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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Tye Arthur Winkel, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/14 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); B60R 25/23 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/146 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H05B 1/0236 (2013.01); B60R 25/23 (2013.01); B60R 25/243 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); B60R 2325/101 (2013.01); B60R 2325/103 (2013.01); B60R 2325/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle including a heater for an exterior interface. An example assembly includes a human-machine interface adjacent an exterior of the motor vehicle, and a heater configured to selectively thermally condition the human-machine interface. The heater includes a conductive polymer. A method is also disclosed.