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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Aiko Boehme, Ingelheim, DE;
Heiko Bald, Modautal, DE;
Inventors:
Aiko Boehme, Ingelheim, DE;
Heiko Bald, Modautal, DE;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/08 (2006.01); B60R 22/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device is provided for preventing a collision between a pivoting element of a vehicle, with an obstacle located in its pivoting area, with a control unit which controls the pivoting movement of the vehicle pivoting element and with a lighting device which is coupled to the pivoting movement and emits light into the pivoting area. Depending on the reflection of the emitted light on the obstacle the control units intervenes in the pivoting movement.