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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
Jaron Rothkop, Royal Oak, MI (US);
H. Winston Maue, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A turn signal assembly for use in a first vehicle having a vehicle proximity sensor system for detecting the proximity of a second vehicle. The turn signal assembly includes a stalk or handle movable between a first position, an intermediate position, and a second position. The assembly further includes a turn signal actuation device connected to the handle. The device is operable to actuate a light in response to the handle moving to one of the first and second positions from the intermediate position. A tactile feedback mechanism is mounted on the handle. The tactile feedback mechanism is adapted to provide a tactile response upon detection of a signal from the vehicle proximity sensor system of the presence of a second vehicle.