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US 9,777,516 B2Granted
Gesture-activated hood release system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsIskander Farooq, Mark A. Cuddihy, Manoharprasad K. Rao
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Abstract
A gesture-activated hood release system for a motor vehicle is provided. That system incorporates a gesture sensor, a first actuator and a second actuator. Further, the system includes a controller that is responsive to the gesture sensor to activate the first actuator and open a primary hood latch and then, after a predetermined time delay, activate the second actuator and open the secondary hood latch.
Claims20
A gesture-activated hood release system, comprising:
- a first actuator connected to a primary hood latch;
- a second actuator connected to a secondary hood latch;
- a sensor for sensing an operator gesture;
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- a controller configured to activate said first actuator to release said primary hood latch and then activate said second actuator to release said secondary hood latch in response to a signal from said sensor.
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A gesture-activated hood release system, comprising:
- a gesture sensor;
- an actuator;
- and
- a controller responsive to said gesture sensor to activate said actuator and open a secondary hood latch.
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A method of opening a hood of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- sensing, by sensor, an operator gesture;
- releasing, by controller and cooperating actuators, a primary hood latch followed by a secondary hood latch;
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- opening said hood.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.