Control system for a vehicle having a multifunctional button for a remote controller
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1. An electrical control system for an automotive vehicle having electrically operated door locks each with a locked mode, an unlocked mode and an antitheft mode, said system comprising:
- a control unit on said vehicle connected to said door locks for operating same;
a remote controller for said system in wireless communication cation with said control unit and having at least one multifunction button issuing different control signals for switching said door locks into both said locked mode and said antitheft mode in response to different actuation sequences of said multifunction button;
circuitry including a timing element in at least one of said control unit and said remote controllerfor switching all of said door locks upon an initial actuation of said pushbutton with said door locks in said unlocked mode into said locked mode and simultaneously establishing a time window t1 with said timing element, andupon a subsequent actuation of said pushbutton within said time window switching all of said door locks into said antitheft mode;
at least one electrically operated window additional unit in the form of a window or a sliding sunroof on the vehicle connected to said control unit and activated by an actuation of said multifunction pushbutton within said time window t1 to close said additional unit; and
at least one electrically operated indicator on the vehicle connected to said control unit and activated by an actuation of said multifunction pushbutton within said time window t1.
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An electrically-operated system for the locks of a motor vehicle as a remote controller with a multifunction push button which, when first operated, locks the vehicle doors and sets a time window open within which a second actuation of the button will provide the antitheft mode. This arrangement allows a single push button to be used for both locking and antitheft operations.
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1. An electrical control system for an automotive vehicle having electrically operated door locks each with a locked mode, an unlocked mode and an antitheft mode, said system comprising:
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a control unit on said vehicle connected to said door locks for operating same; a remote controller for said system in wireless communication cation with said control unit and having at least one multifunction button issuing different control signals for switching said door locks into both said locked mode and said antitheft mode in response to different actuation sequences of said multifunction button; circuitry including a timing element in at least one of said control unit and said remote controller for switching all of said door locks upon an initial actuation of said pushbutton with said door locks in said unlocked mode into said locked mode and simultaneously establishing a time window t1 with said timing element, and upon a subsequent actuation of said pushbutton within said time window switching all of said door locks into said antitheft mode; at least one electrically operated window additional unit in the form of a window or a sliding sunroof on the vehicle connected to said control unit and activated by an actuation of said multifunction pushbutton within said time window t1 to close said additional unit; and at least one electrically operated indicator on the vehicle connected to said control unit and activated by an actuation of said multifunction pushbutton within said time window t1. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating an electrical control system for an automotive vehicle having electrically operated door locks each with a locked mode, an unlocked mode and an antitheft mode, at least one electrically-operated window, an electrically-operated sliding sunroof, and an optical indicator, said system having a control unit on said vehicle connected to said door locks for operating same and a remote controller for said system in wireless communication with said control unit and having at least one multifunction button issuing different control signals for switching said door locks into both said locked mode and said antitheft mode in response to different actuation sequences of said multifunction button, said method comprising:
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with said door locks in an unlocked mode, initially actuating said multifunction button with one sequence to switching all of said door locks into said locked mode and simultaneously establish a time window t1 ; during said time window, effecting a subsequent actuation of said multifunction button with another sequence to switch all of said door locks into said antitheft mode; activating said electrically operated window to close the same by said subsequent actuation of said multifunction button within said time window t1 ; activating said sunroof to close the same by said subsequent actuation of said multifunction button within said time window t1 ; and activating said indicator by said subsequent actuation of said multifunction button within said time window t1. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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