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Motor control system for an automatic window of a vehicle

  • US 20010048280A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2000
  • Published: 12/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A motor control system to avoid an obstruction in a window opening in a vehicle door, the motor control system comprising:

  • a plurality of transmitters disposed about the opening of the door frame for emitting an electromagnetic energy signal;

    a plurality of sensors disposed about the opening of the door frame for detecting the electromagnetic energy signal emitted by the plurality of transmitters; and

    a control module in communication with the plurality of sensors to detect the presence of an obstruction in the opening of the window frame based on an interruption in the signals detected by the plurality of sensors, wherein the control module transmits a signal to a drive motor operatively connected to a window terminate the upward travel of the window in the window frame upon detecting an obstruction between the plurality of transmitters and sensors.

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