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US 6,119,402 AGranted
Power sliding rear window
AssigneeLear Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
InventorStephen J. Wisner
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Abstract
A power drive system for driving the sliding rear windows in a pick-up truck includes a rack and pinion drive. In one embodiment, there are two sliding window portions, each associated with individual racks. Preferably, the single pinion drives both racks. In a second embodiment a single central window is utilized. Again, a rack and pinion preferably drives the window.
Claims12
A sliding mechanism for a vehicle rear window comprising:
- a first sliding window mounted upon one end of an L-shaped rigid bracket, said L-shaped rigid bracket including an opposite end having gear teeth which form a first rack;
- a second sliding window mounted upon one leg of a U-shaped rigid bracket, said U-shaped rigid bracket including another leg having rack teeth which form a second rack;
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- a pinion gear which engages said gear teeth on said first and second racks, said pinion gear cooperating with said first and second racks to slide both said first and second windows in opposite directions.
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A sliding rear window assembly mechanism for a vehicle comprising:
- at least one fixed window;
- a sliding window adjacent to said fixed window, said sliding window offset from said fixed window to allow said sliding window to move over said fixed window, said sliding window defining a sliding window plane;
- a rigid bracket attached to an edge of said sliding window, said bracket including a portion having gear teeth extending from an edge of said bracket and away from said sliding window, said gear teeth defining a rack, said bracket and gear teeth lying in said sliding window plane;
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- a pinion gear which lies in said sliding window plane and has an axis of rotation, said pinion gear axis of rotation being perpendicular to said sliding window plane, said pinion gear engaging said rack gear teeth, said pinion gear being operable to move said sliding window over said fixed window.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.