US 2013/0255158 A1 · MOVABLE PANEL ASSEMBLY WITH A POWER SLIDING DRIVE MECHANISM

Abstract

A powered sliding drive assembly is provided with a sliding panel having a frame member on its periphery and guide pins that are on the bottom of the sliding panel. The pins may have a washer and/or a collar disposed on them. The washers provide quiet movement of the sliding pane. The sliding panel defines a plane. The assembly further has two or more cables, each of which is separately attached on one end to opposite sides of the frame member, pins, washers, and/or collars, where each of these ends of the cables is in the plane of the sliding panel. Each cable is attached on another end to opposite sides of a drive unit. The pins of the sliding panel are positioned in tracks, whereby the sliding panel can be located in a flush-flush position with a fixed panel and a vehicle body panel.

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Dependent claims

A powered sliding panel assembly, comprising:

a fixed panel defining a window opening;
a sliding panel movable between a closed position covering the window opening and an open position, the sliding panel having a frame member secured around at least a portion of the periphery of the sliding panel, and the sliding panel defining a plane;
at least one guide pin extending substantially vertically downwardly from a portion of the frame member, the guide pin being disposed on a bottom portion of the sliding panel;
and
at least one cable connected at a first end to the guide pin, to the frame member, or to both, and a second end connected to a sliding panel drive unit, at least the first end of the cable being in the plane of the sliding panel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Movable panel assembly with a power sliding drive mechanism

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Movable panel assembly with a power sliding drive mechanism

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Abstract

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