Tape driven power window module
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1. A window comprising:
- a window frame having a left vertical leg and a right vertical leg disposed at respective left and right exterior sides of the frame, the vertical legs each having a vertical conduit formed at an interior portion thereof and a vertical slit communicating between the vertical conduit and the interior of the window frame;
a window pane, slidably disposed within the frame, the window pane having left and right edges respectively projecting into the vertical slits of the left and right vertical legs;
left and right sliding members, made of an elongated flexible material having a predetermined compression strength, respectively disposed in the vertical conduits of the left and right vertical legs, the sliding members being coupled to the window pane for sliding the window pane vertically within the frame; and
a drive means, coupled to the left and right sliding members, for moving the sliding members in unison through their respective vertical conduits to thereby move the window pane.
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Abstract
A pair of slotted tapes made of a flexible material are slidingly disposed in opposed sides of a window frame to support corresponding side portions of a window pane. The tapes are driven downwardly or upwardly in unison along the opposed sides of the frame to open and close the window.
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8 Claims
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1. A window comprising:
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a window frame having a left vertical leg and a right vertical leg disposed at respective left and right exterior sides of the frame, the vertical legs each having a vertical conduit formed at an interior portion thereof and a vertical slit communicating between the vertical conduit and the interior of the window frame; a window pane, slidably disposed within the frame, the window pane having left and right edges respectively projecting into the vertical slits of the left and right vertical legs; left and right sliding members, made of an elongated flexible material having a predetermined compression strength, respectively disposed in the vertical conduits of the left and right vertical legs, the sliding members being coupled to the window pane for sliding the window pane vertically within the frame; and a drive means, coupled to the left and right sliding members, for moving the sliding members in unison through their respective vertical conduits to thereby move the window pane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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