Adjusting System for a Motor Vehicle Door

• US 20070271849A1
• Filed: 12/29/2005
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Company KG Coburg
• Original Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Company KG Coburg
• Inventors: Stenzel, Manfred, Schreiber, Ronny, Cruz, Patricica, Dohles, Hilmar, Kriese, Olaf, Kruger, Harald, Bucker, Rolf
• Granted Patent: US 7,877,932 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 49/348
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/17 vertically
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 11/423 for vehicle windows
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 11/483 by cables
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 11/486 with one cable connection to the window glass
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 11/488 with two cable connections to the window glass
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/689 specially adapted for vehicle windows
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/626 Plates or brackets
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/205 forming a unit
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/696 during transport or storage
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/55 Windows

Abstract

An adjusting system for a motor vehicle door is provided. The adjusting system comprising a window winder for adjusting a window, at least one guide area of the window winder for guiding the window along a direction of adjustment, a door lock and a lock support. The one guide area of the window winder and the lock support being fixedly connected to one another, such that the guide area and the lock support form a structural unit. The guide area which is combined with the lock support into a structural unit comprising at least one overlap area for a lateral window edge of the window to be adjusted and a further guide area of the window winder is provided, which is extended in the direction of adjustment of the window, and is positively engaged with a carrier being forcibly guided along the direction of adjustment of the window to be adjusted.

Claims

1-54. -54. (canceled)

55. An adjusting system for a motor vehicle door with

a window winder for adjusting a window, which comprises at least one force transmitting element via which the window to be adjusted is coupled to an adjusting drive of the window winder,

at least one guide area of the window winder for guiding the window along a direction of adjustment,

a door lock and

a lock support on which the door lock may be pre-assembled outside a motor vehicle door,

the one guide area of the window winder and the lock support being fixedly connected to one another, such that the guide area and the lock support form a structural unit, wherein the guide area which is combined with the lock support into a structural unit comprises at least one overlap area for a lateral window edge of the window to be adjusted and wherein a further guide area of the window winder is provided, which is extended in the direction of adjustment of the window, and is positively engaged with a carrier being forcibly guided along the direction of adjustment of the window to be adjusted, and wherein the further guide area is spaced transversely to the direction of adjustment from the one guide area.

56. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the guide area and the lock support are connected directly to one another.

57. The adjusting system of claim 55 or 56, wherein the guide area and the lock support are unreleasably connected to one another.

58. The adjusting system as of claim 55, wherein the guide area and the lock support are integrally formed with one another.

59. The adjusting system of claim 58, wherein the guide area and the lock support form an integrally formed plastic injection-molded part.

60. The adjusting system of claim 58, wherein the guide area and the lock support form an integrally formed light metal casting.

61. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the structural unit comprising the guide area and the lock support comprises at least one part of a housing for the door lock.

62. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the structural unit comprising the guide area and the lock support (comprises at least one part of a housing for the adjusting drive of the window winder.

63. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the structural unit comprising the guide area and the lock support comprises at least one part of a housing for a control unit.

64. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the structural unit comprising the guide area and the lock support carries at least one of the following functional elements:

an external handle holder,

a door internal opener,

a cover for the door lock,

guide means for a lateral window edge of the window to be adjusted,

the adjusting drive for the window winder,

a control unit for the window winder and/or the lock,

electrical conductors for the power supply and/or for signal transmission,

a sensor system for the window winder and/or the lock,

means for protection against moisture and/or

fastening elements, in particular in the form of clip elements, for fixing a functional component to the structural unit.

65. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the guide area of the window winder and the lock support are connected to one another via a deformable region, so that the position of the lock support may be varied relative to the guide area by deforming the deformable region for tolerance compensation.

66. The adjusting system of claim 65, wherein the guide area and the lock support are connected to one another via a flexible region.

67. The adjusting system of claim 65, wherein the guide area and the lock support are connected to one another via an integrally formed deformable region.

68. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the structural unit comprising the guide area and the lock support comprises fixing elements which are provided for the temporary fixing of at least one of the following named components for the purpose of secure transportation:

a door internal opener,

the adjusting drive for the window winder,

a control unit for the window winder and/or the lock,

electrical conductors for the power supply and/or for signal transmission,

a second guide area for the window winder.

69. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the window winder is configured as a single-strand window winder with just one force transmitting element longitudinally extended in the direction of adjustment of the window to be adjusted, and which serves for the transmission of an adjusting torque produced by the adjusting drive onto the window to be adjusted.

70. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the window winder is configured as a double-strand window winder which comprises two force transmitting elements longitudinally extended parallel to one another and which serve for the transmission of a drive torque produced by the adjusting drive onto the window to be adjusted.

71. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the at least one force transmitting element is configured as a flexible force transmitting element in particular in the form of a cable or a flexible element of screw-shaped configuration.

72. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the at least one force transmitting element is configured as a rigid force transmitting element, in particular in the form of a toothed rack or a spindle.

73. The adjusting system of claim 55, further comprising a carrier which may be moved in the direction of adjustment by a force transmitting element is arranged along at least one guide area of the window winder.

74. The adjusting system of claim 73, wherein the carrier displaceably engages in the associated guide area in the direction of adjustment.

75. The adjusting system of claim 73, wherein the carrier is loosely guided along the associated guide area.

76. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the at least one guide area of the window winder carries means for deflecting a flexible traction means.

77. The adjusting system of claim 76, wherein the deflection means are configured as deflection pulleys.

78. The adjusting system of claim 76, wherein the deflection means are configured as sliding elements which are preferably integrally formed on the associated guide area.

79. The adjusting system of claim 76, wherein the deflection means are pre-assembled on the associated guide area and when fastening the adjusting system to a door body are connected directly to the door body.

80. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the guide area comprises, in particular, a plurality of overlap areas arranged one after the other in the direction of extension of the guide area.

81. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein a carrier is loosely guided along the guide area combined with the lock support into a structural unit.

82. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein a carrier is positively engaged with a further guide area of the window winder extended in the direction of adjustment of the window, and is forcibly guided along the direction of adjustment of the window to be adjusted.

83. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein additionally to the guide area combined with the lock support into a structural unit, a further guide area is provided extended in the direction of adjustment of the window to be adjusted, which is arranged closer to the center of gravity of the window than the other guide area.

84. The adjusting system of claim 83, wherein the guide area arranged closer to the center of gravity of the window to be adjusted consists of a material with a greater load bearing capacity than the other guide area.

85. The adjusting system of claim 84, wherein the one guide area consists of metal and the other guide area consists of plastics.

86. The adjusting system of claim 83, wherein the one guide area is arranged such that it carries between 60% and 80% of the window weight and in that the other guide area is arranged such that it carries between 20% and 40% of the window weight.

87. The adjusting system of claim 83, wherein the adjusting drive—

viewed in the direction of adjustment of the window to be adjusted—

is arranged adjacent to the upper end of the guide area which is located closer to the center of gravity of the window to be adjusted.

88. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein two guide areas are provided spaced apart from one another transversely to the direction of adjustment of the window to be adjusted, respectively extended in the direction of adjustment of the window to be adjusted, which respectively comprise at least one overlap for a lateral window edge of the window to be adjusted.

89. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein a motor and/or a control unit of the adjusting drive are arranged on a side of a mounting plate associated with the vehicle interior of a motor vehicle, by which a mounting hole provided in the door inner skin of the motor vehicle door may be closed.

90. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the window winder comprises two guide areas configured as toothed racks, which are arranged on a common assembly support.

91. The adjusting system of claim 90, wherein with a longitudinal toothed portion of each of the two toothed racks, extended in the direction of adjustment of the window to be adjusted, a gearwheel is in engagement, which during a rotational movement is moved along the respectively associated longitudinal toothed portion, such that the two gearwheels of a common motor are driven, and in that the motor is connected to the window to be adjusted.

92. The adjusting system of claim 90, wherein with a longitudinal toothed portion of each of the two toothed racks, extended in the direction of adjustment of the window to be adjusted, a gearwheel is in engagement, which during a rotational movement is moved along the respectively associated longitudinal toothed portion, and in that each of the two gearwheels is driven by a separate motor, the window to be adjusted being driven in the direction of adjustment during a longitudinal movement of the gearwheels.

93. The adjusting system of claim 90, wherein the two gearwheels are mounted on one respective carrier connected to the window to be adjusted.

94. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the window winder comprises two guide areas extended in the direction of adjustment and spaced apart from one another transversely to the direction of adjustment, along which one respective spindle extends, on which one respective spindle nut is rotatably guided and movably guided in the direction of adjustment.

95. The adjusting system of claim 94, wherein a motor is associated with each spindle nut which drives the respective associated spindle nut.

96. The adjusting system of claim 94, wherein the respective spindle nut is connected by a carrier to the window to be adjusted.

97. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein a common, switchable adjusting drive is provided both for the window winder and for the door lock.

98. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the components thereof are able to be completely pre-assembled before the installation of the adjusting system in a motor vehicle door.

99. The adjusting system of claim 98, wherein the electrical and mechanical functions of the components of the adjusting system may be tested before the installation thereof in a motor vehicle door.

100. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the adjusting system may be pre-assembled on an assembly support outside a motor vehicle door.

101. The adjusting system of claim 100, wherein the assembly support consists of metal.

102. The adjusting system of claim 100, wherein the assembly support consists of plastics.

103. The adjusting system of claim 100, wherein a portion of the components of the adjusting system is integrally formed on the assembly support.

104. The adjusting system of claim 103, wherein at least one guide area of the window winder is integrally formed on the assembly support.

105. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the window winder comprises two guide areas extended in the direction of adjustment and spaced apart from one another transversely to the direction of adjustment, which are connected to one another via a connecting area, the connecting area preferably carrying the adjusting drive of the window winder.

106. The adjusting system of claim 105, wherein the connecting area may be connected via a plug connection, on the one hand, to the structural unit formed by a guide area and the lock support and, on the other hand, to a second guide area.

107. The adjusting system of claim 105, wherein the structural unit formed by a guide area and the lock support is connected by an integrally formed connecting area to a further guide area.

108. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the structural unit formed by a guide area and the lock support comprises a receiving region for receiving the adjusting drive.

109. The adjusting system of claim 55, wherein the window winder of the adjusting system comprises two guide areas extended along the direction of adjustment of the window to be adjusted, which are spaced apart from one another transversely to the direction of adjustment and in that a guide area with the lock support forms a structural unit and the other guide area is combined with the adjusting drive into a pre-assembled module.