Abstract: A side window shade for triangular windows contains a strip-shaped shade that is provided with a contour part on its pointed end. The contour part is arranged on a slide in a pivoted fashion and is able to align itself in accordance with the winding shaft when the shade is retracted. In the extracted position, the contour part is forced into a position in which it is pivoted away from the winding shaft by a certain distance in order to cover the window opening as completely as possible.

Abstract: A side window shade for triangular windows contains a strip-shaped shade that is provided with a contour part on its pointed end. The contour part is arranged on a slide in a pivoted fashion and is able to align itself in accordance with the winding shaft when the shade is retracted. In the extracted position, the contour part is forced into a position in which it is pivoted away from the winding shaft by a certain distance in order to cover the window opening as completely as possible.

Abstract: The device raises and lowers a vehicle window pane solely by continuous path control without forced guidance. The device has a number of drive units which are operated by a continuous-path control unit with a programmable memory and which drive the vehicle window pane along a theoretical path over a barrel-shaped curved enveloping surface. The curved surface follows the external contours of the vehicle. The drive units used are preferably linear drives, which are controlled in an appropriate manner using trajectories projected onto the co-ordinate planes.