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Vehicle floor assembly having capacitive proximity sensor

US11133800B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Stuart C. Salter · White Lake, US
Pietro Buttolo · Dearborn Heights, US
Vivien Martinage · Grosse Pointe Farms, US
Christian Lange · Berlin, DE
Michael Contino · Northville, US
Nir Siegel · Herzliya, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 28, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K2217/960765
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle floor assembly includes a floor structure and a capacitive proximity sensor assembly configured to detect a user touch command and a user pressure command. The floor assembly further includes a controller for receiving the user touch command and pressure command and controlling a vehicle related operation based on the detected user input commands.

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