Rain resistant system
AssigneePanasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
InventorsEdo Omanovic, Katherine Freund
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Abstract
A motor vehicle includes a precipitation sensor detecting weather-related precipitation. An actuator moves a movable overhead covering between a covered position and an uncovered position. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the precipitation sensor and to the actuator. The electronic processor responds to the precipitation sensor detecting weather-related precipitation by automatically causing the actuator to move the movable overhead covering from the uncovered position to the covered position.
Claims7
A method of operating a movable overhead covering of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting weather-related precipitation;
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- in response to the detecting of the weather-related precipitation, automatically moving the moveable overhead covering from an uncovered position to a covered position, wherein the detecting step is performed intermittently and repeatedly, with waiting time periods between performances of the detecting steps.
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