Active pivoting window regulator system
AssigneeFaraday & Future Inc.
InventorsDaniel P. KAPUSKAR, CIAN JOHN FRANCIS BROGAN
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Abstract
A vehicle including a window regulator system is disclosed. The vehicle may include a vehicle door with an outer panel and an inner panel, a window regulator rail positioned between the outer panel and the inner panel, a glass pane which moves along the window regulator rail between the base of the window regulator rail and the top of the window regulator rail, and a rod attached to the window regulator rail. A motor may be configured to move the rod, and the movement of the rod may vary the position of the window regulator rail.
Claims20
A window regulator system, comprising:
- a window regulator rail extending from a base to a top;
- a glass pane movably connected to the window regulator rail such that the glass pane is able to move along the window regulator rail between the base and the top;
- a rod connected to the window regulator rail;
- and
- a motor configured to move the rod, wherein the movement of the rod pivots the window regulator rail thus altering the path of the glass pane.
A vehicle including a window regulator system, comprising:
- a vehicle door including an outer panel and an inner panel;
- a window regulator rail disposed between the outer panel and the inner panel, which extends from a base to a top;
- a glass pane movably connected to the window regulator rail such that the glass pane is able to move along the window regulator rail between the base and the top;
- a rod connected to the window regulator rail;
- and
- a motor configured to move the rod,
- wherein the movement of the rod pivots the window regulator rail thus altering the path of the glass pane.
A method of regulating a window position, comprising:
- causing a glass pane to move a predetermined distance along a window regulator rail between a base of the window regulator rail and a top of the window regulator rail;
- causing a motor to move a rod connected to the window regulator rail, thereby pivoting the window regulator rail and altering the path of the glass pane;
- and
- causing the glass pane to move an additional distance along the window regulator rail after moving the rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.