US 11,981,189 B2
Method for controlling a plurality of assigned electrically controlled transmission switch elements of a first set in a vehicle sunroof and to a sunroof for control by such a method
Florian Manz, Aachen (DE); and Rayan Hammoud, Cologne (DE)
Assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE, Courbevoie (FR)
Appl. No. 17/426,021
Filed by SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE, Courbevoie (FR)
PCT Filed Jan. 14, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/050743
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 28, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/156795, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19153929 (EP), filed on Jan. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0111706 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B60J 3/04 (2006.01); B60J 7/043 (2006.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 3/04 (2013.01) [B60J 7/043 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60R 16/023 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling a plurality of assigned electrically controlled transmission switch elements of a first set in a vehicle sunroof, wherein the transmission switch elements of the first set are arranged one behind the other, wherein a first peripheral transmission switch element and a second peripheral transmission switch element of the first set of transmission switch elements are provided, wherein at least one first switch element and at least one second switch element are available for control, the method comprising:
receiving a first switching state of the first switch element within a predetermined time, wherein, as a result of said receiving of said first switching state of the first switching element, the transmission switch elements are controlled as follows:
if all transmission switch elements of the first set are opaque, the second peripheral transmission switch element is switched to transparent,
if all transmission switch elements of the first set are transparent, the second peripheral transmission switch element is switched to opaque,
if the first peripheral transmission switch element is opaque and the second peripheral transmission switch element is transparent, the transmission switch element that is immediately adjacent a transparent transmission switch element of the first set is switched to transparent,
receiving a first switching state of the second switch element within a predetermined time, wherein, as a result of said receiving of said first switching state of the second switching element, the transmission switch elements are controlled as follows:
if all transmission switch elements of the first set are opaque, the first peripheral transmission switch element is switched to transparent,
if all transmission switch elements of the first set are transparent, the first peripheral transmission switch element is switched to opaque,
if the second peripheral transmission switch element is opaque and the first peripheral transmission switch element is transparent, the transmission switch element that is immediately adjacent a transparent transmission switch element of the first set is switched to transparent.