Vehicle door including a seal or molding
First Claim
1. A vehicle door having a door edge, the vehicle door comprising:
- a cable harness for running along the door edge;
a seal for masking the cable harness along the door edge;
a hollow box section;
a window glass module projecting from the hollow box section, wherein the cable harness is proximate to a region where the window glass module exits the hollow box section; and
a retainer which retains the cable harness in the region where the window glass module exits the hollow box section, wherein the retainer is a hook.
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Abstract
A vehicle door includes a door edge, a cable harness that powers electrical components, such as a window regulator inside the door, and runs along the door edge, and a seal or molding that masks the cable harness along the door edge. During assembly, a sub-assembly including a window glass carrier and a window regulator is introduced inside a door hollow box section through an opening. The cable harness can then be introduced into the hollow box section through the opening without forming a supplementary opening through the door edge and require the operator to work blindly. The cable harness runs and connects to the electrical components of the door more simply and less expensively.
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17 Claims
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1. A vehicle door having a door edge, the vehicle door comprising:
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a cable harness for running along the door edge; a seal for masking the cable harness along the door edge; a hollow box section; a window glass module projecting from the hollow box section, wherein the cable harness is proximate to a region where the window glass module exits the hollow box section; and a retainer which retains the cable harness in the region where the window glass module exits the hollow box section, wherein the retainer is a hook. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15)
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2. A vehicle door having a door edge, the vehicle door comprising:
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a cable harness for running along the door edge; a seal for masking the cable harness along the door edge; a hollow box section; a window glass module projecting from the hollow box section, wherein the cable harness is proximate to a region where the window glass module exits the hollow box section; and a trim, wherein the cable harness is located between the trim and the hollow box section, the cable harness running behind the trim where the window glass module exits the hollow box section. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 16, 17)
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Specification
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Current AssigneeArvinmeritor Light Vehicle Systems FRA (Meritor, Inc. (Nevada))
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Original AssigneeArvinmeritor Light Vehicle Systems FRA (Meritor, Inc. (Nevada))
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InventorsMounie, Michel, Huber, Emmanuel, Meurou, Francois-Paul
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Primary Examiner(s)MORROW, JASON S
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Application NumberUS10/824,937Publication NumberTime in Patent Office817 DaysField of Search296/208, 296/146.1, 296/146.7, 296/146.9, 174/147, 174/139, 494/751US Class Current296/146.1CPC Class CodesB60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and r...
