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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Larry Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Jeff A. Wallace, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/40 (2015.01); E05F 15/42 (2015.01); E05F 15/74 (2015.01); E05F 15/78 (2015.01); G01D 5/26 (2006.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01D 5/34 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G01D 5/24 (2006.01); G01D 5/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/40 (2015.01); B60J 5/047 (2013.01); E05F 15/42 (2015.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05F 15/74 (2015.01); E05F 15/78 (2015.01); G01D 5/14 (2013.01); G01D 5/26 (2013.01); G01D 5/34 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/326 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); G01D 5/165 (2013.01); G01D 5/24 (2013.01); G01D 5/342 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for determining a door condition includes a hinge including a first portion coupled with a door and a second portion coupled with a vehicle frame and rotatably coupled with the first portion. The system further includes a sensor outputting a signal related to a position of the first portion relative to the second portion and a controller receiving the signal and determining whether the signal corresponds to a door closed condition or a door open condition.