Universal cable window regulator assembly for vehicles

A cable window regulator assembly for moving a window relative to a door of a motor vehicle, said cable window regulator assembly comprising:

• a carrier panel securable to the door;
• upper and lower pulleys mounted to said carrier panel and spaced apart from one another, said upper and lower pulleys defining a distance therebetween;
• a lift plate securable to the window, said lift plate is not directly attached to said carrier panel, the window being constrained to travel along a predefined path;
• first and second cables trained respectively around said upper and lower pulleys and affixed to said lift plate;
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• a drive assembly operably coupled to said first and second cables for moving said first and second cables and in turn moving said lift plate in order to move the window relative to said carrier panel;
• said first and second cables connected to opposite distal ends of said lift plate to permit a portion of said lift plate to move beyond said upper and lower pulleys thereby allowing the window to travel a distance greater than said distance between said upper and lower pulleys.

A door module for a door of a motor vehicle, said door module comprising:

• a carrier panel adapted to be secured to the door, said carrier panel including a recess;
• at least one glass run channel connected to said carrier panel;
• a first pulley rotatably mounted to said carrier panel;
• a second pulley rotatably mounted to said carrier panel;
• first and second cable segments respectively trained around said first and second pulleys;
• a window;
• a lift plate solely secured to said first and second cable segments and securable solely to the window, wherein the window is constrained to travel along a substantially predefined path by said at least one glass run channel and said first and second pulleys are spaced apart in the direction of travel of the window;
• a drive assembly mounted to said carrier panel and coupled to said first and second cable segments for moving said cable segments;
• a cable drum disposed within said recess in said carrier panel for guiding said first and second cable segments;
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• a tensioning device disposed between said cable drum and one of said first and second pulleys and engaged with at least one of said first and second cable segments to apply a tensioning force thereto;
• said lift plate moving to and fro in response to movement of said cable segments by said drive assembly in order to move the window relative to said carrier panel along said substantially predefined path.