 15/76 (2015.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/532 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/544 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
A smart hinge assembly includes a fixed hinge pin, a rotary drive cup including a hinge pin socket to engage the fixed hinge pin and a drive cup position sensor. That drive cup position sensor is configured to monitor current rotary position of the rotary drive cup.