Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle latch with integrated radar module
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Application No.: US16373692Application Date: 2019-04-03
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Publication No.: US11465557B2Publication Date: 2022-10-11
- Inventor: J. R. Scott Mitchell , Stephen James Caron , Traian Miu , James J. Ferri , Gabriele Wayne Sabatini
- Applicant: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
- Applicant Address: CA Newmarket
- Assignee: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
- Current Assignee: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Newmarket
- Agency: Dickinson Wright PLLC
- Main IPC: B60Q5/00
- IPC: B60Q5/00 ; B60Q1/50 ; B60Q9/00 ; B60Q1/32 ; B60J5/04 ; B60J5/10

Abstract:
An electronic latch system for a motor vehicle includes an electronic latch (e-latch) including an e-latch controller within a door of the vehicle. A plurality of radar sensors are located within the door for performing non-contact detection of objects around the vehicle. The radar sensors include an outside-face sensor adjacent an outside face of the door to sense an object within a first sensing zone extending from the outside face. The radar sensors also include an inner sensor adjacent an inside surface of the door to sense an object within a second sensing zone extending from the inside surface. The radar sensors also include a shut-face sensor adjacent a shut face of the door to sense an object within a third sensing zone extending from the shut face. The e-latch includes a light source for projecting a warning image and an audio source for generating an audible warning.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190309564A1 VEHICLE LATCH WITH INTEGRATED RADAR MODULE Public/Granted day:2019-10-10
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