Claims
- 1. A control apparatus for a power window, comprising:
- a sub-switch for opening and closing a window provided in a door other than a driver's seat door;
- a master switch provided in the driver's seat door and operative for opening and closing the window provided in the door other than the driver's seat door;
- means for flowing currents in opening and closing directions in a power window motor responsive to an on-off operation of said sub-switch;
- means for detecting an obstacle such as a hand or the like caught in the window during flowing of the current in the closing direction in said power window motor to generate a detecting signal;
- means for breaking the current flowing in the closing direction in the power window motor in response to said detecting signal from said detecting means; and
- means for reversely rotating said power window motor by flowing the current in the opening direction in said motor in response to said detecting signal,
- said master switch having priority over said sub-switch, such that the obstacle is released even when the master switch and the sub-switch are operated in opposite directions at the same time,
- said control apparatus further comprising a driver switch which actuates, either automatically or manually, a further power window motor to open and close a window provided in the driver's seat door, and
- wherein said means for flowing currents includes an automatic opening and closing mode, a manual mode, and a special mode for forcibly moving at least the window provided in the door other than the driver's seat door into a completely, open or closed position regardless of said detecting signal from said detecting means.
- 2. A control apparatus for a power window as in claim 1, wherein said means for breaking the current comprises an NPN transistor, a collector of said NPN transistor being connected to said means for flowing currents and an emitter of said NPN transistor being connected to ground.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/102,989 filed Jul. 28, 1993 abandoned.
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