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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2021
Applicant:
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joris Aerts, San Francisco, CA (US);
Klaus Hofmockel, El Granada, CA (US);
Brian Svec, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/76 (2014.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); E05B 81/54 (2014.01); E05B 81/64 (2014.01); E05B 85/10 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/76 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2669 (2013.01); E05B 81/54 (2013.01); E05B 81/64 (2013.01);
Abstract
An angle-detecting door handle assembly comprises: a handle member; a four-bar link configured to move the handle member between at least retracted and presented positions relative to a door surface; a motor configured to actuate the four-bar link; a rotary sensor configured to detect an angle of the four-bar link throughout actuation and generate a signal corresponding to the detected angle; and a controller configured to control the motor based on the signal from the rotary sensor.