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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2002
Kazukiyo Okada, Kosai, JP;
Motoya Yamamoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kazuyuki Hirai, Kosai, JP;
Daisuke Mukai, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yoshinobu Toyoda, Toyokawa, JP;
Kazukiyo Okada, Kosai, JP;
Motoya Yamamoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kazuyuki Hirai, Kosai, JP;
Daisuke Mukai, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yoshinobu Toyoda, Toyokawa, JP;
ASMO Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus rotates a drive motor reversely to reverse the moving direction of a roof glass when movement of the roof glass is obstructed by a foreign matter caught between the roof glass and a frame while the roof glass is moving toward the closing position, sets a home position of the roof glass by setting the count number to a predetermined value with the roof glass placed in a predetermined position. The control apparatus performs setting of the home position again when a reverse action of the roof glass has been carried out, because of catching of the foreign matter in the roof glass, a number of times equal to or greater than a specified number. An abnormality detecting device detects an abnormality in which the reverse action of the roof glass is not carried out within a specified time period. When the abnormality is detected, the control apparatus avoids setting the home position again.