WARNING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICALLY MOVABLE CLOSING ELEMENT FOR A VEHICLE OPENING

• US 20130321137A1
• Filed: 05/20/2013
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: DEGENSTEIN, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US13/897,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20130321137A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/438
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 7/0573 power driven arrangements, e.g. electrical
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling

Abstract

A warning device for a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle aperture, which comprises an electrically movable closure element, is provided. The warning device includes a position detector for detecting a position of the closure element, an evaluation unit for detecting a closing command of the motor vehicle and generating a warning signal if with the closing command an opened position of the closure element is sensed, a warning signal generator for outputting a warning signal, and a function operation device coupled to the evaluation unit for outputting the closing command and on which the warning signal generator is arranged.

Claims

1. A warning device for a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle aperture, which comprises an electrically movable closure element, the warning device comprising:

a position detector for detecting a position of the closure element;

an evaluation unit for detecting a closing command of the motor vehicle and generating a warning signal if, with the closing command, an opened position of the closure element is sensed;

a warning signal generator for outputting a warning signal; and

function operation device coupled to the evaluation unit for outputting the closing command and on which the warning signal generator is arranged.

2. The warning device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one vehicle aperture is a window of the motor vehicle and/or a sliding roof and/or a folding top.

3. The warning device according to claim 1, wherein the position detector comprises an end position sensor.

4. The warning device according to claim 1, wherein the position detector is adapted to detect an increase of current consumption of an operating element of the electrically movable closure element.

5. The warning device according to claim 1, wherein the warning signal generator is adapted to generate an acoustic warning signal.

6. The warning device according to claim 1, wherein the warning signal generator is adapted to generate an optical warning signal.

7. The warning device according to claim 6, wherein the warning signal generator comprises an illumination element and the warning signal is a flashing of the illumination element.

8. The warning device according to claim 6, wherein the warning signal generator comprises a display unit and the warning signal is an error message displayed on the display unit.

9. The warning device according to claim 1, wherein the function operation device is a remote control or a key switch.

10. The warning device according to claim 1, wherein the function operation device comprises an operating element for triggering a movement of the closure element.

11. The warning device according to claim 1, wherein the evaluation unit is coupled to a display of the motor vehicle for displaying an indication on the display.