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US 10,023,110 B1Granted
Vehicle badge sensor assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Annette Lynn Huebner, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Pietro Buttolo
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Abstract
A badge is provided herein. The badge includes a proximity sensor located on said badge providing an activation field. The badge further includes control circuitry configured to monitor a signal responsive to the activation field and determine a switch activation based on the signal. The control circuitry is further configured to determine a moisture value based upon the signal.
Claims19
A badge, comprising:
- a proximity sensor located on a housing providing an activation field;
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- a control circuitry configured to monitor a signal responsive to the activation field to determine a switch activation based on the signal and to determine a moisture value based upon the signal, wherein the proximity sensor is disposed on a structural layer, the structural layer having an integrally formed electrical connector.
A vehicle badge comprising:
- a substrate coupled to a housing, the substrate and housing movable between a retracted and a deployed position, wherein the housing defines a background region and indicia;
- a proximity sensor located within the background region and providing an activation field;
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- a control circuitry configured to monitor a signal responsive to the activation field to determine a position of the substrate and to determine a moisture value based upon the signal.
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A vehicle badge comprising:
- a substrate coupled to a housing, the substrate and housing movable between a retracted and a deployed position;
- a proximity sensor located on the substrate or the housing and providing an activation field;
- a heating device configured as an ink and located on the substrate or the housing;
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- a control circuitry configured to determine a moisture value based upon a signal and activate the heating device when condensation is detected on the substrate or the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.