Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for remotely locking and unlocking vehicle accessory locks
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Application No.: US17526727Application Date: 2021-11-15
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Publication No.: US11577693B2Publication Date: 2023-02-14
- Inventor: Matthew Schroll , James C. Fournier
- Applicant: The Eastern Company
- Applicant Address: US CT Naugatuck
- Assignee: The Eastern Company
- Current Assignee: The Eastern Company
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Naugatuck
- Agency: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
- Main IPC: B60R25/24
- IPC: B60R25/24 ; G07C9/00 ; H04W4/80

Abstract:
Systems and methods for remotely locking and unlocking vehicle accessory locks of vehicle accessories positioned on a vehicle are disclosed. The vehicle includes main doors with locks that are remotely lockable and unlockable using main door lock actuators. Vehicle includes a vehicle controller that receives a user signal from a user, first determines a main door actuation command based on the first signal, and first transmits, based on the main door actuation command, a first actuation command signal to the main door lock actuators. The system includes accessory lock actuator(s) operably coupled to the accessory lock(s), accessory lock controller(s) operably coupled to the accessory lock actuator(s), and a gateway controller operably coupled to the vehicle controller. Gateway controller second determines an accessory lock actuation command based on the first actuation command signal, and second transmits, based on the accessory lock actuation command, a gateway signal to the accessory lock controller.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220144213A1 Systems and Methods for Remotely Locking and Unlocking Vehicle Accessory Locks Public/Granted day:2022-05-12
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