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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
May. 01, 2012
Applicants:
Christopher M. Higgins, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Jay L. Sackett, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher M. Higgins, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Jay L. Sackett, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/40 (2015.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); E05B 81/64 (2014.01); E05B 83/36 (2014.01); E05F 15/646 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/40 (2015.01); Y10T 16/545 (2015.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/54 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01); E05B 83/36 (2013.01); E05B 81/64 (2013.01); E05F 15/646 (2015.01);
Abstract
Obstacle detection for a sliding door of a vehicle including a sensor apparatus located on or near a hinge of the sliding door and arranged to detect an obstacle in a path of the hinge of the sliding door. A controller connected to the sensor apparatus is configured to receive an obstruction signal from the sensor apparatus indicating detection of an obstacle in the path of the hinge of the sliding door.