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Secure method for automatically closing a motor vehicle tailgate

  • US 8,606,467 B2
  • Filed: 06/25/2008
  • Issued: 12/10/2013
  • 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:

  • an operation for automatically closing the tailgate of the vehicle is conditioned upon;

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

    detecting a departure of said element from the detection zone,wherein the method further comprises a preliminary step of receiving a command to automatically close the trunk of the vehicle, andwherein the method further comprises;

    immediately after receiving the automatic command to automatically close the trunk of the vehicle, triggering a first countdown of a first duration; and

    if no element presence is detected in the detection zone after the first countdown, canceling the operation for automatically closing the vehicle tailgate.

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