Electrical connection to windshield/backglass
OwnerJames R. Spaulding, Joseph Bosy +2inventors
InventorsJames R. Spaulding, Joseph Bosy, Michael C. Heitmann, James Arthur Cole
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Abstract
A window system for a vehicle including a glass assembly, an electrical device coupled to the glass assembly, a conducting post electrically coupled to the electrical device, sheet metal in the vehicle forming an aperture in the vehicle for accepting the glass assembly, a locating tab located on the border of the aperture, where the conducting post couples to the locating tab to position the glass assembly within the aperture to create an electrical connection to an electrical system in the vehicle.
Claims11
A window system for a vehicle comprising:
- a glass assembly;
- an electrical device coupled to said glass assembly;
- a conducting post electrically coupled to said electrical device;
- sheet metal in the vehicle forming an aperture in the vehicle for accepting said glass assembly;
- a locating tab located on the border of said aperture;
- wherein said conducting post couples to said locating tab to position said glass assembly within said aperture to create an electrical connection to an electrical system in the vehicle.
A method of creating a physical and electrical connection for an electrical device coupled to a vehicle window to an electrical system in a vehicle comprising:
- affixing conducting posts to the vehicle window, said vehicle posts electrically connected to the electrical device;
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- coupling said conducting posts physically and electrically to locating tabs coupled to a window aperture in a vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.