Automated window mechanism with releasable clutch

An automated window mechanism for a window, the window having a first component and a second component that move relative to one another to open or close the window, the automated window mechanism comprising:

• a motor connected to the first component;
• a rack connected to the second component;
• a transmission having an engaged state in which the motor is able to move the first component relative to the second component and a disengaged state in which the motor is unable to move the first component relative to the second component, wherein the motor drives the transmission to move the first component relative to the second component to open or close the window with the transmission in the engaged state, and wherein in the disengaged state, the transmission disengages the motor from the second component such that the first component is permitted to move relative to the second component without being driven by the motor;
• a position sensor connected to the transmission and configured to monitor a position of the first component relative to the second component when the transmission is in the engaged state and the disengaged state of the transmission;
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• a transmission switch assembly comprising:
• a switch;
• a switch actuator configured to switch the transmission between the engaged state and the disengaged state in response to information received from the switch;
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• a switch actuator sensor configured to monitor movements of the switch actuator,
• wherein with the transmission in the disengaged state, a manual movement of the first component relative to the second component is monitored by the position sensor such that the position of the first component relative to the second component is known when placing the transmission in the engaged state after the manual movement of the first component relative to the second component.

An automated window mechanism comprising:

• a motor connected to a sliding window;
• a rack connected to a window frame;
• a transmission comprising a drive shaft, wherein the motor is configured to rotate the drive shaft to move the sliding window relative to the window frame,
• wherein the transmission has an engaged state in which the transmission connects the motor with the rack and a disengaged state in which the transmission disconnects the motor from the rack;
• a transmission switch actuator configured to switch the transmission between the engaged state and the disengaged state;
• a sensor configured to monitor movements of the transmission switch actuator corresponding to the transmission being switched between the engaged state and the disengaged state;
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• a position sensor configured to monitor each rotation of the drive shaft to identify a position of the sliding window relative to the window frame, wherein the position sensor is configured to monitor the position of the sliding window relative to the window frame independent of whether the transmission is the engaged state or the disengaged state such that the position of the sliding window relative to the window frame is known in both the engaged state and the disengaged state of the transmission.