US 6,141,910 A · Door module having a windowpane which includes brackets for attaching the windowpane to the door module and for moving the windowpane

Abstract

A motor vehicle door module, built as a preassembled unit, includes a windowpane movable between open and closed positions, an integrated window regulator assembly including a drive mechanism such as a drive motor or hand crank for moving the windowpane between the open and closed positions, a cable assembly, cable routers such as pulleys or sliders, a seal assembly, and a door frame assembly including run channels. The windowpane includes a bracket assembly which is slidably disposed within the run channels. The cable assembly includes a cable connected to the bracket assembly and the drive mechanism for transferring a force of the drive mechanism to the bracket assembly to move the windowpane between the open and closed positions. The cable routers are attached to fore and aft door frames of the door frame assembly and route the cable between the drive mechanism and the bracket assembly. The seal assembly forms a seal between the windowpane and the door frames and between the windowpane and the motor vehicle body. The windowpane may be positioned so that in the closed position, the windowpane is generally flush with an exterior surface of the motor vehicle body. The brackets of the bracket assembly and the run channels may be T, U, J and I shaped in cross section. The cable can be attached to the bracket assembly by a snap fit carrier.

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Dependent claims

A door module for a door of a motor vehicle comprising, in combination:

a slidable windowpane;
drive means for moving the windowpane between an open position and a closed position;
a bracket assembly comprising at least a first pair of fore and aft brackets, said fore bracket fixedly attached to the windowpane adjacent to a corresponding fore edge of the windowpane and said aft bracket fixedly attached to the windowpane adjacent to a corresponding aft edge of the windowpane;
a cable assembly comprising a cable connecting the drive means to the fore and aft brackets and transmitting a force of said drive means to the fore and aft brackets to move the windowpane;
cable routing means for routing the cable between the drive means and the fore and aft brackets;
a door frame assembly having fore and aft elongate door frames connected by a header door frame, the door frames cooperating to form an opening closed by the windowpane when the windowpane is in the closed position, wherein the fore and aft brackets are slidably disposed within the fore and aft elongate door frames, respectively, the cable routing means is attached to the fore and aft elongate door frames;
and
a seal assembly attached to the door frame assembly, forming a seal between the elongate door frames and the slidable windowpane.

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A door for a motor vehicle having a body with an exterior surface, the door comprising, in combination:

an outer panel;
and
a door module attached to the outer panel comprising:
an inner panel cooperating with the outer panel to form an interior cavity, a windowpane-receiving entry to the interior cavity and a beltline at a top of the inner panel;
a structural door frame assembly comprising first and second door frames connected by a header, wherein the structural door frame assembly and the beltline define an opening;
a windowpane having fore and aft edges, an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the windowpane is movable between an open position and a closed position and is sized to close the opening in the closed position, wherein the first and second door frames slidably guide the windowpane;
a seal assembly attached to the door frames and adapted to form a seal between the door frames and the motor vehicle body and between the windowpane and the door frames;
drive means for moving the windowpane, attached to the inner panel;
bracketry comprising a pair of brackets one pair fixedly bonded to said windowpane only on the interior surface of the windowpane adjacent to a fore edge of the windowpane and the other fixedly bonded to the windowpane only on the interior surface of the windowpane adjacent an aft edge of the windowpane, the brackets being slidably received by the door frames;
and
a cross-cable assembly comprising a cable connecting the drive means to the brackets and transmitting a force of the drive means to the brackets to move the windowpane, a pair of cable guide elements mounted on the first door frame, and a pair of cable guide elements mounted on the second door frame, wherein the cable is routed in an X-shape between the four cable guide elements.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Door module having a windowpane which includes brackets for attaching the windowpane to the door module and for moving the windowpane

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Door module having a windowpane which includes brackets for attaching the windowpane to the door module and for moving the windowpane

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Abstract

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