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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2003
Applicant:
Gerhard Mersch, Uetze, DE;
Inventor:
Gerhard Mersch, Uetze, DE;
Assignee:
ArvinMeritor GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 5/46 (2006.01); H02P 1/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A window lifter system and method coordinates closing of multiple windows by detecting when more than one window pane is approaching a fully closed position and moving one window pane to only an approximately closed position while the other window pane is moved to the fully closed position. By staggering the closure of window panes to the fully closed positions, the system and method provides the illusion that all of the window panes are being closed at the same time while avoiding voltage drops in the vehicle power supply caused by excessively high blocking currents generated when multiple window panes are moved to the fully closed position.