Single-rail window regulator assembly

A window regulator assembly for moving a side window of a vehicle in an upward direction and in a downward direction along a rail axis, the window regulator comprising

• a single guide rail defining the rail axis;
• a carrier plate having a central guide structure for movably engaging the guide rail, a first lateral extension extending to a first lateral side of the guide rail, and a second lateral extension extending to a second lateral side of the guide rail opposite the first lateral side, the carrier plate having a first cable attachment pocket on the first lateral extension and a second cable attachment pocket on the second lateral extension;
• a drive unit located adjacent to a bottom end of the single guide rail;
• and
• a cable with a first cable end attached to the first cable attachment pocket and a second cable end attached to the second attachment pocket;
• wherein the guide rail includes a cable channel forming a groove extending along the rail axis and having integral side walls, between which a guide structure of the carrier plate extends, the guide structure having two sidewalls unitary with the carrier plate and forming a groove there between, and an intermediate portion of the cable between the first cable end and the second cable end slidably resides inside the groove of the guide structure.