Slider window assembly with integrated camera
First Claim
1. A slider window assembly for a vehicle, said slider window assembly comprising:
- a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail;
at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to said frame portion, said at least one fixed window panel defining an opening;
a movable window panel that is movable along said upper rail and said lower rail, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position, where said movable window panel is disposed at said opening, and an opened position, where said movable window panel is disposed at least partially along said at least one fixed window panel; and
a camera mounted at an inner surface of said at least one fixed window panel, wherein, with said slider window assembly installed at a vehicle, said camera operates to capture image data representative of the scene rearward of said slider window assembly.
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Abstract
A slider window assembly for a vehicle includes a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail fixedly attached to at least one fixed window panel, with the at least one fixed window panel defining an opening. A movable window panel is movable along the upper rail and the lower rail between a closed position, where the movable window panel is disposed at the opening, and an opened position, where the movable window panel is disposed at least partially along the at least one fixed window panel. A camera is mounted at an inner surface of the at least one fixed window panel and captures image data representative of the scene rearward of the slider window assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A slider window assembly for a vehicle, said slider window assembly comprising:
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a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail; at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to said frame portion, said at least one fixed window panel defining an opening; a movable window panel that is movable along said upper rail and said lower rail, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position, where said movable window panel is disposed at said opening, and an opened position, where said movable window panel is disposed at least partially along said at least one fixed window panel; and a camera mounted at an inner surface of said at least one fixed window panel, wherein, with said slider window assembly installed at a vehicle, said camera operates to capture image data representative of the scene rearward of said slider window assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A slider window assembly for a vehicle, said slider window assembly comprising:
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a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail; at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to said frame portion, said at least one fixed window panel defining an opening; a movable window panel that is movable along said upper rail and said lower rail, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position, where said movable window panel is disposed at said opening, and an opened position, where said movable window panel is disposed at least partially along said at least one fixed window panel; an accessory housing disposed at least partially along said upper rail at an inner surface of said at least one fixed window panel; wherein said accessory housing houses a lighting device that emits light that, with said slider window assembly installed at the vehicle, passes through said at least one fixed window panel so as to be viewable by a person viewing said slider window assembly from exterior and rearward of the vehicle; and wherein said accessory housing houses a camera at said inner surface of said at least one fixed window panel, and wherein, with said slider window assembly installed at the vehicle, said camera operates to capture image data representative of the scene rearward of said slider window assembly. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification