Slider window assembly with cable guides
First Claim
1. A slider window assembly for a vehicle, said 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, said at least one fixed window panel defining an opening;
a movable window panel that is movable along said upper rail and said lower rail, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position, where said movable window panel is disposed at said opening, and an opened position, where said movable window panel is disposed at least partially along said at least one window panel;
a carrier established at a lower portion of said movable window panel;
wherein said lower rail comprises a channel portion that extends at least partially along said at least one fixed window panel;
a guide element disposed in and at least partially along said channel portion and configured to receive said carrier therein;
wherein said carrier is configured to move along said guide element in said channel portion of said lower rail;
a pair of cable guides, wherein said cable guides are disposed in said channel portion and at respective ends of said guide element, and wherein said cable guides each comprise a base portion configured to be secured at said channel portion and a guide element retaining portion extending from said base portion and along said channel portion;
wherein said guide element retaining portions of said cable guides, when said base portions of said cable guides are secured relative to said channel portion, engage respective ends of said guide element to retain said guide element in said channel portion;
wherein each of said cable guides is configured to engage or receive a respective sheath of a cable assembly of a cable drive system, with a cable of said cable assembly being attached at respective ends of said carrier, whereby pulling at said cable imparts a movement of said carrier along said lower rail; and
wherein said base portion of each of said cable guides is secured to said channel portion of said lower rail via a fastener that is received through an aperture in a side wall of said channel portion and received in a threaded passageway of said base portion.
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Abstract
A slider window assembly for a vehicle includes a frame portion having upper and lower rails, at least one fixed window panel fixed relative to the frame portion, and a movable window panel that is movable along the rails between a closed position and an opened position. The lower rail may comprise a unitarily formed rail having (i) a channel portion that extends at least partially along the fixed window panel and an opening and (ii) a cable guide formed at each end region of the channel portion. A carrier is at a lower portion of the movable window panel and is configured to move along the channel portion of the lower rail. The cable guides are configured to engage or receive a respective sheath of a cable assembly of a cable drive system, with a cable of the cable assembly being attached at the respective end of the carrier.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A slider window assembly for a vehicle, said 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, said at least one fixed window panel defining an opening; a movable window panel that is movable along said upper rail and said lower rail, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position, where said movable window panel is disposed at said opening, and an opened position, where said movable window panel is disposed at least partially along said at least one window panel; a carrier established at a lower portion of said movable window panel; wherein said lower rail comprises a channel portion that extends at least partially along said at least one fixed window panel; a guide element disposed in and at least partially along said channel portion and configured to receive said carrier therein; wherein said carrier is configured to move along said guide element in said channel portion of said lower rail; a pair of cable guides, wherein said cable guides are disposed in said channel portion and at respective ends of said guide element, and wherein said cable guides each comprise a base portion configured to be secured at said channel portion and a guide element retaining portion extending from said base portion and along said channel portion; wherein said guide element retaining portions of said cable guides, when said base portions of said cable guides are secured relative to said channel portion, engage respective ends of said guide element to retain said guide element in said channel portion; wherein each of said cable guides is configured to engage or receive a respective sheath of a cable assembly of a cable drive system, with a cable of said cable assembly being attached at respective ends of said carrier, whereby pulling at said cable imparts a movement of said carrier along said lower rail; and
wherein said base portion of each of said cable guides is secured to said channel portion of said lower rail via a fastener that is received through an aperture in a side wall of said channel portion and received in a threaded passageway of said base portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A slider window assembly for a vehicle, said slider window assembly comprising:
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a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail, wherein said lower rail comprises a channel portion; at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to said frame portion, said at least one fixed window panel defining an opening; a movable window panel that is movable along said upper rail and said lower rail, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position, where said movable window panel is disposed at said opening, and an opened position, where said movable window panel is disposed at least partially along said at least one window panel; a carrier established at a lower portion of said movable window panel; and a guide element disposed at least partially along said channel portion and having a guide channel configured to receive said carrier therein; wherein said carrier is configured to move along said guide element in said channel portion of said lower rail; cable guides established at opposite ends of said lower rail and each cable guide configured to engage or receive a respective sheath of a cable assembly of a cable drive system, with a cable of said cable assembly being attached at a respective end of said carrier, whereby pulling at said cable imparts a movement of said carrier along said guide element and said lower rail; wherein each of said cable guides comprises a base portion and a guide element retaining portion extending from said base portion; wherein said cable guides are disposed in said channel portion and at respective ends of said guide element, and wherein said base portion is secured at said channel portion and wherein said guide element retaining portion is at least partially received in said guide channel of said guide element, and wherein said guide element retaining portions of said cable guides, when said base portions are secured relative to said channel portion, engage respective ends of said guide element to retain said guide element in said channel portion; and
wherein said guide element comprises at least one tab element at an upper region of said guide channel to limit upward movement of said carrier when said carrier is received in said guide channel of said guide element. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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