公开(公告)号：US20200298678A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16359137

申请日：2019-03-20

Applicant: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Shintaro KATSURA

IPC: B60J3/04 ,  B60J7/043 ,  B60J7/00

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods to adjust dimming associated with dual panel sunroof are disclosed. A disclosed sunroof dimming system for a vehicle includes a first dimmable panel of a sunroof and a second dimmable panel of the sunroof. The first dimmable panel is moveable relative to the second dimmable panel to open or close the sunroof. The sunroof dimming system also includes a controller operatively coupled to the first and second dimmable panels. The controller is configured to adjust dimming associated with the first and second dimmable panels to maintain a brightness of an external light associated with a vehicle cabin that is experienced by a vehicle occupant when the sunroof changes between a closed state and an open state.

公开(公告)号：US20200298677A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16357806

申请日：2019-03-19

Applicant: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Shintaro KATSURA

IPC: B60J3/04 ,  E06B9/24

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods to adjust dimming associated with vehicle sunroofs are disclosed. A disclosed sunroof dimming system for a vehicle includes a dimmable panel of a vehicle sunroof. The sunroof dimming system also includes a controller operatively coupled to the dimmable panel. The controller is configured to obtain data during operation of the vehicle. The controller is also configured to determine, based on the data, that a vehicle occupant will be exposed to an external light via the dimmable panel when the vehicle is at a first predicted location of a road. The controller is also configured to control the dimmable panel before the vehicle is at the first predicted location to reduce a brightness of the external light that the vehicle occupant will encounter.

公开(公告)号：US20200298684A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16356189

申请日：2019-03-18

Applicant: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Erik CARLSON ,  Shintaro KATSURA

IPC: B60J7/043 ,  B60J7/057 ,  B60J7/19

Abstract: A tilt and slide apparatus and method for a sunroof of a vehicle includes a movable panel, a drive shoe configured to slide in a forward/rearward direction relative to the front of the vehicle, a lift guide connected to an end of the movable panel, and a check assembly including a locking component. The check assembly couples the drive shoe and the lift guide when the drive shoe is slid in the forward direction to the lift guide. A guide ramp formed on the drive shoe is an angled indented surface configured to align a portion of the locking component in order to couple the drive shoe and the lift guide. The guide ramp is formed as a tapered groove that has a width in a vehicle width direction that is continuously broadened from a front end of the groove toward a rear end of the groove.