Power window control apparatus and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10197980-B2
Application number	US-201414572077-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	Dec 16, 2014
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle window system may include a switching mechanism having a plurality of window selector buttons each corresponding to one of a plurality of windows, and a single drive button for receiving input to move one or more of the windows according to statuses of the selector buttons. The window system may also include a controller configured to lock one of the windows in response to an indication that the window selector button corresponding to the one of the windows has been depressed for at least a predefined amount of time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a plurality of windows;
a switch including a plurality of window selector buttons each corresponding to one of the windows and including an indicator; and
a controller configured to,
in response to actuation of the switch exceeding a predefined amount of time, open each of the windows a predefined distance, and
in response to the vehicle being in park or neutral clutch positions, illuminate the indicators.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to open each of the windows at a same time.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the predefined distance is less than a height of the windows.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the predefined amount of time is approximately 0.8 seconds.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the switch includes a single drive button for receiving input to move one or more of the windows according to statuses of the selector buttons.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the drive button includes a guide portion configured to receive a finger of a user.

7. A vehicle comprising:
a plurality of windows;
a switch including a plurality of window selector buttons each corresponding to one of the windows;
a single drive button for receiving input to two or more of the windows according to statuses of the selector buttons; and,
a controller configured to:
in response to actuation of the switch exceeding a predefined amount of time, concurrently open each of the windows a predefined distance, wherein each of the window selector buttons includes an indicator,
update the indicator of the window selector button corresponding to the one of the windows in response to the one of the windows being locked; and
in response to the vehicle being in park or neutral, to illuminate the indicators.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the drive button includes a guide portion configured to receive a finger of a user.

9. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the indicators, when illuminated, to blink.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Rego Rafael
• Sims Russell Allan
• Skinner Glen D

Classifications

• E05F15/695 Primary

  Control circuits therefor · CPC title

• B60R16/03

  for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems {or for (circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00)} · CPC title

• G05B15/02 Primary

  electric · CPC title

• E05F15/689 Primary

  specially adapted for vehicle windows · CPC title

• E05Y2400/85

  User input means · CPC title