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SECURE METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING A MOTOR VEHICLE TAILGATE

  • US 20100256875A1
  • Filed: 06/25/2008
  • Published: 10/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A secure method of automatically closing a motor vehicle tailgate equipped with at least one sensor detecting the presence of an element in a detection zone, said detection zone having at least one shadow zone, the method comprising:

  • conditioning the operation for automatically closing the tailgate of the vehicle on completion of the following various operations;

    detecting the presence of an element in the detection zone; and

    detecting a departure of said element from the detection zone.

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