# US 10,500,930 B2 · Vehicle door glass damping and vehicles including vehicle door glass damping systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,500,930 B2 - Document ID: US10500930B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/864,364 - Filed: 2018-01-08 - Published: 2019-07-11 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2018-01-08 - Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Inventors: Scott L. Frederick; Scott P. Robison - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500930B2 ## CPC - B60J 1/2097: {means to prevent rattling of vehicle windows (anti-rattling means for vehicle doors E05F7/02)} - B60J 10/76: for window sashes; for glass run channels - E05F 7/04: Arrangements affording protection against rattling (with buffering action E05F5/00) - E05F 15/70: with automatic actuation - E05Y 2900/55: Windows - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) - E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF ## Abstract Embodiments described herein generally relate to a vehicle door glass damping system that functions like a clamp along a perimeter of a door glass when the door glass is in a closed position. The system includes an actuator assembly having a motor housing and a plunger. The assembly is configured to apply a force in the vehicle lateral direction force to a perimeter edge of the door glass. A plurality of actuator assemblies may be provided about the perimeter of the door glass at multiple locations. The actuator assembly may be a single touch location or may touch off on the whole perimeter of the door glass. When the door glass is displaced, a sealing member body within a glass run channel pivotally compresses which creates a compression seal between the sealing member body and the exterior surface of the door glass. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle comprising: a vehicle door, the vehicle door comprising a door glass slidably attached to the vehicle door; a control unit; and an actuator assembly operably connected to the control unit, the actuator assembly comprising a motor housing and a plunger, the plunger operably coupled to the motor housing such that the plunger is movable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, wherein the actuator is activated by the control unit to move the plunger when the door glass is in a closed position, wherein the plunger of the actuator assembly is configured to make contact with the door glass to displace the door glass in a vehicle lateral direction in the extended configuration and is disengaged from the door glass in the retracted configuration. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle door comprises a door frame portion and a door frame cover portion that together define a cavity, the actuator assembly being mounted within the cavity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vehicle of claim 2, wherein a free end of the plunger is operably attached to a bar that extends along an edge of the door glass, the bar is configured to make contact with the door glass to displace the door glass in a vehicle lateral direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vehicle of claim 3, wherein the bar is connected to multiple actuator assemblies. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the actuator extends the plunger a distance to apply a force against a plurality of predetermined positions on the door glass that moves an edge of the door glass laterally. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The vehicle of claim 5, further comprising glass run channel that receives an edge of the door glass with the door glass in the closed position, the glass run channel having a glass run sealing member located therein, the actuator assembly displaces the edge of the door glass into the glass run sealing member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the actuator and plunger are activated only by the control unit when the door glass is in a closed position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The vehicle of claim 7, wherein a window regulator is operably connected to the control unit, the window regulator provides the control unit an indication of the door glass position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein there is a plurality of actuator assemblies located about a periphery of the door glass. ### Claim 10 A vehicle door comprising a door glass slidably attached to the vehicle door, the vehicle door comprising: a control unit; and an actuator assembly operably connected to the control unit, the actuator assembly having a motor housing and a plunger, the plunger extends from the motor housing, the plunger having a first end and a second end, the first end of the plunger is operably coupled to the motor housing, the second end of the plunger is configured to make contact with the door glass; wherein the second end of the plunger is moved from a retracted configuration that is disengaged with the door glass to an extended configuration when the door glass is in a closed position, the second end of the plunger is configured to apply a force against a position on the door glass upon an actuation by the actuator assembly that displaces the door glass in a vehicle lateral direction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The door of claim 10, wherein the actuator and plunger are activated only by the control unit when the door glass is in a closed position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The door of claim 10, wherein a window regulator is operably connected to the control unit, the window regulator provides the control unit an indication of the door glass position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The door of claim 10, further comprising a glass run channel that receives an edge of the door glass with the door glass in the closed position, the glass run channel having a glass run sealing member located therein, the actuator assembly displaces the edge of the door glass into the glass run sealing member. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The door of claim 10, wherein the second end of the plunger is operably attached to a bar that extends along an edge of the door glass, the bar is configured to make contact with the door glass to displace the door glass in a vehicle lateral direction. ### Claim 15 A method of damping a door glass of a vehicle door, the method comprising: mounting an actuator assembly having a motor housing and a plunger in a cavity defined by a door frame portion and a door frame cover portion; determining, by a control unit, when the door glass is in a closed position; activating the actuator assembly when the door glass is determined to be in the closed position moving from a retracted configuration that is disengaged with the door glass; and extending the plunger a distance to apply a force against a plurality of predetermined positions on the door glass that moves an edge of the door glass in a vehicle lateral direction. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, the door further comprising a glass run channel that receives an edge of the door glass with the door glass in the closed position, the glass run channel having a glass run sealing member located therein, the plunger displaces the edge of the door glass into the glass run sealing member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, a free end of the plunger is operably attached to a bar that extends along an edge of the door glass, the bar is configured to make contact with the door glass to displace the door glass in a vehicle lateral direction. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the bar is connected to multiple actuator assemblies. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein there is a plurality of actuator assemblies located about a periphery of the door glass. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein a window regulator is operably connected to the control unit, the window regulator provides the control unit an indication of the door glass position.