Method of detecting mechanical interference of a power closure member for a vehicle
US9650815B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/182
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of fitting a power closure member to a vehicle includes the steps of: (a) detecting, by current sensor, current drawn by a closure member actuator when the closure member is closed and a latch contacts a striker of a lock assembly for the closure member and (b) comparing, by computing device, a detected current to a predetermined current range representative of desired mechanical interference between the latch and the striker.
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