Mechanism for adjusting mounting position of window regulator
AssigneeMagna Closures Inc.
InventorsMario Cappelli, Paolo Tempestini
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Abstract
A window regulator having a rail (20) with a mounting hole (24). A bracket (30) is mountable to a vehicle door. The bracket (30) has a cam guiding feature (38) and a surface (34) for seating the rail (20). The seating surface (34) has an elongate slot (36) therein. A cam (40) having a keyhole (42) and a cam surface (44) engages the cam guiding feature (38) of the bracket (30). A fastener (50) has a shaft fitted through the rail mounting hole (24), cam keyhole (42) and elongate slot (36) and connects the rail (20), cam (40) and bracket (30). The fastener has a key (54) mating with the cam keyhole (42). Thus, rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the cam and a coincident translation of the rail.
Claims3
A window regulator assembly, comprising:
- a window regulator including a rail (20) having a mounting hole (24);
- a bracket (30) mountable to a vehicle door, the bracket (30) having a cam guiding feature (38) and a surface (34) for seating the rail (20), the seating surface (34) having an elongate slot (36) therein;
- a cam (40) having a keyhole (42) and a cam surface (44) engaging the cam guiding feature (38) of the bracket (30);
- and
- a fastener (50) having a shaft fitted through the rail mounting hole (24), cam keyhole (42) and elongate slot (36) and connecting the rail (20), cam (40) and bracket (30), the fastener having a key (54) mating with the cam keyhole (42);
- wherein rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the cam and a coincident translation of the rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.