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US 2025/0257593 A1Published application
Removable pop out windows and corresponding latches, actuators, living hinges, and modular designs
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsPhilipp Josef Wolf, Mark Lennard Taylor, Andres Meana, Miguel Angel Ramirez Basilio, Raghav Jaswal, James John Alexander Dowle, Spencer Charles Curran
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Abstract
A removable pop out window provides a modular design. The window is configurable for multiple positions, including closed, vented, removable (e.g., pop out) positions, and combination thereof. The window may include latches, actuators, living hinges, or a combination thereof to allow for the multiple positions. The window may be modular, configured to be installed either as fixed of removable in a vehicle.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a latch receiver comprising a first main body and a recess;
- and
- a latch comprising a second main body rotatably coupled to the latch receiver about a hinge axis and a hook at an end of the second main body, wherein:
- when the second main body is rotated against the first main body, the hook is clear of the recess such that the latch is detachable from the latch receiver;
- and
- as the second main body is rotated away from the first main body, the hook enters the recess.
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An assembly, comprising:
- a window;
- a window frame against which the window is configured to close;
- a latch receiver comprising a first main body and a recess, and coupled to the window frame;
- and
- a latch comprising a second main body rotatably coupled to the latch receiver about a hinge axis and a hook at an end of the second main body, and coupled to the window, wherein:
- when the second main body is rotated against the first main body, the hook is clear of the recess such that the latch is detachable from the latch receiver and the window is detachable from the window frame;
- and
- as the second main body is rotated away from the first main body, the hook enters the recess.
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A window for a vehicle comprising:
- an encapsulation frame configured to interface to a support arranged between pillars of the vehicle;
- and
- a latch coupled to the encapsulation frame, wherein:
- in a closed configuration of the window, the latch is fully engaged with a latch receiver coupled to the support;
- in a vented configuration of the window, the latch is partially engaged with the latch receiver;
- and
- in a removal configuration of the window, the latch is removable from the latch receiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.