Vehicle door locking system detecting that all doors are closed
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1. A vehicle door locking system comprising:
- a plurality of electrically actuated vehicle door locks for a vehicle;
means for detecting the closure status of the vehicle doors, said means detecting that all the vehicle doors are closed;
input circuit means for controlling said door locks; and
a microcontroller coupled to said door locks, to said detecting means and to said input circuit means, said microcontroller responsive to input signals from said input circuit means for locking all doors of the vehicle, wherein when one of said input signals is received from said input circuit means when at least one of said vehicle doors is open, said microcontroller is responsive to said one of said input signals to lock all doors of the vehicle a predetermined time period after said detecting means detects that all doors have been closed.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system includes a microcontroller based switch programmable module which allows a variety of different vehicle options to be selectively actuated by different vehicle users. In one embodiment a remote transmitter provides a unique user code and the control system includes the capability of programming the transmitter code to allow use of multiple transmitters with different codes for different users.
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1. A vehicle door locking system comprising:
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a plurality of electrically actuated vehicle door locks for a vehicle; means for detecting the closure status of the vehicle doors, said means detecting that all the vehicle doors are closed; input circuit means for controlling said door locks; and a microcontroller coupled to said door locks, to said detecting means and to said input circuit means, said microcontroller responsive to input signals from said input circuit means for locking all doors of the vehicle, wherein when one of said input signals is received from said input circuit means when at least one of said vehicle doors is open, said microcontroller is responsive to said one of said input signals to lock all doors of the vehicle a predetermined time period after said detecting means detects that all doors have been closed. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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Current AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
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Original AssigneePrince (Wellman Holdings, Inc.)
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InventorsZeinstra, Mark L., Suman, Michael J.
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Primary Examiner(s)Yusko, Donald J.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Holloway, III, Edwin C.
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Application NumberUS07/467,541Time in Patent Office844 DaysField of Search340/825.31, 340/825.32, 340/825.69, 340/825.72, 340/426, 340/428, 340/457.2, 340/528, 307/10.2, 307/10.3, 307/10.4, 180/287, 70/256, 70/257US Class Current340/5.28CPC Class CodesB60R 16/0315 using multiplexing techniqu...B60R 25/2081 combined with personal sett...B60R 25/24 using electronic identifier...G07C 2009/00222 by more than one push buttonG07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian wavesG07C 2009/00825 remotely by lines or wirele...G07C 2009/00984 fobG07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectiona...G07C 9/00817 where the code of the lock ...
