| US 7,523,585 B2 | ||
| Motor-vehicle door provided with a device for moving the window pane when the door is opened and closed | ||
| Francesco Butera, Turin (Italy); Stefano Alacqua, Cascine Vica (Italy); and Alessandro Zanella, Turin (Italy) | ||
| Assigned to C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni, Orbassano (Turin) (Italy) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 15, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/300,397. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 05425381 (EP), filed on May 27, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0265965 A1, Nov. 30, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. E05F 11/38 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 49—72 [49/280; 49/348; 49/375] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A door of a motor vehicle, comprising:
a supporting structure, a window vertically mobile with respect to the supporting structure;
an electric-actuation transmission for controlling movement of the window; and
means for causing a displacement of the window between a completely raised position and a partially lowered position when
the door is opened or closed respectively,
wherein said means for causing displacement of the window comprise:
a coupling between the window and a driven member controlled by said transmission, which enables a movement of the window
with respect to said driven member;
shape-memory actuating means for controlling the movement of the window with respect to said driven member said shape-memory
actuating means being activated by an electrical current passing therethrough; and
an electronic control unit which detects the open or closed state of the door and the position of the window and actuates
actuate said shape-memory actuating means to bring about displacement of the window between the window's completely raised
position and partially lowered position when the door is opened or closed, respectively.
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