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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Jim Baumbick, Northville, MI (US);
Annette Lynn Huebner, Highland, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Benjamin Yilma, Canton, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An assist handle assembly for use in an interior of a vehicle is provided. The assist handle assembly includes an assist handle configured to be gripped by a user, a connector configured to secure the assist handle assembly to a structural component in the interior of the vehicle, a proximity sensor assembly coupled to the assist handle for generating a sensed signal indicative of a user gripping the assist handle, and a controller controlling one or more vehicle devices based on the sensed signal.