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Collision protection device for a pivotable hatch of a motor vehicle, hatch, motor vehicle and corresponding method

US9777518B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignees

VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH · DE
AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Ulf Warschat · Pliening, DE
Jürgen Hartmann · Wesel, DE
Thomas Schuler · Wiernsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 11, 2014
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 11, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05Y2900/546
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

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.

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