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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Yann Le Gallo, Orleans, FR;
Mickael Lebourgeois, Auvilliers en Gatinais, FR;
Inventors:
Yann Le Gallo, Orleans, FR;
Mickael Lebourgeois, Auvilliers en Gatinais, FR;
Assignee:
ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems - France, Sully-sur-Loire, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06M 7/00 (2006.01); H01J 40/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle door includes an openable window and a detector with a charge-coupled device sensor. The sensor detects the light distribution proximate to a closing line of the window. If an obstruction is present, the light distribution received by the sensor varies. The light distribution received by sensor is compared with a reference distribution to detect if an obstruction is present. If an obstruction is detected, movement of the window is stopped, allowing any obstruction in the path of the window.