Sliding window assembly having a removable sliding panel
AssigneeAGC Automotive Americas Co.
InventorsBrian Kinross, Steve Ganser
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Abstract
A sliding window assembly for a vehicle includes a track member defining a channel. The track member further defines a gap that extends laterally into the channel having a gap length along the track member. The sliding window assembly further includes a sliding panel having an edge. The sliding window assembly includes a shoe extending from the sliding panel and engages the track member to support the sliding panel on the track member. The shoe has a shoe length that is parallel with the track member. The shoe length is less than the gap length to allow for removal of the sliding panel by aligning and passing the shoe through the gap.
Claims15
A sliding window assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a track member defining a channel,
- a sliding panel having an edge and being moveable along said track member between an open position and a closed position,
- a shoe extending from said sliding panel into said channel for supporting said sliding panel on said track member as said sliding panel moves between said open and closed positions,
- said shoe having a shoe length parallel with said track member,
- said track member defining a gap extending laterally into said channel and having a gap length along said track member, and
- said shoe length being less than said gap length to allow said shoe to pass through said gap for removing said sliding panel from said channel of said track member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.