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US 7,073,293 B2Granted
Horizontal slider window assembly
AssigneeDonnelly Corporation
InventorJim Galer
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Abstract
A vehicular rear window assembly for a vehicle comprises a first fixed pane, a second fixed pane, a sliding pane, which is supported for horizontal movement between open and closed positions, and a drive assembly. The slider window assembly includes a support system that supports the fixed panes in a manner to define a central opening. The support system further includes a carrier that supports the sliding pane for horizontal movement and, further, provides an enhanced engagement between the sliding pane and the drive assembly.
Claims29
A vehicular rear window assembly comprising:
- a first fixed pane;
- a second fixed pane;
- a sliding pane;
- a drive assembly for moving said sliding pane, said drive assembly including a selectively driven cable having a first enlarged end and a second enlarged end;
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- a support system comprising:
- an upper horizontal member, a lower horizontal member, and a pair of spaced apart vertical members, said vertical members interconnecting said upper horizontal member and said lower horizontal member to define an opening, said fixed panes mounted between said upper and lower horizontal members;
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- a carrier supporting said sliding pane for horizontal movement between open and closed positions, said carrier including an elongate body having an upper side with an upwardly facing channel for receiving a portion of said sliding pane therein and longitudinally opposed ends having outer surfaces generally orthogonal to said upper side, said body further including a keyhole-shaped opening comprising two differently sized openings in at least one of said outer surfaces of said ends spaced below said upper side for receiving and latching one of said ends of said cable to said carrier wherein said cable moves said sliding pane when said cable is driven.
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A vehicular rear window assembly comprising:
- a fixed pane;
- a sliding pane;
- a drive assembly for moving said sliding pane, said drive assembly including a selectively driven cable having a first enlarged end and a second enlarged end;
- upper and lower tracks;
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- a carrier supporting said sliding pane for horizontal movement along said upper and lower tracks between open and closed positions, said carrier including a body having an upper side with an opening for receiving a portion of said sliding pane therein, said body further including longitudinally opposed ends, at least one of said longitudinally opposed ends having an outer surface generally orthogonal to said upper side, said outer surface including a keyhole-shaped opening comprising two differently sized openings formed therein and spaced below said upper side, said at least one of said longitudinally opposed ends including a cavity behind said keyhole-shaped opening and in communication with said keyhole-shaped opening, said keyhole-shaped opening for receiving said first end of said cable, and said first end of said cable being latched to said body when said first end of said cable is extended through one of said differently sized openings and seated in said cavity wherein said cable moves said sliding pane when said cable is driven.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.