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US 10,480,234 B2Granted
Apparatus and method of providing full window opening above a door including a window and a division bar
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKyle Otremba, Henry W. Hausler, Donald P. Iacovoni, Paul L. Heirtzler, Jr.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a door panel having a window receiver and an internal compartment, a window and a division bar. That regulator carried on the door panel displaces the window and division bar between a closed position projecting from the entry opening and an opened position fully concealed within the internal compartment of the door panel.
Claims13
An apparatus, comprising:
- a door panel having a window receiver and an internal compartment;
- a window;
- a division bar;
- and
- a regulator carried on said door panel, said regulator displacing said window and said division bar between a closed position projecting from said window receiver and an opened position concealed within said internal compartment wherein said regulator comprises a motor and cable drive system concealed within said internal compartment, wherein said regulator further includes a guide rail system guiding said window as said window is displaced between said closed position and said opened position, wherein a pin is carried on said window and a catch is carried on said division bar and wherein said apparatus further includes a tension spring having a first end connected to said division bar and a second end connected to said door panel.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a door panel having a window receiver and an internal compartment;
- a window;
- a division bar;
- and
- a regulator carried on said door panel, said regulator displacing said window and said division bar between a closed position projecting from said window receiver and an opened position concealed within said internal compartment wherein said regulator comprises a motor and cable drive system concealed within said internal compartment, wherein said regulator further includes a guide rail system guiding said window as said window is displaced between said closed position and said opened position and wherein said apparatus further includes a guide track in said internal compartment, at least one guide on said division bar engaging and sliding along said guide track and a spring having a first end connected to said division bar and a second end connected to said door panel.
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