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Window control apparatus

  • US 6,657,316 B1
  • Filed: 12/21/1999
  • Issued: 12/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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