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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2000
Akira Sasaki, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A power window apparatus capable of opening a window or windows of a submerged automobile by manually operating a driver seat window open switch or a passenger seat window open switch both located on a driver seat window operation unit. The driver seat window operation unit and passenger seat window operation units have each a window close switch, a window open switch, a window open/close motor, and a motor drive controller. The driver seat window operation unit has a submersion detector for generating a submersion detection signal, a motor drive controller incorporating a control driver for opening windows when the driver manually operates corresponding window open switches, and connection lines for connecting normally close contacts of passenger seat window open switches located on the driver seat window operation unit with the normally close contacts of the window open switches located on the passenger seat window operation units.