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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
Xiujie Gao, Troy, MI (US);
Craig A. Kollar, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Pablo D. Zavattieri, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Xiujie Gao, Troy, MI (US);
Craig A. Kollar, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Pablo D. Zavattieri, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A pinch-protection mechanism adapted for use with a closure panel and method for use of the same, said mechanism comprising at least one structural component defining an adjustable edge section manipulable between first and second configurations and an active material element coupled to the component, such that the change causes or enables the edge section to be manipulated to one of said first and second configurations, and manipulating the edge section between said first and second configurations eliminates, warns of, or mitigates a pinch condition.