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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1999
Charles Hopson, Lebanon, TN (US);
Timothy Davies, Hermitage, TN (US);
Christos Kyrtsos, Southfield, MI (US);
Joseph Tyckowski, Clawson, MI (US);
Pascal Bonduel, Bouzy la Foret, FR;
Francois Breynaert, Caen, FR;
Meritor Light Vehicle Systems, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for detecting the presence of an object caught between an automotive window and its respective frame is provided. The window opens and closes via a regulator driven by an electric drive motor. A force is sensed at an interface between the window and the regulator proportional to a force exerted on the window. This force is compared with a predetermined value, and if the sensed force exceeds the predetermined value, an object caught between the window and its respective door frame is detected.