Summer venting window
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Chester Stanislaus Walawender, John Walawender, Hussein Berry, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman
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Abstract
A vehicle window assembly is disclosed that includes a screen assembly mountable within an opening and a motor operable to move a movable window to engage the screen assembly and hold the screen assembly within the opening. A controller is provided that is configured to operate the motor to apply a desired force against the screen assembly with the movable window to hold the screen assembly within the opening.
Claims20
A vehicle window assembly comprising:
- a fixed window disposed on one side of an opening;
- a movable window that is movable to cover the opening;
- a screen assembly mountable within the opening;
- a motor operable to move the movable window over the opening and to engage the screen assembly when the screen assembly is mounted within the opening;
- and
- a controller configured to operate the motor to apply a desired force against the screen assembly with the movable window to hold the screen assembly within the opening.
A vehicle window assembly comprising:
- a first fixed window on a first side of an opening and a second fixed window on a second side of the opening;
- a track assembly;
- a movable window supported in the track assembly, the movable window movable between on the track assembly between a first position and a second position;
- and
- a screen assembly slidable within the track assembly and attached to the movable window, wherein in the first position, the movable window covers the opening and in the second position, the screen assembly covers the opening.
A method of operating a vehicle window assembly comprising:
- operating a motor to move a movable window toward a closed position;
- measuring a force exerted by the motor within a predetermined distance with a controller electrically controlling the motor;
- determining that a screen assembly is present in response to the measured force exceeding a predetermined force within the predetermined distance;
- and
- stopping movement of the movable window at a predetermined stop distance to hold the screen assembly over an opening with the movable window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.