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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2008
Thomas Lawson Booth, Birmingham, MI (US);
Howard Warren Kuhlman, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Thomas Lawson Booth, Birmingham, MI (US);
Howard Warren Kuhlman, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Strattec Power Access LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A power actuator system for a movable vehicle panel such as a lift gate assembly includes a position sensor that detects the pivotal movement of a strut mechanism of the power lift gate assembly relative to the host vehicle. A rotary sensor is coupled directly to an end component of the strut mechanism and provides signals that indicate the total amount of pivotal or rotary movement of the strut mechanism and the lift gate during the opening and closing of the lift gate. The signals provide information to determine the absolute position of the strut and the lift gate for processing in the vehicle's electronic control unit.
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