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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
May. 17, 2005
Robert Dyrdek, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Robert Dyrdek, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
AGC Automotive Americas Co., Bellefontaine, OH (US);
Abstract
A heatable side window assembly for an automobile, wherein the automobile includes a sideview mirror mounted generally adjacent the heatable side window assembly. The heatable side window assembly includes a glass sheet having an interior surface and an exterior surface and one or more continuous, electrical conductor strips mounted to the interior surface of the glass sheet. The conductor strip outputs radiant heat in response to an electrical current flow therethrough. The conductor strip is positioned such that it generally bounds, but does not enter, an area defined by an operator's line of sight to the sideview mirror of the vehicle. A pair of conductor pads are electrically coupled to the ends of the conductor strip. A switch is provided for selectively outputting a control signal and a controller is electrically coupled between a power supply and the pair of conductor pads. The controller provides electrical current to the conductor strip in response to the control signal so as to heat the area of the glass sheet generally adjacent to the sideview mirror.