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 20170361685A1
• Filed: 06/14/2017
• Published: 12/21/2017
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 10,493,826 B2
• Time in Patent Office: 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

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A motor vehicle device comprising:

a movable windowpane moveable into a first end position; and

an actuation mechanism having a touch-sensitive surface configured to detect a sliding movement of an operating element on the surface, 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 when a sliding movement occurring at least in part in a predetermined first movement direction is detected.

14. The motor vehicle device according to claim 13, wherein the windowpane can also be moved 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.

15. The motor vehicle device according to claim 13, wherein the actuation mechanism cooperates with the drive in such a way that the windowpane is moved into the particular end position even when the contact with the surface or the sliding movement on the surface ends before the particular end position has been reached.

16. The motor vehicle device according to claim 15, wherein the actuation mechanism cooperates with the drive in such a way that the windowpane is stopped in an intermediate position before the particular end position has been reached tapping the surface.

17. The motor vehicle device according to claim 13, wherein the windowpane can be moved into the particular end position at least at two different speeds and the sliding speed of the sliding movement can also be detected by way of the actuation mechanism, wherein the actuation mechanism cooperates with the drive of the windowpane in such a way that the windowpane can be moved into the particular end position at a first speed when a first sliding speed is detected and into the particular end position at a second speed, which is greater than the first speed when, in the event that a second sliding speed is detected, which is greater than the first sliding speed.

18. The motor vehicle device according to claim 17, wherein the speed of the windowpane is increased as the sliding speed is faster, wherein the speed of the windowpane can be adjusted continuously via the sliding speed up to a maximum speed.

19. The motor vehicle device according to claim 13, wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises a touchpad.

20. The motor vehicle device according to claim 19, wherein the touchpad si selected from the group consisting of a capacitive touchpad, a resistive touchpad and an inductive touchpad

21. The motor vehicle device according to claim 13, wherein the windowpane assumes a closed position in the first end position and assumes an open position in the second end position.

22. The motor vehicle according to claim 13, wherein the predetermined first movement direction corresponds substantially to the forward direction of the motor vehicle and the windowpane can be moved upwardly in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle into the first end position to form a side windowpane of the motor vehicle.

23. The motor vehicle according to claim 13, wherein the predetermined first movement direction corresponds substantially to the vertical direction of the motor vehicle upwardly and the windowpane can be moved upwardly in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle into the first end position to form a side windowpane of the motor vehicle.

24. 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

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; and

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.

25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising moving the windowpane into the particular end position even when contact with the surface or the sliding movement on the surface ends before the particular end position has been reached.

26. The method according to claim 25, further comprising stopping the windowpane in an intermediate position before the particular end position has been reached by tapping the surface.

27. The method according to claim 24, further comprising detecting the sliding speed of the sliding movement on the surface;

and

moving the windowpane into the particular end position at a first speed when a first sliding speed is detected; and

moving the windowpane into the particular end position at a second speed, which is faster than the first speed, when a second sliding speed, which is faster than the first sliding speed, is detected,

28. The method according to claim 24, further comprising moving the windowpane more quickly when the detected sliding speed is faster.

29. The method according to claim 24, further comprising continuously adjusting the speed of the windowpane based on the sliding speed, up to a maximum speed as appropriate.