| United States Patent | 6,307,280 |
| Harrington , et al. | October 23, 2001 |
Device and method for disabling
vehicle controls
Abstract
A device for disabling vehicle controls includes one or more switches that control a function. This device also has a sensor to detect a vehicle event. When the sensor detects a vehicle event, a controller prevents the switches from controlling that function.
| Inventors: | Harrington; Marie Irene (Troy, MI); Troxell; John Richard (Sterling Heights, MI); Zuraski; Jeffery Alan (Saginaw, MI) |
| Assignee: | Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, MI) |
| Appl. No.: | 347405 |
| Filed: | July 6, 1999 |
| Current U.S. Class: | 307/10.6; 307/10.2; 307/10.3 |
| Intern'l Class: | B60R 022/00 |
| Field of Search: | 307/10.6,10.1,10.2,10.3 180/287 123/352 701/110 340/426 318/264 280/735 |
References Cited [Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
| 4896267 | Jan., 1990 | Frantz et al. | 123/352. |
| 5412378 | May., 1995 | Clemens | 307/10. |
| 5893582 | Apr., 1999 | Allen et al. | 280/735. |
| 5955854 | Sep., 1999 | Zhang et al. | 318/264. |
Primary Examiner: Paladini; Albert W.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Funke; Jimmy L.
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