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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2004
Akihiko Shinohara, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Akihiko Shinohara, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A power window apparatus includes a window glass having a horizontal side and an inclined side at the upper end thereof; a window frame for supporting the window glass; and a motor for vertically driving the window glass. In this power window apparatus, a parameter (for example, pulse period) corresponding to a load torque on the motor is measured; a first threshold to determine whether an object is caught between the horizontal side and the window frame, and a second threshold (which is smaller than the first threshold) to determine whether an object is caught between the inclined side and the window frame are set; and the measured parameter is compared with the corresponding set threshold to stop or reverse the motor when the parameter exceeds the threshold.