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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Inventor:
Thorsten Bendel, Oberhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/78 (2014.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/78 (2013.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/858 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling at least one motor-vehicle closure element, more particularly a motor-vehicle door. A personal transmitting unit is sensed by at least one closure-element receiving unit. According to the invention, the personal transmitting unit is located by means of at least two spatially distanced closure element-side receiving units and is evaluated in accordance with its relative position and/or velocity in comparison with the motor-vehicle closure element.