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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Stuart C. Salter, White lake, MI (US);
Anna Hill, Belleville, MI (US);
Jeffrey Singer, Canton, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Beatriz Esthela Padilla, Westland, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White lake, MI (US);
Anna Hill, Belleville, MI (US);
Jeffrey Singer, Canton, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Beatriz Esthela Padilla, Westland, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle proximity switch and method are provided having lockout control for controlling a movable panel on a vehicle. The switch includes a proximity sensor such, as a capacitive sensor, installed in a vehicle and providing a sense activation field. The proximity switch also includes control circuitry for processing the sense activation field to sense user activation of the switch and controls functionality when one or more lockout sensors are activated.