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Vehicle window assembly with polarized windowpanes and method of operating same

US10343500B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Bala Chander · Canton, US
Rick H. Wykoff · Wixom, US
Kenneth Edward Nietering · Dearborn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 24, 2017
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 8, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05Y2900/55
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A window assembly includes a first polarizing windowpane, and a second polarizing windowpane. The first and second polarizing windowpanes are each independently moveable between a first position that blocks an opening to an interior of a vehicle, and a second position that does not block the opening. A window operating method includes moving first and second polarizing windowpanes of a window assembly from respective first positions that block an opening to an interior of a vehicle to respective second positions that do not block the opening.

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