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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2009
Warren J. Meidinger, Lansing, MI (US);
Andrew J. Novajovsky, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Andrew G. Fox, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Paul R. Meernik, Redford, MI (US);
James H. Shoemaker, White Lake, MI (US);
Scott W. Thorpe, Milford, MI (US);
Warren J. Meidinger, Lansing, MI (US);
Andrew J. Novajovsky, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Andrew G. Fox, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Paul R. Meernik, Redford, MI (US);
James H. Shoemaker, White Lake, MI (US);
Scott W. Thorpe, Milford, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A closure assembly and method of operation for a vehicle closure includes a latch for selectively securing the closure to the vehicle, and a lockable bumper assembly that includes an electronic locking mechanism that can selectively secure the bumper in a pocket of the base to add an additional mechanism for securing the closure to the vehicle. The locking mechanism may be controlled to secure the bumper to the base after a controller detects that the latch is latched and the bumper is seated in the pocket of the base.