Motor vehicle device comprising a movable windowpane, motor vehicle comprising a motor vehicle device of this type, and method for operating a motor vehicle device of this type

• US 10,493,826 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2017
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Schwarz, Romina, Tabbert, Christian, Linden, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Redman, Jerry E
• Application Number:
  US15/622,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20170361685A1
• Time in Patent Office: 902 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/17 vertically
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/60 using electrical actuators
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/689 specially adapted for vehicle windows
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/85 User input means
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/854 Switches
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/86 by hand
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/55 Windows

Abstract

A motor vehicle device includes a movable windowpane, which can be moved into a first end position, and an actuation mechanism having a touch-sensitive surface and by which a sliding movement of an operating element on the surface can be detected. The actuation mechanism cooperates with a drive of the windowpane in such a way that the windowpane is moved into the first end position when a sliding movement occurring at least in part in a predetermined first movement direction is detected.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle device comprising:

a movable windowpane moveable into a first end position at a first speed and at a second speed, the second speed greater than the first speed; and

an actuation mechanism having a touch-sensitive surface configured to detect a sliding movement of an operating element on the surface and a sliding speed of the sliding movement, wherein the actuation mechanism cooperates with a drive of the windowpane in such a way that the windowpane is moved into the first end position at the first speed based on a sliding movement occurring at least in part in a predetermined first movement direction detected at a first sliding speed and the windowpane is moved into the first end position at the second speed based on the sliding movement occurring at least in part in the predetermined first movement direction detected at a second sliding speed, the second sliding speed greater than the first sliding speed.

2. The motor vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the windowpane is movable into a second end position, which is opposite the first end position, wherein the actuation mechanism cooperates with the drive of the windowpane in such a way that the windowpane is moved into the second end position when a sliding movement occurring at least in part in a second movement direction, which is opposite the first movement direction is detected.

3. The motor vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the actuation mechanism cooperates with the drive in such a way that the windowpane is moved into the first end position even when the contact with the surface or the sliding movement on the surface ends before the first end position has been reached.

4. The motor vehicle device according to claim 3, wherein the actuation mechanism cooperates with the drive in such a way that the windowpane is stopped in an intermediate position before the first end position has been reached by tapping the surface.

5. The motor vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the speed that the windowpane is moved increases as the sliding speed is faster, wherein the speed of the windowpane is adjusted continuously via the sliding speed up to a maximum speed.

6. The motor vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises a touchpad.

7. The motor vehicle device according to claim 6, wherein the touchpad is selected from the group consisting of a capacitive touchpad, a resistive touchpad and an inductive touchpad.

8. The motor vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the windowpane assumes a closed position in the first end position and assumes an open position in the second end position.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined first movement direction corresponds substantially to a forward direction of the motor vehicle and the windowpane is movable upwardly in a vertical direction of the motor vehicle into the first end position to form a side windowpane of the motor vehicle.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined first movement direction corresponds substantially to a vertical direction of the motor vehicle upwardly and the windowpane is movable upwardly in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle into the first end position to form a side windowpane of the motor vehicle.

11. A method for operating a motor vehicle device having a movable windowpane and an actuation mechanism, the method comprising:

detecting a sliding movement of an operating element on a touch-sensitive surface of the actuation mechanism and detecting a sliding speed of the sliding movement on the surface;

moving the windowpane into a first end position when a sliding movement occurring at least in part in a predetermined first movement direction is detected;

moving the windowpane into a second end position, which is opposite the first end position, when a sliding movement occurring at least in part in a second movement direction opposite the first movement direction is detected;

moving the windowpane into the first end position at a first speed based on the detecting of a first sliding speed; and

moving the windowpane into the first end position at a second speed, which is greater than the first speed, based on the detecting of a second sliding speed, the second sliding speed greater than the first sliding speed.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising moving the windowpane into the first end position even when contact with the surface or the sliding movement on the surface ends before the first end position has been reached.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising stopping the windowpane in an intermediate position before the first end position has been reached by tapping the surface.

14. The method according to claim 11, further comprising moving the windowpane more quickly based on the detecting of a faster sliding speed.

15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising continuously adjusting the speed of the windowpane based on the detecting of the sliding speed, up to a maximum speed as appropriate.