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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Eric L. Reed, Livonia, MI (US);
Karl William Wojcik, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric L. Reed, Livonia, MI (US);
Karl William Wojcik, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/02 (2006.01); E05F 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 5/025 (2013.01); Y10T 16/61 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle door swing governor is positioned between a door and a body of a vehicle. The door swing governor includes a motor and a controller for controlling the mechanical resistance applied by the motor to the door so as to control velocity of the door swing. The mechanical resistance applied to the door is a function of the velocity of the swing of the door.