Active pivoting window regulator system
AssigneeFaraday & Future Inc.
InventorsDaniel P. Kapuskar, Cian John Francis Brogan
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Abstract
A vehicle including a window regulator system is disclosed. The vehicle may include a vehicle door with an outer panel and an inner panel, a window regulator rail positioned between the outer panel and the inner panel, a glass pane which moves along the window regulator rail between the base of the window regulator rail and the top of the window regulator rail, and a rod attached to the window regulator rail. A motor may be configured to move the rod, and the movement of the rod may vary the position of the window regulator rail.
Claims18
A window regulator system, comprising:
- a window regulator rail extending from a base to a top;
- a glass pane movably connected to the window regulator rail such that the glass pane is able to move in a path along the window regulator rail between the base and the top;
- a rod connected to the window regulator rail;
- a controller;
- and
- a motor coupled to the controller and configured to move the rod in response to a command from the controller, wherein the movement of the rod pivots the window regulator rail thus altering the path of the glass pane.
A vehicle including a window regulator system, comprising:
- a vehicle door including an outer panel and an inner panel;
- a window regulator rail disposed between the outer panel and the inner panel, which extends from a base to a top;
- a glass pane movably connected to the window regulator rail such that the glass pane is able to move in a path along the window regulator rail between the base and the top;
- a rod connected to the window regulator rail;
- a controller;
- and
- a motor coupled to a controller and configured to move the rod in response to a command from the controller,
- wherein movement of the rod pivots the window regulator rail thus altering the path of the glass pane.
A method of regulating a window position, comprising:
- moving a glass pane a predetermined distance in a path along a window regulator rail between a base of the window regulator rail and a top of the window regulator rail;
- automatically pivoting the window regulator rail in response to detecting the glass pane stopped moving in the path along the window regulator rail, thereby altering the path of the glass pane;
- and
- moving the glass pane an additional distance along the window regulator rail after pivoting the window regulator rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.