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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
The Eastern Company, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Matthew Schroll, Glendale Heights, IL (US);
James C. Fournier, Gurnee, IL (US);
The Eastern Company, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for remotely locking and unlocking vehicle accessory locks of vehicle accessories positioned on a vehicle are disclosed. The vehicle includes main doors with locks that are remotely lockable and unlockable using main door lock actuators. Vehicle includes a vehicle controller that receives a user signal from a user, first determines a main door actuation command based on the first signal, and first transmits, based on the main door actuation command, a first actuation command signal to the main door lock actuators. The system includes accessory lock actuator(s) operably coupled to the accessory lock(s), accessory lock controller(s) operably coupled to the accessory lock actuator(s), and a gateway controller operably coupled to the vehicle controller. Gateway controller second determines an accessory lock actuation command based on the first actuation command signal, and second transmits, based on the accessory lock actuation command, a gateway signal to the accessory lock controller.