Theft preventive device

• US 20040145448A1
• Filed: 11/20/2003
• Published: 07/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Shinichi, Yamazaki, Nobuhito
• Granted Patent: US 7,053,758 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.72
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/209 Remote starting of engine

Abstract

The present invention was achieved in order to provide an antitheft device, which can prevent unauthorized intrusion into a car even if an engine is started by remote control, to be mounted on a vehicle having a remote engine starting system which starts the engine based on a command from a remote control transmitter, comprising a controller to control the state of door windows so as to prohibit at least the opening out of the opening and closing of the door windows when the engine is started by the remote engine starting system.

Claims

1. An antitheft device, to be mounted on a vehicle having a remote engine starting system which starts an engine based on a command from a remote control transmitter, comprising:

a first controller to control the state of door windows so as to prohibit at least the opening out of the opening and closing of the door windows, when the engine is started by the remote engine starting system.

2. An antitheft device according to claim 1, wherein:

the first controller, being connected to a power window controller mounted on the vehicle;

controls the power window controller so as to prohibit at least the opening out of the opening and closing of the door windows, when the engine is started by the remote engine starting system.

3. An antitheft device, to be mounted on a vehicle having a remote engine starting system which starts an engine based on a command from a remote control transmitter, comprising:

a second controller to control the state of door windows so as to close the door windows, when the engine is started by the remote engine starting system.

4. An antitheft device according to claim 3, wherein:

the second controller, being connected to a power window controller mounted on the vehicle;

controls the power window controller so as to close the door windows, when the engine is started by the remote engine starting system.

5. An antitheft device, to be mounted on a vehicle having a remote engine starting system which starts an engine based on a command from a remote control transmitter, comprising:

a third controller to control the state of door locks so as to prohibit the unlocking of doors with manual-switch control, when the engine is started by the remote engine starting system.

6. An antitheft device according to claim 5, wherein:

the third controller, being connected to a door lock controller mounted on the vehicle;

controls the door lock controller so as to prohibit the unlocking of the doors with manual-switch control, when the engine is started by the remote engine starting system.

7. An antitheft device, to be mounted on a vehicle having a remote engine starting system which starts an engine based on a command from a remote control transmitter, comprising:

a fourth controller to control the state of a roof panel so as to prohibit at least the opening out of the opening and closing of the roof panel, when the engine is started by the remote engine starting system.

8. An antitheft device according to claim 7, wherein:

the fourth controller, being connected to a sunroof controller mounted on the vehicle;

controls the sunroof controller so as to prohibit at least the opening out of the opening and closing of the roof panel, when the engine is started by the remote engine starting system.

9. An antitheft device, to be mounted on a vehicle having a remote engine starting system which starts an engine based on a command from a remote control transmitter, comprising:

a fifth controller to control the state of a roof panel so as to close the roof panel, when the engine is started by the remote engine starting system.

10. An antitheft device according to claim 9, wherein:

the fifth controller, being connected to a sunroof controller mounted on the vehicle;

controls the sunroof controller so as to close the roof panel, when the engine is started by the remote engine starting system.