Patent ID: 6601669
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B60K,B60T,B60W

Abstract:
A safety interlock system for a motor vehicle having vehicle brakes and an anti-lock braking system capable of actively applying the vehicle brakes comprising:an object sensor capable of detecting the presence of an object in a danger zone near said motor vehicle and providing an activation signal; a door sensor capable of detecting the open or closed state of a door of said motor vehicle and providing an open door signal upon opening of said door and a close door signal upon closing said door; and a control circuit activating said safety interlock system after said open door signal is received and deactivating the interlock system after said close door signal is received, whereupon said control circuit activates said vehicle brakes via the anti-lock braking system to prevent motion of said vehicle when said activation signal is received from said object sensor and said safety interlock system is activated.