HEATED REAR SLIDER WINDOW ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A rear slider window assembly for a vehicle, said rear slider window assembly comprising:
- a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail;
at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to said frame portion;
a movable window panel that is movable along said upper and lower rails, wherein said at least one movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position;
wherein said movable window panel has a first electrical element established thereat; and
wherein said first electrical element is in electrical connection with a power source of the vehicle and remains in electrical connection with the power source of the vehicle irrespective of whether said movable window panel is in said opened position or said closed position;
wherein said first electrical element is in electrical connection with the power source of the vehicle via a flexible cable that has one end secured to and electrically connected to a first electrical connector at said first electrical element at said movable window panel and that has its other end secured to and electrically connected to a second electrical connector at said fixed window panel; and
wherein said flexible cable comprises an extendable and retractable flexible cable that extends and retracts responsive to movement of said movable window panel relative to said fixed window panel, and wherein said extendable and retractable flexible cable is extendable and retractable via a spooling mechanism.
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Abstract
A rear slider window assembly includes a frame portion, at least one fixed window panel and at least one movable window panel that is movable along the frame portion. The movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position and has a first electrical element (such as a heater element) established thereat. The first electrical element is electrically connected to a power source of the vehicle irrespective of whether the movable window panel is in the opened or closed position. The first electrical element may be electrically connected to the power source of the vehicle via a flexible connector that is connected at one end to the first electrical element and at another end to an electrical connector at the fixed window panel, such as at an electrical element of the fixed window panel.
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28 Claims
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1. A rear slider window assembly for a vehicle, said rear slider window assembly comprising:
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a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail; at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to said frame portion; a movable window panel that is movable along said upper and lower rails, wherein said at least one movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position; wherein said movable window panel has a first electrical element established thereat; and wherein said first electrical element is in electrical connection with a power source of the vehicle and remains in electrical connection with the power source of the vehicle irrespective of whether said movable window panel is in said opened position or said closed position; wherein said first electrical element is in electrical connection with the power source of the vehicle via a flexible cable that has one end secured to and electrically connected to a first electrical connector at said first electrical element at said movable window panel and that has its other end secured to and electrically connected to a second electrical connector at said fixed window panel; and wherein said flexible cable comprises an extendable and retractable flexible cable that extends and retracts responsive to movement of said movable window panel relative to said fixed window panel, and wherein said extendable and retractable flexible cable is extendable and retractable via a spooling mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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2-3. -3. (canceled)
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8-12. -12. (canceled)
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