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Window system for a passenger compartment of a vehicle

A passenger cabin and window technology, applied in the field of vehicle windows and light transmission through them, can solve problems such as blocking the line of sight

Active Publication Date: 2018-02-23
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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The device completely blocks the view and does not provide automatic or complete sun protection coverage in all positions or orientations in the passenger compartment

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[0009] As described and illustrated herein, the components of the embodiments of the invention may be arranged and designed in a variety of different configurations. Accordingly, the following detailed description is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed, but is only representative of possible embodiments thereof. Furthermore, although numerous specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments disclosed herein, some embodiments may be practiced without some or all of these details. Furthermore, for the purpose of clarity, certain technical material that is known in the prior art has not been described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention. Furthermore, the drawings are in simplified form and not to precise scale. For convenience and clarity only, directional terms such as top, bottom, left, right, inside, outside, back and front may be used. These and si...

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A window system for a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a transparent window having a window treatment, an incident light monitoring subsystem, an incident light management subsystem and a controller. The incident light monitoring subsystem monitors incident light transmitted into the passenger compartment, determines a field of view of a passenger and determines an intensity of the incident light relative to the field of view of the passenger. The incident light management subsystem individually controls a plurality of light projectors to project a light beam that interacts with a subsection of the window treatment to modulate light transparency of one of the subsections of the window based upon the intensity of the incident light in relation to a field of view of the passenger.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to vehicle windows and light transmission therethrough. Background technique [0002] The vehicle includes a passenger compartment including windows formed of glass or other suitable substance. The windows act as an impervious, transparent windshield that separates passengers from operating components. Incident light from the sun or external sources, such as the headlights of oncoming vehicles, can cause glare that impairs the driver's vision. Incident light can generate heat loads on the passenger compartment, which can be beneficial in cold ambient temperatures and disadvantageous in warm ambient temperatures. Currently, vehicles are equipped with manual or semi-automatic sun visors to block or otherwise minimize the portion of incident light entering the passenger compartment. Such devices completely block the view and cannot provide automatic or complete sun protection coverage in all positions or orientations in th...

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IPC IPC(8): B60J3/04
CPCB60J3/04B60J1/00G02F1/293
Inventor M·R·加蓬斯特J·L·汉密尔顿M·P·范德费尔德L·J·S·哈德洛康B·S·马尔茨斯基D·M·萨拉R·L·维纳斯基A·J·斯蒂芬斯基
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC