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US 8,024,892 B2Granted
Drum housing
AssigneeFaurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
InventorsHans-Georg Brauer, Carsten Huege, Enrico Schliwa, Harald Koellner
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AssigneeFaurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
InventorsHans-Georg Brauer, Carsten Huege, Enrico Schliwa, Harald Koellner
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The invention relates to a drum housing, a hybrid door for a motor vehicle with a door module with a mounting area for mounting a cable drum of a either a power or manual window lift drive, whereby the mounting area exhibits a first area with a first diameter that is sufficient for mounting the cable drum for the power window lift, and a second area with a second diameter that is sufficient for mounting the cable drum for the manual window lift.
A drum housing for a window lift portion of a motor vehicle, comprising:
A door module for a motor vehicle, comprising:
A hybrid door of a motor vehicle, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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For vehicle windows: by cables
Lower door structure: assembly panels to be installed in doors as a module with components, e.g. lock or window lifter, attached thereto
For vertically-sliding wings: specially adapted for vehicle windows
Specially adapted for vehicle windows: enabling manual drive, e.g. in case of power failure
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The present invention relates to a drum housing for a motor vehicle, as well as a door module and a hybrid door.
German patent DE 3239370C2 describes a motor vehicle door with an outside door panel exhibiting a supporting frame with an opening for a window pane. A unit carrier holds door fittings, such as a window pane, a window lift mechanism, and a door lock, and is manufactured separately from the outside door panel, ready-assembled and installed on the outside door panel. Inside door lining forms the completion of the motor vehicle door facing the vehicle interior and is connected with the unit carrier or the outer door panel.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,735 describes a modular motor vehicle door consisting of an outer door skin, a door module with a door frame, and side-impact protection, and inside lining. A drive unit and a door lock mechanism for a window lift is mounted on the side impact protection.
A preferred embodiment is described below in more detail in reference to the drawings, which show the following:
FIG. 1: A sectional view taken through line 1/2-1/2 of FIG. 4, showing an embodiment of a door module with a power window lift drive instead of a manual window lift drive;
FIG. 2: The door module of FIG. 1 with a manual window lift drive instead of the power window lift drive;
FIG. 1 shows a partial sectional view of a door module 100 in the area of the window lift drive. The door module 100 has a carrier part 102 for mounting the door units and door fittings, especially the window lift drive. For this purpose, the carrier part 100 has a mounting area for a cable drum for the window lift drive, whereby this mounting area is formed by a drum housing 104 integrated into the carrier part 102, which drum housing forms a structural unit with the carrier part 102. For example, with regard to the carrier part 102 containing the drum housing 104, we are concerned with a single synthetic injection casting.
The mounting area for the cable drum for the window lift drive enclosed by the drum housing has an area 106 depicted by the dashed line in FIG. 1. Area 106 has a diameter 107 selected such that it is sufficient for mounting a cable drum 108 for a power window lift drive. The diameter of the area 106 is, for example, about 35 to 65 mm, preferably about 40 to 60 mm.
Area 110 of the mounting area, which is also depicted by a dashed line in FIG. 1, is adjacent to area 106. Area 110 has a diameter 112 that is less than diameter 107 of area 106. Diameter 112 is selected sufficiently large for mounting a cable drum for a manual window lift drive.