Michael E Mcnally

US Patent:

20230003058, Jan 5, 2023

Filed:

Sep 12, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/931201

Inventors:

- Holland MI, US
Eric Peterson - West Olive MI, US
Nathan Z. Hellwig - Caledonia MI, US
Michael T. McNally - Caledonia MI, US
Gregory A. Huizen - Hudsonville MI, US
Kenneth C. Peterson - Ada MI, US

International Classification:

E05B 81/76
B60Q 1/26
E05B 85/10
E05B 17/10

Abstract:

A vehicular exterior door system includes a door handle assembly configured for mounting at a door handle region of a vehicle door of a vehicle. The door handle assembly includes a pocket lighting module comprising at least one light emitting diode operable to emit light to illuminate a pocket region of the door handle region. The door handle assembly includes a plurality of touch sensors linearly arranged along a handle portion and generating sensor data based on detection of touch at the respective touch sensor. The vehicular exterior door system, with the door handle assembly mounted at the door handle region, and responsive to processing at the processor of the sensor data generated by individual touch sensors of the plurality of touch sensors, determines a touch event at the door handle assembly and, responsive to the determined touch event, unlocks the vehicle door.

US Patent:

20210293061, Sep 23, 2021

Filed:

Mar 18, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/249905

Inventors:

- Holland MI, US
Eric Peterson - West Olive WI, US
Nathan Z. Hellwig - Caledonia MI, US
Michael T. McNally - Caledonia MI, US
Gregory A. Huizen - Hudsonville MI, US
Kenneth C. Peterson - Ada MI, US

International Classification:

E05B 81/76
B60Q 1/26
E05B 17/10
E05B 85/10

Abstract:

A door handle assembly includes a handle portion disposed at a pocket region of the door handle region. The door handle assembly includes a plurality of touch sensors disposed at the handle portion that are linearly arranged along the handle portion. Each touch sensor has a respective touch sensitivity and generates sensor data based on the respective touch sensitivity and detection of a touch. The plurality of touch sensors includes at least two touch sensors having different respective touch sensitivities. A processor is operable to process the sensor data generated by the plurality of touch sensors. A controller, responsive to processing at the processor of the sensor data generated by the plurality of touch sensors, determines a touch event at the door handle assembly. The determined touch event includes a user touching the handle portion. The controller, responsive to detecting the touch event, locks or unlocks the vehicle door.