Appeal No. 1997-3253
Application 08/357,196
The present invention relates to a device for
controlling the drive of a power window for an automobile.
Independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A device for controlling the drive of a power window,
wherein said drive includes a switch that, when moved into an
operated state, actuates an electrically powered driving
source to raise or lower a door glass comprising:
an automatic continuation means for automatically holding
the operated state of the switch so as to continuously raise
or lower the door glass; and
a thermistor means disposed in the vicinity of the
driving source for shutting off electricity to the driving
source as a result of heat generated by a driving source
locking current which flows through the thermistor upon
complete closure or complete opening of the door glass, and
for shutting off electricity supplied to the driving source as
a result of heat generated by the driving source from an
overload condition.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Lemirande 4,394,607 July 19,
1983
Sobiepanek et al. 4,716,486 Dec. 29, 1987
(Sobiepanek)
Claims 1 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Lemirande and Sobiepanek.
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