Powered slider drive interface and drive assembly
AssigneePilkington North America, Inc.
InventorJohn H. Gillen
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AssigneePilkington North America, Inc.
InventorJohn H. Gillen
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A vehicular, powered slider drive interface and drive assembly are provided. The interface has a driver bracket, which includes contact surfaces, mounted on a regulator, a driver receiver, which includes contact surfaces, mounted on a slider panel, and separate bumpers disposed on each driver surface. When the regulator is caused to move in an open direction, a first driver contact surface is brought into selectively non-attached pushing or pulling mechanical contact with a first driver bumper to smoothly open the slider-panel. When the regulator is caused to move in a closed direction, a second driver contact surface is brought into selectively non-attached pushing or pulling mechanical contact with a second receiver bumper to smoothly close the slider panel. Since the driver bracket and the driver receiver are not rigidly/directly mechanically attached, the slider panel slides freely without binding and requiring precise alignment of the drive interface.
A powered slider drive interface for opening and closing a vehicle slider panel across a window aperture, comprising:
A powered slider drive interface for opening and closing a vehicle slider panel across a window aperture, comprising:
A powered slider drive assembly for opening and closing a vehicle slider panel across a window aperture, comprising:
A slider panel assembly, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.