A window device for a vehicle, the window device including: a light-transmitting plate having light-transmitting property and fixed to a vehicle body to physically partition an exterior and an interior of the vehicle; a light-shielding body having light-shielding property and provided along the light-transmitting plate within a view of a vehicle occupant; and a moving mechanism configured to move the light-shielding body up and down so as to widen or narrow a view obtained through the light-transmitting plate above the light-shielding body.

A control apparatus includes: a submersion signal acquisition unit that acquires a submersion signal representing a situation of submersion switch; a power supply unit that supplies power to a drive unit that drives an opening and closing unit such that the opening and closing unit is opened and closed using the supplied power; an operation detection unit that detects an operation instructing the drive unit to perform driving such that the opening and closing unit is opened; and a control unit that controls the supplying of power to the power supply unit performed by the power supply unit on a basis of the submersion signal and the operation.

An apparatus and method of controlling a power window by using an output current of a driving motor. The output current is measured to calculate and store a current reduction time, and then, execution of a safety function is delayed when an interruption in ascending of the window glass is sensed, so that interruption caused by noise generated when a car moves over an unpaved road or road bumps may be distinguished from interruption caused by an actual obstacle. Then, the safety function is prevented from being executed if the interruption in the ascending of the window glass is caused by the noise. Therefore, the interruption of the ascending of window glass due to the noise generated when the car moves on the unpaved road or road bumps may be distinguished without using an additional sensor.

An apparatus and method of controlling a power window by using an output current of a driving motor. The output current is measured to calculate and store a current reduction time, and then, execution of a safety function is delayed when an interruption in ascending of the window glass is sensed, so that interruption caused by noise generated when a car moves over an unpaved road or road bumps may be distinguished from interruption caused by an actual obstacle. Then, the safety function is prevented from being executed if the interruption in the ascending of the window glass is caused by the noise. Therefore, the interruption of the ascending of window glass due to the noise generated when the car moves on the unpaved road or road bumps may be distinguished without using an additional sensor.

For the purpose of realizing an operationally reliable window lifter (opener) for a vehicle, there is provision to ascertain from an operating variable of a servomotor in each case a measure of a regulated position of the window pane in the course of a plurality of operating cycles of the window lifter in which a window pane of the vehicle is opened and closed again, in each case entirely or partly. In each operating cycle, or at least in selected operating cycles, the measure is normalized to a reference value if at the end of the respective operating cycle the window pane is driven by the servomotor for at least a predetermined blocked time beyond a blocked position. The blocked time is shortened if the normalization was not carried out for a predetermined number of consecutive operating cycles.

For the purpose of realizing an operationally reliable window lifter (opener) for a vehicle, there is provision to ascertain from an operating variable of a servomotor in each case a measure of a regulated position of the window pane in the course of a plurality of operating cycles of the window lifter in which a window pane of the vehicle is opened and closed again, in each case entirely or partly. In each operating cycle, or at least in selected operating cycles, the measure is normalized to a reference value if at the end of the respective operating cycle the window pane is driven by the servomotor for at least a predetermined blocked time beyond a blocked position. The blocked time is shortened if the normalization was not carried out for a predetermined number of consecutive operating cycles.

A window control apparatus and a window control method thereof which can prevent erroneous operation of a window at the time of simultaneously operating a plurality of windows, may include a sensing unit of sensing a position of a window, a driving unit of driving the window, and a controller configured to control the driving unit to perform a window up operation upon reception of a window up operation command, to check whether a current position of the window has reached the upper end portion of a window frame, to control the driving unit to reversely drive the window when the window has not reached the upper end portion of the window frame, to control the driving unit to stop the window up operation and perform a window restraining operation if other windows stop when the window has reached the upper end portion.

A window control apparatus and a window control method thereof which can prevent erroneous operation of a window at the time of simultaneously operating a plurality of windows, may include a sensing unit of sensing a position of a window, a driving unit of driving the window, and a controller configured to control the driving unit to perform a window up operation upon reception of a window up operation command, to check whether a current position of the window has reached the upper end portion of a window frame, to control the driving unit to reversely drive the window when the window has not reached the upper end portion of the window frame, to control the driving unit to stop the window up operation and perform a window restraining operation if other windows stop when the window has reached the upper end portion.

Described herein is a vehicle side window system and method for implementing an ice breaking strategy. The ice breaking strategy receives and analyzes sensor information from one or more environmental sensors to determine when to preemptively implement an ice breaking routine. The ice breaking strategy is also capable of monitoring one or more components of the vehicle side window system to determine when to cease the ice breaking routine.

Described herein is a vehicle side window system and method for implementing an ice breaking strategy. The ice breaking strategy receives and analyzes sensor information from one or more environmental sensors to determine when to preemptively implement an ice breaking routine. The ice breaking strategy is also capable of monitoring one or more components of the vehicle side window system to determine when to cease the ice breaking routine.