Slider window assembly
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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;
a 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 movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position;
wherein said movable window panel has a first electrical element established at a surface of said movable window panel;
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 wherein another end of said flexible cable is secured to and electrically connected to a second electrical connector at said fixed window panel;
wherein said flexible cable comprises a flexible cable that flexes in response to movement of said movable window panel relative to said fixed window panel; and
wherein a guiding element is disposed at said movable window panel and is configured to move along said flexible cable to limit flexing of said flexible cable between said movable window panel and said second electrical connector at said fixed window panel as said movable window panel is moved relative to said fixed window panel.
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Abstract
A slider window assembly for a vehicle includes a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail, at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to the frame portion, and a movable window panel that is movable along the upper and lower rails. The movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position. The movable window panel may include a panel portion and a carrier element integrally formed with the panel portion, with the carrier portion slidably received in the lower rail and movable along the lower rail as the movable window panel is moved between its closed and opened positions.
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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; a 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 movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position; wherein said movable window panel has a first electrical element established at a surface of said movable window panel; 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 wherein another end of said flexible cable is secured to and electrically connected to a second electrical connector at said fixed window panel; wherein said flexible cable comprises a flexible cable that flexes in response to movement of said movable window panel relative to said fixed window panel; and wherein a guiding element is disposed at said movable window panel and is configured to move along said flexible cable to limit flexing of said flexible cable between said movable window panel and said second electrical connector at said fixed window panel as said movable window panel is moved relative to said fixed window panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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