# US 10,501,978 B2 · Window regulator cable guide > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,501,978 B2 - Document ID: US10501978B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/848,575 - Filed: 2017-12-20 - Published: 2019-06-20 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-20 - Assignees: Hi-Lex Controls, Inc. - Applicants: Hi-Lex Controls, Inc. - Inventors: Shigeki Arimoto; Ichiro Okuno; Yohei Moriya - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501978B2 ## CPC - E05F 15/689: specially adapted for vehicle windows - E05D 15/165: {Details, e.g. sliding or rolling guides (E05D15/18 - E05D15/24 take precedence)} - E05F 11/483: {by cables} - E05F 15/60: using electrical actuators - E05Y 2201/66: Deflectors; Guides - E05Y 2201/684: Rails; Tracks - E05Y 2600/456: in or on a suspension member - E05Y 2600/53: Snapping - E05Y 2900/55: Windows - 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 - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) - 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 A cable guide for use with a window regulator assembly includes a body with a first rail support surface, a second rail support surface and a third rail support surface in a guide rail region and a cable support surface and a cable retention arm in a cable region. The first rail support surface is configured to be inserted through an aperture in a guide rail and be placed on a first side of the guide rail and a cable retention arm configured to receive a tensioned drive cable of the window regulator. The cable guide with the first, second and third rail support surfaces may be steadily assembled to the guide rail by utilizing the pushing force from the tensioned drive cable. The aperture is located along the guide rail such that the aperture is out of the slide path of the window carrier of the window regulator assembly. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable guide for use with a window regulator having a guide rail, the cable guide comprising: a body having a guide rail region and a cable region, the guide rail region having a first rail support surface, a second rail support surface and a third rail support surface and the cable region having a cable support surface and a cable retention arm, the first rail support surface disposed in an exterior surface of the body in the guide rail region, and configured to be placed through an aperture of the guide rail and contacted to a first side of the guide rail; a snap tab extending from one of the rail support surfaces; and the cable retention arm having a first portion extending from the cable support surface and a second portion cantilevered from the first portion such that an end of the second portion extends toward a first end of the body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the aperture is located along the guide rail between a window regulator motor at one end of the guide rail and a window regulator cable deflector at another end of the guide rail. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the second rail support surface of the guide rail region is configured to be placed on a second side of the guide rail, and wherein the second side of the guide rail is opposite side from the first side of the guide rail. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cable guide of claim 3, wherein the third rail support surface of the guide rail region is configured to be placed on a third side of the guide rail, and wherein the third side of the guide rail is perpendicularly bended from the second side of the guide rail. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cable guide of claim 4, wherein each of the respective first, second and third rail support surfaces are configured to press against each of the respective first, second and third side of the guide rail. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the cable retention arm and the cable support surface define a cable gap, and wherein the cable retention arm is configured to receive a window regulator cable in the cable gap. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cable guide of claim 6, wherein the window regulator cable in the cable gap is configured to press against the cable support surface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the first rail support surface and the cable support surface are facing to the same direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the snap tab is extended from the third rail support surface and integrally formed with the body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the cable retention arm is integrally formed with the body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the cable guide is formed of a plastic material using an injection molding process. ### Claim 12 A cable guide for use with a window regulator having a guide rail, the cable guide comprising: a body having a first rail support surface, a second rail support surface, a third rail support surface and a cable support surface, the first rail support surface disposed in an exterior surface of the body, and configured to be placed through an aperture of the guide rail and contacted to a first side of the guide rail; a snap tab extending from one of the rail support surfaces; and a cable retention arm having a first portion extending from the cable support surface and a second portion cantilevered from the first portion, and wherein the cable guide is configured to interlock with the guide rail. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The cable guide of claim 12, wherein the aperture is located along the guide rail between a window regulator motor at one end of the guide rail and a window regulator cable deflector at another end of the guide rail. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The cable guide of claim 12, wherein the second rail support surface is configured to be placed on a second side of the guide rail, and wherein the second side of the guide rail is opposite side from the first side of the guide rail. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The cable guide of claim 14, wherein the third rail support surface is configured to be placed on a third side of the guide rail, wherein the third side of the guide rail is perpendicularly bended from the second side of the guide rail, and wherein the snap tab is extended from the third rail support surface. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The cable guide of claim 15, wherein each of the respective first, second and third rail support surfaces are configured to press against each of the respective first, second and third side of the guide rail to stabilize the cable guide on the guide rail. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The cable guide of claim 12, wherein the second portion of the cable retention arm and the cable support surface define a cable gap, and wherein the cable retention arm is configured to receive a window regulator cable in the cable gap. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The cable guide of claim 17, wherein the window regulator cable is configured to press against the cable support surface.