Window systems for vehicles
AssigneeAston Martin Lagonda Limited
InventorsAndrew John Syvret, Adrian Charles Morgan Jenkins, William Manuel Walsh
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Abstract
A motor car (10) has windows (28, 49) which can have a first H1 fully closed position and a lower H2 position in which water tightness is still provided but opening of a frameless window assembly/door assembly can be achieved more quickly from the point in time in which the door handle 44, 46) is operated. The Hi position may be selected as the vehicle accelerates above a given speed and the H2 position may be selected when the vehicle door is closed, and the window may also have a short-drop H3 lower re-spool H4 position or in the case of a rear window a three quarter lowered H5 position.
Claims32
A window system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- an openable window;
- a controller for controlling positions of the window, the controller being arranged for controlling the window to a first closed position when a first condition occurs and to a second closed position when a second condition occurs;
- and
- a door handle sensor in communication with the controller and configured to provide an indication upon door handle actuation;
- wherein upon door handle actuation, the controller is arranged to control the window to a third position, which is an open position in which a door associated with the window may be opened;
- and
- wherein the controller is arranged to control the window to the third position via a fourth position in which the window is further open than in the third position.
A vehicle including a window system comprising:
- a window;
- a controller operably connected to the window and configured to selectively move the window;
- wherein
- when a first condition occurs the controller moves the window to a first closed position;
- and
- when a second condition occurs the controller moves the window to a second closed position;
- a door including an operation handle for opening the door;
- and
- a door handle sensor in communication with the controller and configured to determine movement of the operation handle;
- wherein upon actuation of the operation handle, the controller is configured to control the window to a first open position in which the door may be opened;
- and
- wherein the controller is configured to control the window to the first open position via a second open position in which the window is further open than in the first open position.
A method of controlling window position in a vehicle comprising:
- moving a vehicle window to a first closed position when a first vehicle condition occurs;
- moving the vehicle window to a second closed position when a second vehicle condition occurs;
- moving the vehicle window to a third position, which is an open position in which a door associated with the vehicle window may be opened, upon actuation of a door handle;
- and
- prior to moving the vehicle window to the third position, moving the vehicle window to a fourth position in which the window is further open than in the third position.
A window control system for a movable vehicle window comprising
- a window;
- a control system configured to selectively move the window between a fully open position and a fully closed position, the control system configured to control the window to a first closed position when a first condition occurs and to a second closed position when a second condition occurs;
- and
- door handle sensor in communication with the control system and configured to provide an indication upon door handle actuation;
- wherein upon door handle actuation, the control system is configured to control the window to a third position, which is an open position in which an associated door may be opened;
- and
- wherein the control system is configured to control the window to the third position via a fourth position in which the window is further open than in the third position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.