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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2020
Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg, Bamberg, DE;
Alexander Atang, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Stephen Nawrocki, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Matthias Buehler, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Robert Trask, Waterford, MI (US);
Markus Wunder, Viereth-Trunstadt, DE;
Detlef Russ, Ebersdorf b. Coburg, DE;
Abstract
A center console may include a moving portion, a motor, and a controller. The moving portion may be configured to move between a first position and a second position. The motor may be configured to move the moving portion between the first position and the second position. The controller may be configured to, responsive to moving the moving portion in a first direction towards the first position, a number of motor position increments exceeding a first threshold within a period, and an absence of location data of a position of the moving portion, stop the motor.