Patent ID: 9015993
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B60J,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising a control device for carrying out an operating method for (i) an electric rear window lifter for moving a rear pane and (ii) an electric front window lifter for moving a front pane in a motor vehicle, wherein: the control device is configured to control the electric rear window lifter to move the rear pane in a rear-pane lowering direction; the control device is configured to detect trapping of a body part or other object between the rear pane and the front pane, while the electric rear window lifter is moving the rear pane in the rear-pane lowering direction; the control device is configured, upon detecting the trapping of the body part or the other object, to automatically move the rear pane in a rear-pane lifting direction to a safety position that eliminates the case of trapping, while preventing movement of the front pane, and the control device is configured, upon reaching the safety position, to automatically hold the rear pane at the safety position, wherein: