Slider window assembly with two piece end stop
First Claim
1. A slider window assembly for a vehicle, said slider window assembly comprising:
- a frame portion having a lower rail;
at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to said frame portion, said at least one fixed window panel defining an opening;
a movable window panel that is movable along said frame portion, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position, where said movable window panel is disposed at said opening, and an opened position, where said movable window panel is disposed at least partially along said at least one fixed window panel;
wherein a lower end region of said movable window panel moves along a channel portion of said lower rail;
an end stop disposed at an end of said channel portion of said lower rail, wherein said end stop comprises a rigid base portion attached at said lower rail and a resilient elastomeric stop portion attached at said base portion and configured to engage an end portion of said lower end region of said movable window panel with said movable window panel in the opened position or the closed position;
wherein said base portion and said stop portion are separately formed in separate forming processes; and
wherein, with said base portion of said end stop attached at said lower rail, said stop portion is not removable from said base portion.
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Abstract
A slider window assembly for a vehicle includes a movable window panel that is movable at a fixed window panel between closed and opened positions. A lower end region of the movable window panel moves along a channel portion of a lower rail and an end stop is disposed at an end of the channel portion. The end stop includes a rigid base portion attached at the lower rail and a resilient elastomeric stop portion attached at the base portion and configured to engage an end portion of the movable window panel when the movable window panel is moved to its fully opened or fully closed position. The base portion and the stop portion are separately formed in separate forming processes. When the base portion of the end stop is attached at the lower rail, the stop portion is fixedly attached at the base portion and is not removable therefrom.
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20 Claims
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1. A slider window assembly for a vehicle, said slider window assembly comprising:
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a frame portion having a lower rail; at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to said frame portion, said at least one fixed window panel defining an opening; a movable window panel that is movable along said frame portion, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position, where said movable window panel is disposed at said opening, and an opened position, where said movable window panel is disposed at least partially along said at least one fixed window panel; wherein a lower end region of said movable window panel moves along a channel portion of said lower rail; an end stop disposed at an end of said channel portion of said lower rail, wherein said end stop comprises a rigid base portion attached at said lower rail and a resilient elastomeric stop portion attached at said base portion and configured to engage an end portion of said lower end region of said movable window panel with said movable window panel in the opened position or the closed position; wherein said base portion and said stop portion are separately formed in separate forming processes; and wherein, with said base portion of said end stop attached at said lower rail, said stop portion is not removable from said base portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of manufacturing a slider window assembly for a vehicle, said method comprising:
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providing at least one fixed window panel, said at least one fixed window panel defining an opening; providing a frame portion; attaching said frame portion to said at least one fixed window panel; providing a movable window panel and disposing said movable window panel at said frame portion so that said movable window panel is movable along said frame portion, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position, where said movable window panel is disposed at said opening, and an opened position, where said movable window panel is disposed at least partially along said at least one fixed window panel; wherein a lower end region of said movable window panel moves along a channel portion of a lower rail of said frame portion; providing an end stop at an end of said channel portion of said lower rail; wherein the step of providing an end stop comprises providing a base portion and a stop portion; wherein the step of providing said base portion and said stop portion comprises separately forming a rigid base portion and a resilient elastomeric stop portion in separate forming processes; attaching said stop portion at said base portion; attaching said base portion at said lower rail such that said stop portion is positioned and configured to engage an end portion of said movable window panel; and wherein, after said base portion of said end stop is attached at said lower rail, said stop portion is not removable from said base portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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