Tesla, inc. (20250109614). ANGLE-DETECTING DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY
ANGLE-DETECTING DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY
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Klaus Hofmockel of El Granada CA US
Brian Svec of Castro Valley CA US
ANGLE-DETECTING DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250109614 titled 'ANGLE-DETECTING DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY
Original Abstract Submitted
an angle-detecting door handle assembly comprises: a handle member; a four-bar link configured to move the handle member between at least retracted and presented positions relative to a door surface; a motor configured to actuate the four-bar link; a rotary sensor configured to detect an angle of the four-bar link throughout actuation and generate a signal corresponding to the detected angle; and a controller configured to control the motor based on the signal from the rotary sensor.