Patent ID: 8067914
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. An anti-pinch assembly for a closure panel of a motor vehicle having a closure frame and the closure panel is movable between open and closed positions along a path using a closure motor, said anti-pinch assembly comprising: a controller; a position sensor operably connected to said controller, said position sensor generating a position signal indicative of a position of the closure panel as the closure panel moves; and a capacitive sensor mounted on the motor vehicle and positioned to sense a capacitive field and operably connected to said controller to provide an output signal to said controller, said capacitive sensor operative to sense changes in the capacitive field resulting from an object extending between the closure frame and the closure panel and thereafter stops the closure panel from moving towards the closed position, wherein said controller operates said capacitive sensor at a plurality of threshold levels providing multiple sensitivity levels as a function of the position of the closure panel as indicated by said position sensor.