Vehicle for automatically adjusting window and sunroof positions after it being left unattended by its operator
US6138068A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H1/245
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Unless constantly protected by overhead garages, an automotive vehicle, when parked and with its windows and sunroof opened or closed, is often subjected, respectively, to the risk of freezing or overheating its interior. Such extreme temperatures will reduce the life span of the electronic and mechanical components in or near the vehicle interior. Also, excessively high and low temperatures in the interior of the car would clearly cause a rather discomforting experience for the driver and passengers who subsequently seat themselves in it. This experience is keenly amplified for young children, elderly and those who are physically weak because of their reduced tolerance to discomfort. Briefly, a method and apparatus is provided for automatically adjusting a vehicle's window and sunroof positions after a vehicle operator has left a car unattended. The present invention includes a power window and sunroof system for an automotive vehicle. This system according to the present invention is activated only when the vehicle is presumably parked and left unattended by a vehicle operator. Once activated, the power window and sunroof system will be turned OFF automatically when the vehicle o…
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