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US 6,779,307 B2Granted
Vehicle window regulator having angled sprockets
AssigneeMeritor Light Vehicle Systems-France
InventorSimon Dobson
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Abstract
A vehicle window regulator including an elongate drive shaft having a drive axis and first and second drive sprockets connected at spaced locations to the drive shaft. The first and second drive sprockets may be connected to the drive shaft constant velocity joints. The first and second drive sprockets are connected to respective first and second idler wheels via respective first and second toothed drive belts, with each drive belt including a cursor for connection to a window glass.
Claims15
A vehicle window regulator, comprising:
- an elongate drive shaft having a drive axis;
- first and second drive sprockets mounted at spaced locations on the drive shaft and surrounding the drive shaft;
- first and second toothed drive belts;
- first and second idler wheels connected to the first and second drive sprockets via the first and second drive belts, respectively;
- first and second cursors on the first and second drive belts, respectively, for connection to a window glass,
- wherein the drive sprockets are connected to and are driven by the drive shaft via respective first and second drive connections which enable axes of the first and second drive sprockets to be angled relative to the drive axis of the drive shaft that the drive sprockets surround.
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