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US 12,691,734 B2Granted
Sliding glass module and rear sliding glass assembly including same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Webasto Korea Holdings Ltd.
InventorsSung Yong Cho, Keon Han Kang, Ki Jin Nam, Chu Kyoung Kim
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Abstract
A sliding glass system can include a rail, a sliding glass portion including a heating wire and slidably connected to the rail, an electrically conductive busbar on the rail and configured to be connected to an external power source, and a pin module electrically connecting the busbar to the heating wire, wherein the pin module is configured to maintain contact with the busbar while the sliding glass portion moves.
Claims20
A sliding glass system comprising:
- a rail;
- a sliding glass portion including a heating wire, wherein the sliding glass portion is slidably connected to the rail;
- an electrically conductive busbar on the rail;
- and
- a pin module electrically connecting the busbar to the heating wire,
- wherein the pin module is configured to maintain contact with the busbar when the sliding glass portion is moved,
- wherein the sliding glass portion comprises:
- a sliding frame having an opening and an interference prevention groove extending in a width direction of the sliding frame,
- a locking portion disposed on the sliding frame and selectively fixing the sliding frame to the rail or switching the sliding frame to a slidably movable state, and
- a sliding glass coupled to a first sliding-frame surface of the sliding frame, wherein the sliding glass is configured to cover the opening of the sliding frame, and wherein the sliding glass includes the heating wire, and
- wherein the pin module is configured to be slidable along the interference prevention groove.
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A sliding glass system comprising:
- a rail;
- a sliding glass portion including a heating wire, wherein the sliding glass portion is slidably connected to the rail;
- an electrically conductive busbar on the rail;
- and
- a pin module electrically connecting the busbar to the heating wire,
- wherein the pin module is configured to maintain contact with the busbar when the sliding glass portion is moved,
- wherein the sliding glass portion comprises:
- a sliding frame having an opening and an interference prevention groove extending in a width direction of the sliding frame;
- a locking portion disposed on the sliding frame and selectively fixing the sliding frame to the rail or switching the sliding frame to a slidably movable state;
- a sliding glass coupled to a first sliding-frame surface of the sliding frame, wherein the sliding glass is configured to cover the opening of the sliding frame and wherein the sliding glass includes the heating wire;
- and
- a weather strip disposed on the sliding frame and wrapped around an edge of the sliding glass,
- wherein the pin module is configured to be slidable along the interference prevention groove.
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A rear sliding glass assembly comprising:
- a fixed glass installed in a vehicle, wherein the fixed glass has an opening;
- and
- a sliding glass system connected to the fixed glass, wherein the sliding glass system is configured to open and close the opening, and wherein the sliding glass system comprises:
- a rail;
- a sliding glass portion including a heating wire, wherein the sliding glass portion is slidably connected to the rail;
- an electrically conductive busbar on the rail and connected to an external power source;
- and
- a pin module electrically connecting the busbar to the heating wire, wherein the pin module is configured to maintain contact with the busbar when the sliding glass portion is moved,
- wherein the sliding glass portion comprises:
- a sliding frame having an opening and an interference prevention groove extending in a width direction of the sliding frame,
- a locking portion disposed on the sliding frame and selectively fixing the sliding frame to the rail or switching the sliding frame to a slidably movable state, and
- a sliding glass coupled to a first sliding-frame surface of the sliding frame, wherein the sliding glass is configured to cover the opening of the sliding frame and wherein the sliding glass includes the heating wire, and
- wherein the pin module is configured to be slidable along the interference prevention groove.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.