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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Larry Dean Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Timothy J. Potter, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert F. Novak, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John Wayne Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeff A. Wallace, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 11/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/70 (2015.01); B60J 5/047 (2013.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power assist device is provided herein. A motor is operatively coupled to a door of a vehicle. A controller controls a mechanical resistance applied by the motor to the door to resist door swing. The mechanical resistance applied to the door is a function of an angular position of the door.