Adjustable lifter plate assembly and window regulator rails for door glass and associated methods

A motor vehicle door assembly, comprising:

• a door panel structure including an inner panel, an outer panel, and a bottom shut face, with a cavity bounded by said inner panel, said outer panel, and said bottom shut face;
• a first window regulator rail and a second window regulator rail disposed in said cavity;
• a window;
• and
• a lifter plate assembly, comprising:
• a main body having at least one rail guide hook configured for sliding receipt of one of the first and second window regulator rails therein to facilitate movement of the window along a vertical direction between open and closed positions;
• a window holder fixed to said main body, said window holder having a receptacle configured for receipt of a bottom edge of the window therein;
• a cable holder configured for fixed attachment to at least one cable;
• and
• an adjustment mechanism configured to provide adjustable movement of said main body and said window holder relative to said cable holder along the vertical direction, said adjustment mechanism being adjustable via a plurality of tool-receiving features, each of said plurality of tool-receiving features being accessible along a separate first, second and third axes.

A method of constructing a lifter plate assembly for holding a window of a motor vehicle door assembly and facilitating adjustable movement of the window along a vertical direction to bring a top edge of the window into sealed engagement with a roof of the motor vehicle, comprising:

• providing a main body having at least one rail guide hook configured for sliding receipt of a window regulator rail therein;
• fixing a window holder having a receptacle configured for receipt of an edge of the window to said main body;
• coupling a cable holder configured for fixed attachment of least one cable to said main body with an adjustment mechanism to provide adjustable movement of said main body and said window holder relative to said cable holder along the vertical direction;
• and
• configuring the adjustment mechanism for adjustment via a plurality of tool-receiving features, and arranging each of said plurality of tool-receiving features being accessible along a separate first, second and third axes.