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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Vivien J. Martinage, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Christian Lange, Ferndale, MI (US);
Michael Contino, Northville, MI (US);
Nir Siegel, Raananna, IL;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/955 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/955 (2013.01); B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); B60W 2420/24 (2013.01); B60W 2422/00 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle floor assembly includes a floor structure and a capacitive proximity sensor assembly configured to detect a user touch command and a user pressure command. The floor assembly further includes a controller for receiving the user touch command and pressure command and controlling a vehicle related operation based on the detected user input commands.