Motor vehicle door lock status system and related method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsGeorge Anthony Bernwanger, Jr., Howard Paul Tsvi Linden, Pawan Gupta, John Thomas Ricks, Rajesh K. Patel
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Abstract
A motor vehicle door lock status system is provided. That system includes a door lock actuator, a door lock status indicator for indicating lock status of the multiple motor vehicle doors, and a controller. The controller is connected to the door lock actuator and the door lock status indicator. Further, the controller is configured to provide a door open signal, an all doors closed and locked signal and a failure to lock signal. A related method of indicating door lock status of a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
Claims15
A motor vehicle door lock status system, comprising:
- a door lock actuator;
- a door lock status indicator indicating lock status of multiple motor vehicle doors;
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- a controller (a) connected to said door lock actuator and said door lock status indicator and (b) configured to provide a door open signal, an all doors closed and locked signal and a failure to lock signal.
A method of indicating door lock status of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- monitoring, by controller, the door lock status of multiple doors of said motor vehicle;
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- indicating, by indicator, the door lock status of said multiple doors of said motor vehicle wherein said indication is selected from a group of a signals consisting of (a) a door open signal, (b) an all doors closed and locked signal and (c) a failure of all doors to lock signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.