Drive unit assembly for a window regulator
AssigneeHi-Lex Controls, Inc.
InventorShigeki Arimoto
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Abstract
A window regulator for a motor vehicle includes a drive unit assembly with a module plate. The drive unit for the window regulator includes a cable drum housing with a cable drum and a motor assembly. The cable drum housing includes a stepped annular ring extended from the cable drum housing and a snap-fit post protruded from each of the stepped annular ring for engaging with the module plate. The cable drum housing is positioned on a receiving site of the module plate, and the stepped annular ring and the snap-fit post is coupled with a locating site on the receiving site. Each locating site includes a circular bead for engaging with the stepped annular ring of the cable drum housing.
Claims7
A drive unit assembly for a window regulator, comprising:
- a cable drum housing including;
- a stepped annular ring being extended from the cable drum housing, and
- a snap-fit post having a first end attached to the stepped annular ring of the cable drum housing and a second end at an opposite side of the first end, the snap-fit post being concentric with the stepped annular ring and having a smaller diametric size than the stepped annular ring;
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- a module plate having a locating site configured for receiving the snap-fit post of the cable drum housing, the locating site including a circular bead with at least one first crush rib protruding from an inner surface of the circular bead for engaging with the stepped annular ring of the cable drum housing and a central opening for coupling with the snap-fit post,
- wherein the stepped annular ring is press fitted inside the circular bead of the module plate such that the inner surface of the circular bead is entirely in contact with the stepped annular ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.