Tubular plastic mounting panel for door hardware

• US 5,251,403 A
• Filed: 03/16/1992
• Issued: 10/12/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Inteva Products LLC (Renco Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Shah, Suresh D., Raisoni, Jayprakash U., Compeau, David E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Milano, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US07/852,055
• Time in Patent Office: 575 Days
• Field of Search: 49/352, 49/348, 49/502, 296/146 R, 296/146 C
• US Class Current: 49/502
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/17 vertically
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/0416 Assembly panels to be installed in doors as a module with components, e.g. lock or window lifter, attached thereto

Abstract

A mounting panel is provided for mounting a window and a window regulator in a vehicle door. The mounting panel is comprised of a one-piece plastic molded member having a central planar mounting member adapted to mount the window regulator, and a plurality of spaced apart spokes molded integrally with the center drill plate and radiating generally forward and rearward therefrom to mount the guide channel receiving the edges of the window. The window guide channels are preferably integrally molded with the radiating spokes. The spokes are hollow tubular members of generally circular cross-section. The molded plastic mounting panel also has a plurality of integrally molded arm rest supports which project laterally therefrom and are adapted to support an arm rest structure of the vehicle door. The plurality of apertured mounting brackets are molded integral with the spokes for receiving fasteners by which the mounting panel is mounted on the vehicle door. The plurality of snap fasteners are integrally molded with the mounting panel for snap together fastening of such door operating hardware as the window regulator, the window regulator motor, door handle, and the door latch control rods.

Claims

1. A mounting panel for mounting a window and a window regulator in a vehicle door, comprising:

a one piece plastic molded member having a plurality of spaced apart hollow tubular spokes molded integrally and radiating generally forward and rearward therefrom, first and second window guide channels respectively molded integrally with the forward and rearward radiating spokes to receive the edges of the window, and a plurality of integrally molded arm rest supports projecting laterally from the molded member and adapted to support an armrest structure of the vehicle door.

2. A mounting panel for mounting a window and a window regulator in a vehicle door, comprising:

a one piece plastic molded member having a plurality of spaced apart hollow tubular spokes molded integrally and radiating generally forward and rearward therefrom, first and second window guide channels respectively molded integrally with the forward and rearward radiating spokes to receive the edges of the window, and a plurality of snap fasteners integrally molded with the mounting panel for snap together fastening of door operating hardware on the mounting panel.

3. A mounting panel for mounting a window and a window regulator in a vehicle door, comprising:

a one piece plastic molded member having a central mounting plate adapted to mount a window regulator, a plurality of spaced apart hollow tubular spokes molded integrally and radiating generally forward and rearward from the central mounting plate, first and second window guide channels respectively molded integrally with the forward and rearward radiating spokes to receive the edges of the window, a plurality of integrally molded arm rest supports projecting laterally from the molded member and adapted to support an armrest structure of the vehicle door, and a plurality of integrally molded reinforcing ribs reinforcing the central planar mounting plate.

4. A mounting panel for mounting a window and a window regulator in a vehicle door, comprising:

a one piece plastic molded member having a central mounting plate adapted to mount a window regulator, a plurality of spaced apart hollow tubular spokes molded integrally and radiating generally forward and rearward from the central plate, a plurality of snap fasteners integrally molded with the mounting panel for snap together fastening of door operating hardware on the mounting panel, and a plurality of integrally molded reinforcing ribs reinforcing the central planar mounting plate.

5. A mounting panel for mounting a window and a window regulator in a vehicle door, comprising:

a one piece plastic molded member having a central mounting plate adapted to mount a window regulator, a plurality of spaced apart hollow tubular spokes molded integrally and radiating generally forward and rearward therefrom, first and second window guide channels respectively molded integrally with the forward and rearward radiating spokes to receive the edges of the window, said guide channels being molded integral with the spokes and include spaced apart side walls defined by a plurality of tabs projecting from a base and being staggered vertically from the tabs on the other side wall.