Window control apparatus
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1. A window control system for an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
- an operator actuator movable between a plurality of positions, wherein each position corresponds to a distinct position of a window;
an operator trigger mechanism movable between an actuated state and an unactuated state;
a control circuit coupled to the operator actuator and configured to generate a control signal based upon a position of the operator actuator;
a window actuator configured to move a window based upon the control signal in response to the trigger mechanism changing from the unactuated state to the actuated state; and
a visual indicator includes at least three indications corresponding to at least three positions of the window wherein the at least three indications includes at least three light emitters and wherein the light emitters emit a first colored light when the window is in a locked state and a second colored light when the window is an unlocked state.
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Abstract
A window control system including at least one operator actuator and a housing, the operator actuator mounted and movable in the housing, and where the relative position of the operator actuator in the housing generates a position command signal to a window control circuit for moving the window in response to the position command.
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1. A window control system for an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
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an operator actuator movable between a plurality of positions, wherein each position corresponds to a distinct position of a window;
an operator trigger mechanism movable between an actuated state and an unactuated state;
a control circuit coupled to the operator actuator and configured to generate a control signal based upon a position of the operator actuator;
a window actuator configured to move a window based upon the control signal in response to the trigger mechanism changing from the unactuated state to the actuated state; and
a visual indicator includes at least three indications corresponding to at least three positions of the window wherein the at least three indications includes at least three light emitters and wherein the light emitters emit a first colored light when the window is in a locked state and a second colored light when the window is an unlocked state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A panel control system for an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
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an operator actuator movable between a plurality of positions, wherein each position corresponds to a distinct position of a panel;
a control circuit coupled to the operator actuator and configured to generate a control signal based upon a position of the operator actuator;
a panel actuator configured to move a panel based upon the control signal; and
a visual indicator indicating the position of the panel, wherein the indicator includes at least three indications which are independent of the position of the operator actuator and which correspond to at least three positions of the panel, wherein the at least three indications includes at least three light emitters and wherein the light emitters emit a first colored light when the window is in a locked state and a second colored light when the window is an unlocked state.
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16. A window control system for an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
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an operator actuator;
a control circuit coupled to the operator actuator and configured to generate a control signal based upon a position of the operator actuator;
a window actuator configured to move a window based upon the control signal; and
a visual indicator configured to indicate a position of the window, wherein the visual indicator includes a light emitter configured to emit a first colored light when the window is in a locked state and a second colored light when the window is in an unlocked state.
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17. A window control system for an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
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a door having an interior storage compartment having an opening;
a cover movable between a first position in which the cover covers the opening and a second position providing access to the storage compartment through the opening;
an operator actuator coupled to the cover;
a window actuator disposed within the door remotely from the operator actuator and configured to move a window; and
a control circuit including a flexible control circuit board coupled to the operator actuator and the cover and electrically coupled to the window actuator, wherein the control circuit is configured to generate a control signal based upon a position of the operator actuator and wherein the window actuator moves the window based upon the control signal.
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18. A window control system for an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
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an operator actuator;
a control circuit coupled to the operator actuator and configured to generate at least one control signal based upon a position of the operator actuator; and
a window actuator configured to move a window based upon the control signal, wherein the operator actuator is movable in a first manner to adjust a position of the window and movable in a second manner to actuate the window between a locked state and an unlocked state.
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19. The window control system for an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
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a first operator actuator;
a second operator actuator;
at least one control circuit coupled to the first operator actuator and the second operator actuator, wherein the at least one control circuit is configured to generate a first control signal based upon a position of the first operator actuator and a second control signal based upon a position of the second operator actuator;
a window actuator configured to move a window based upon either the first control signal or the second control signal; and
a visual indicator configured to indicate a position of the window when the window position corresponds to the position of the second operator actuator while the position of the window does not correspond to the position of the first operator actuator, wherein the visual indicator includes a light emitter configured to emit a first colored light when the window is in a locked state and a second colored light when the window is in an unlocked state. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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