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US 2004/0168372 A1Published application
Driving member for power window devices of motor vehicles
OwnerMelchor D. Castelloninventor
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It comprises a body (1) formed of two body halves (2, 3) joined to each other by one of their ends which interior portion (4) receives the end of the window pane. The interior portion (4) is provided with parallel protrusions (5) disposed in a stepped arrangement forming an upward series (6) and a downward series (7), both being symmetrical, so that the window pane rests sloped on one of said series (6) according to the position assumed in the power window device, the same driving member being able to be used for the door of the other side, the window pane resting on the other of said series (7). The body half (2) is provided with a front groove (8) to resiliently conform the end of the body (1) where the window pane exists to the curvature thereof, and the other body half (3) being provided with a hole matching a hole of the window pane for holding them by means of a screw, the hole of the driving member being smaller than that of the window to absorb tolerances.
1 - Driving member for power window devices of motor vehicles comprising a clamp-like U-shaped body (1) formed of two body-halves (2, 3) joined to each other by one of their ends which interior portion (4) is conveniently adapted to receive the lower end of the window pane of the vehicle, said body (1) being slidingly driven by a driving cable along a rail of said power window device, characterized in that said interior portion (4) of said body (1) that is in contact with the lower end of the window pane of the vehicle is provided with parallel longitudinal protrusions (5) disposed in a stepped arrangement forming an upward series of protrusions (6) and a downward series of protrusions (7), both series (6, 7) of protrusions (5) being symmetrical so that the window pane rests on one of said series (6) slightly sloped according to the position that it assumes in the power window device, the same driving member being able to be used for the window pane of the door of the other side of the vehicle resting on the other of said series (7) of protrusions (5).
2 - Driving member for power window devices of motor vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that one of the body halves (2) defining said U-shaped body has a front transverse groove (8) intended to resiliently conform the end of said body (1) where the window pane exists to the curvature thereof.
3 - Driving member for power window devices of motor vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that the other body half (3) is provided with a hole matching a hole formed in the lower end of the window pane for holding them by means of a screw, the hole of the driving member being smaller than the hole of the window to absorb tolerances between rails.
4 - Driving member for power window devices of motor vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that it is provided with a circular end of travel stop (10) arranged centered with the stop of the power window device and the section of the guide rail.