Proximity switch assembly having ground layer
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Yun Shin Lee, Pietro Buttolo, Cornel Lewis Gardner
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Abstract
A vehicle proximity switch assembly includes a ground layer, a first proximity switch provided on a first major side of the ground layer and a second proximity switch provided on an opposite second major side of the ground layer. The first proximity switch includes a first proximity sensor and a first dielectric layer for controlling movement of a window panel in a first direction. The second proximity switch includes a second proximity sensor and a second dielectric layer for controlling movement of the window panel in a second direction.
Claims20
A proximity switch assembly comprising:
- a ground layer having non-coplanar top and bottom sides;
- a first proximity switch comprising a first proximity sensor and a first dielectric layer on the top side of the ground layer;
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- a second proximity switch comprising a second proximity sensor and a second dielectric layer on the bottom side of the ground layer.
A vehicle proximity switch assembly comprising:
- a ground layer having non-coplanar first and second major sides;
- a first proximity switch on the first major side of the ground layer and comprising a first proximity sensor and a first dielectric layer for controlling movement of a panel;
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- a second proximity switch on the second major side of the ground layer and comprising a second proximity sensor and a second dielectric layer for controlling movement of the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.