Vehicle window assembly with lift plate
AssigneeFaurecia Interior Systems, Inc.
InventorMichael J. Twork
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Abstract
A window assembly for a vehicle includes a glass assembly, a lift plate, and an actuator mechanism coupled with the glass assembly by the lift plate. The glass assembly has an aperture formed therethrough, and the actuator mechanism moves the glass assembly by applying a load at the aperture. A fastener may extend at least partially through the aperture from a shoulder at one side of the glass sheet to an end at an opposite side of the glass sheet. The window assembly may also include a coupling layer, such as an adhesive layer, between the fastener and the glass sheet. The window assembly can be constructed in a relatively compact configuration to save space within a vehicle door or panel.
Claims17
A glass assembly for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- a glass sheet having an aperture formed therethrough;
- a fastener coupled to the glass sheet at the aperture, the fastener having a shoulder at one side of the glass sheet and a body portion extending at least partially through the aperture to an end that is accessible from an opposite side of the glass sheet, the fastener being adapted for attachment of a lift plate to the glass assembly at the opposite side of the glass sheet;
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- a coupling layer between the fastener and the glass sheet that secures the fastener to the glass sheet independently from other fasteners.
A window assembly for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- a glass assembly having a glass sheet with an aperture formed therethrough and a first fastener bonded to one side of the glass sheet at the aperture, the aperture comprising an edge;
- a lift plate located at an opposite side of the glass sheet and attached to the first fastener with a second fastener, wherein a portion of at least one of the first or second fasteners extends through the aperture;
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- an actuator mechanism attached to the lift plate for moving the glass assembly, the window assembly being configured so that a load is applied at the edge of the aperture in a direction generally parallel with the plane of the glass sheet when the actuator moves the glass assembly, wherein a bottom edge of the glass sheet is unsupported during glass assembly movement.
11-16. (canceled)
A window assembly, comprising:
- a glass sheet having one or more apertures formed therethrough, each aperture having an edge that connects opposite sides of the glass sheet through the thickness of the glass sheet;
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- an actuator configured to move the glass sheet by applying a load at the edge of at least one of the one or more apertures in a direction generally parallel with the plane of the glass sheet, wherein a bottom edge of the glass sheet is unsupported during movement of the glass sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.