Squeeze protection system for a window lifter system in a motor vehicle as well as method of controlling a window lifter system
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1. A squeeze protection system for a window lifter system in a motor vehicle comprising:
- a control and a motor for driving a window pane along a path; and
a vehicle surrounding detection system including a detection unit that generates and communicates an image to the control, wherein the control utilizes the image to detect an obstacle in the path of the window pane, and wherein the vehicle surrounding detection system detects a presence of another vehicle in a vehicle operator'"'"'s blind spot.
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Abstract
A squeeze protection system for a window lifter system in a motor vehicle includes a control that drives a drive motor to move a window pane, and a detection unit that determines whether an obstacle is in the path of the window pane. The detection unit makes an image available to the control to detect an obstacle. The detection unit is part of a vehicle surrounding detection system that can detect the presence of another vehicle, for instance, in a driver'"'"'s blind spot. In addition, the control comprises a method for controlling a window lifter system in the motor vehicle.
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1. A squeeze protection system for a window lifter system in a motor vehicle comprising:
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a control and a motor for driving a window pane along a path; and
a vehicle surrounding detection system including a detection unit that generates and communicates an image to the control, wherein the control utilizes the image to detect an obstacle in the path of the window pane, and wherein the vehicle surrounding detection system detects a presence of another vehicle in a vehicle operator'"'"'s blind spot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a window lifter system of a motor vehicle comprising the steps of:
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driving a drive motor to move a window pane along a path;
generating and communicating an image to a control that controls movement of the window pane along the path wherein the image can be used to detect an obstacle in the path of the window pane; and
generating the image to include external surroundings of the motor vehicle to provide an overall image, and evaluating the overall image only in a detection zone defined as an area adjacent to the window pane to identify an obstacle in the path of the window pane. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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