Sensor system for vehicle door

Details Sensor system for vehicle door Sensor system for vehicle door

2007-02-13

2007-02-13

Dayoan, D. Glenn (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Door or window with specified vehicle feature

C296S146100, C049S026000, C049S028000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10834617

ABSTRACT:
A sensor system for protecting a door of a vehicle from damage includes an electronic sensor operable to detect when an object external to the vehicle is within close proximity to the door of the vehicle. The sensor system provides a signal indicative of the proximity of the external object. The sensor system also includes a blocking hinge mechanism coupled with the signal. The hinge mechanism blocks the opening of the door beyond a distance wherein the vehicle door would strike the object.

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