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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicants:
Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Assignees:
VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 17/00 (2006.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2006.01); E05F 15/43 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 17/006 (2013.01); B60J 5/101 (2013.01); E05F 15/43 (2015.01); G01S 17/936 (2013.01); E05F 2015/435 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a collision protection device for a pivotable hatch of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one sensor for detecting an obstacle in the pivoting range of the hatch, and comprising a control unit, which is designed to output, in dependence on sensor signals of the at least one sensor, control commands for stopping an opening movement of the hatch, wherein the at least one sensor is an optical visibility sensor, which is designed for capturing an optical visibility in an environment of the sensors.