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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2004
Applicants:
Gregory Alan Conner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gregory J. Grudzinski, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Alan Conner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gregory J. Grudzinski, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for measuring an automotive convertible top operating parameter, such as the amount of force required to operate the convertible top, includes a pulldown actuator for moving a convertible top from an open position into a closed position. The pulldown actuator is equipped with position and force transducers. A controller which operates the pulldown actuator records the operational position of the top, as well as the force required to close the top.