Electric window controls between the front seats, including 'lockout' switch (2005 Saab 9-5).

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The first electric power windows were introduced around 1946 by Lincoln. [1] These are driven by a small electric motor inside the door and have come to be universal in the industry. Prior to that date, in the few vehicles offering this feature, the windows were driven by hydraulics or off the engine vacuum. In the 1950s, electric power was also applied to the tailgate window, in many station wagons. Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lincoln is an American luxury automobile brand, operated under the Ford Motor Company. ... For other kinds of motors, see motor. ... Excavator. ... Several different methods of automobile ancillary power exist. ... The tailgate is a door that can be moved up or down on a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ...

In a typical installation, there is an individual switch at each window and a set of switches in the driver's door, so the driver can operate all the windows. However, some models like Saab and Holden have used switches located in the center console, where they are accessible to all the occupants. In this case, the door-mounted switches can be omitted. For the manufacturer of Saab cars, see Saab Automobile. ... Holdens rule This article is about the Australian car manufacturer. ...

Power windows are usually inoperable, when the car is not running, as the electrical system is not 'live' once the ignition has been turned off. However, many modern cars have a time delay feature, first introduced by Cadillac in the 1980s, called retained accessory power. This allows operation of the windows and some other accessories for ten minutes or so after the engine is stopped. Another fairly recent innovation, pioneered by Nissan at about the same time^{[citation needed]}, is the express-down window, which allows the window to be fully lowered with one tap on the switch, as opposed to holding the switch down until the window retracts. For other uses, see Cadillac (disambiguation). ... Nissan Motor Co. ...

Power windows have come under some scrutiny after several fatal accidents in which children's necks have become trapped, leading to suffocation. Some designs place the switch in a location on a handrest where it can be accidentally triggered by a child climbing to place his or her head out of the window. To prevent this, many vehicles feature a driver-controlled lockout switch^{[citation needed]}, preventing rear-seat passengers (usually smaller children) from accidentally triggering the switches. A human neck. ...

The American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration claims to be working on power window safety regulations^{[citation needed]}, but has not established a date for their introduction. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, often pronounced nit-suh) is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, part of the Department of Transportation. ...

Currently, the window regulators are coming with " Anti trap or Anti pinch " mechanism.In case of accidental switch on if the children head is held between window glass and door sheetmetal the glass senses the load and the glass will lower. A trap is a device or tactic intended to harm, capture, detect, or inconvenience an intruder. ... In cooking, a pinch is a very small amount of an ingredient, typically salt or spice. ...

See also

• Car glass
• power door locks
• power seat
• power mirrors
• remote keyless system
• sunroof
• windshield

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External links

• Power Windows Are Perilous (CBS News)
• Fixing Power Windows
• How Power Windows Work
• Electric Power Window Repair