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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Seok-joo Jang, Irvine, CA (US);
Terrence G. Ward, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Daniel J. Kaplan, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Brooks S. Mann, Torrance, CA (US);
Louis Thompson, Torrance, CA (US);
Seok-Joo Jang, Irvine, CA (US);
Terrence G. Ward, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Daniel J. Kaplan, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Brooks S. Mann, Torrance, CA (US);
Louis Thompson, Torrance, CA (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system is provided for detecting when an enclosure having a body and a removable cover is opened. The system comprises a light source for generating a light beam, a light detector for detecting the light beam, and at least one reflector all mounted inside the enclosure. The reflector reflects the light beam along a predetermined pathway toward the light detector when the removable cover is closed over the body.