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US 2019/0315294 A1Published application
Capacitive proximity sensors of vehicle doors
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, James J. Surman, Richard Gall
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for capacitive proximity sensors of vehicle doors. An example vehicle includes an outer surface layer, sheet metal for providing rigidity, a low dielectric layer, and a capacitive sensor. The capacitive sensor includes a receiving layer positioned between the outer surface layer and the low dielectric layer and the sheet metal that functions as a transmitting layer. The low dielectric layer separates the receiving layer and the sheet metal.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a door including:
- an outer surface layer;
- sheet metal for providing rigidity;
- a low dielectric layer;
- and
- a capacitive sensor including:
- a receiving layer positioned between the outer surface layer and the low dielectric layer;
- and
- the sheet metal that functions as a transmitting layer,
- wherein the low dielectric layer separates the receiving layer and the sheet metal,
- wherein the low dielectric layer includes ribs that define air pockets positioned between the receiving layer and the sheet metal.
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A door of a vehicle comprising:
- an outer surface layer;
- sheet metal for providing rigidity;
- a low dielectric layer;
- and
- a capacitive proximity sensor including:
- a receiving layer positioned between the outer surface layer and the low dielectric layer;
- and
- the sheet metal that functions as a transmitting layer,
- wherein the low dielectric layer separates the receiving layer and the sheet metal,
- wherein the low dielectric layer includes ribs that define air pockets positioned between the receiving layer and the sheet metal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.