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US 2025/0257597 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
A living hinge comprising:
- a flange;
- one or more hinge sections connected to the flange;
- and
- a base section connected to the one or more hinge sections, wherein the one or more hinge sections are configured to allow a window to move relative to a support, and wherein the flange is configured to allow removal of the window from the support.
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A window comprising:
- glass;
- an encapsulation frame affixed to the glass;
- a living hinge comprising:
- a flange configured to interface with a support;
- and
- a base section coupled to the flange and configured to be affixed to the encapsulation frame, wherein the base section is capable of flexing relative to the flange.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a support;
- a window configured to interface with the support;
- a living hinge configured to couple the window to the support, comprising:
- a flange;
- one or more hinge sections affixed to the flange;
- and
- a base section affixed to the one or more hinge sections opposite the flange, wherein the flange is capable of flexing relative to the base section to allow the window to move relative to the support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.