Global Patent Index - EP 1096092 A1

EP 1096092 A1 20010502 - Obstruction detection for a window

Title (en)

Obstruction detection for a window

Title (de)

Widerstandsdetektor für ein Fenster

Title (fr)

Détecteur d'obstacle pour une fenêtre

Publication

EP 1096092 A1 20010502 (EN)

Application

EP 00203487 A 20001008

Priority

GB 9925305 A 19991027

Abstract (en)

A system (20) for the detection of an obstruction in the path of a closing window (14) which is movable by an electric motor (16), the system comprising a FMCW radar transmitter (22) mountable on the window for transmitting a FMCW radar signal; a FMCW radar receiver (24) mountable on the window adjacent the transmitter for receiving the FMCW radar signal transmitted by the transmitter; and a control unit (26) for monitoring the FMCW radar signal received by the receiver, the control unit being connectable to the electric motor to control the operation of the motor dependent on the signal received by the receiver. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

E05F 15/00

IPC 8 full level

E05F 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E05F 15/431 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/55 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1096092 A1 20010502; GB 2355761 A 20010502; GB 9925305 D0 19991229

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00203487 A 20001008; GB 9925305 A 19991027