Synchronized Vehicle Window Control via Driver Door Switch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle window control systems do not allow for simultaneous control of all windows from a single control panel, nor can they automatically lower all windows to a predetermined amount when the vehicle is started, lacking efficiency and economy in design.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle window control system featuring a control assembly on the driver's door with a switch panel that includes a first switch for synchronizing all windows, a second switch for lowering them to a predetermined amount, and center buttons indicating the percentage of lowering, allowing users to control all windows simultaneously and set them to a specific height upon vehicle engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple switches are provided for each window, then each window can be controlled independently, but the control panel complexity and number of controls increase
Solution Approach 1:
The driver's side control panel is designed to control all vehicle windows (driver, front passenger, and rear windows) through a single set of switches. Each switch on the driver's panel can operate any window in the vehicle, eliminating the need for separate control panels in each door and reducing the total number of control elements while maintaining full independent control capability for each window.
2Productivity
If a synchronizing switch is added to control all windows simultaneously, then window lowering efficiency improves, but the switch panel complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The synchronizing switch integrates multiple control functions into a single element. When activated, this single switch simultaneously controls all windows to lower to a predetermined position, combining what would otherwise require multiple individual switch operations into one action, thereby improving productivity without significantly increasing panel complexity.
3Ease of operation
If automatic window lowering at vehicle startup is implemented, then user convenience improves, but system complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically lowers all windows to a predetermined position when the vehicle is started, performing the window adjustment action in advance before the driver needs it. This preliminary action is triggered by the vehicle startup event, requiring only a simple conditional check in the control logic rather than complex continuous monitoring, thus improving ease of operation with minimal increase in system complexity.
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AI summary
A vehicle window control system including a vehicle assembly and a control assembly is disclosed herein. The vehicle assembly includes a vehicle having a driver door having a driver window and passenger doors having passenger windows. The windows are each controlled by an electric motor preciously existing in the vehicle. The driver door further includes a control area having the control assembly mounted thereon. The control assembly includes a switch panel that allows a user to control the windows of the vehicle. The control assembly allows a user to automatically sync all of the windows of the vehicle from the control area of the driver door. Additionally, the vehicle window control system allows a user to have all of the windows of a vehicle to lower a predetermined amount when the vehicle is engaged.