Unless constantly protected by overhead garages, an automotive vehicle,
when parked and with its windows and sunroof opened or closed, is often
subjected, respectively, to the risk of freezing or overheating its
interior. Such extreme temperatures will reduce the life span of the
electronic and mechanical components in or near the vehicle interior.
Also, excessively high and low temperatures in the interior of the car
would clearly cause a rather discomforting experience for the driver and
passengers who subsequently seat themselves in it. This experience is
keenly amplified for young children, elderly and those who are physically
weak because of their reduced tolerance to discomfort.
Briefly, a method and apparatus is provided for automatically adjusting a
vehicle's window and sunroof positions after a vehicle operator has left a
car unattended. The present invention includes a power window and sunroof
system for an automotive vehicle. This system according to the present
invention is activated only when the vehicle is presumably parked and left
unattended by a vehicle operator. Once activated, the power window and
sunroof system will be turned OFF automatically when the vehicle operator
returns to drive the vehicle away.
The present invention also has a temperature sensing circuitry to be
appropriately located somewhere in or near the interior of the vehicle.
Once the system is activated, output of the temperature sensing circuitry
would then be used to maintain a "comfortable" temperature range for the
interior of the vehicle over the time period the vehicle is parked and
left unattended.