Abstract: A door assembly with a frameless window has a window regulator mechanism for raising and lowering the window and which includes a guide arrangement for stabilizing the window in all directions when being raised and lowered and which causes the upper end of the window to be moved away from its associated seal and the lower end thereof to be moved toward the inner door panel about a belt line pivot point upon being lowered while simultaneously causing the window to be moved longitudinally of the door, and vice versa, upon the window being lowered and raised, respectively.

Abstract: An attachment for readily connecting and disconnecting a tensioned cable of a cable drive window regulator mechanism to a movable window of a vehicle door assembly comprises a ferrule secured to the cable which is guided for movement in opposite directions along a guide track and a slider or sash plate which is molded to the window and slidably supported on the guide rail. The sash plate has an integrally molded boss portion defining a ferrule receiving pocket and a through slot to enable the cable to be pulled therethrough against its tension bias and the sash plate to then be positioned behind the ferrule to align the pocket with the ferrule whereupon the cable can be released and with the tension bias causing the ferrule to be moved within the pocket to drivingly connect the same to the sash plate.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for hingedly attaching a movable closure to a vehicle body comprises a male hinge member having an integral ferrule, a female hinge member having a pair of spaced ears for straddling the ferrule and a connecting means for pivotally connecting the hinge members together. The connecting means comprises a pair of flanged bushings which are slidably received in the ferrule, a pair of hinge pins which are slidably received in the bushings and force fittingly received in the ears and an adjustment screw threadably received in a threaded opening in the ferrule for engaging the bushings and moving the latter outwardly to seat against the ears on the female hinge member to take up fabrication tolerances and prevent rattling between the hinge members.

Abstract: A window guide arrangement for a door assembly of an automotive vehicle has a pair of one piece guide tracks and a pair of guides having spaced guide pins secured to a movable window and cooperatively received on the tracks and in which the guide tracks and guides are constructed and arranged such that they guide the window so that its inner side engages a seal and so that its top and lower ends are moved inwardly against the seal and outwardly of the door, respectively, when the window approaches its closed position so that its exterior is substantially flush at all sides with the adjacent exterior surfaces of the vehicle and door assembly.

Abstract: A stop is disclosed which can be mounted without a great work effort, permits setting in any position and simple adjustment, and whose firm seating is guaranteed. The stop is displaceable in a guide rail having a C-shaped cross section and is preferably served to limit the travel of a sliding piece connected to the window pane of a motor vehicle. It is designed as a spring clip, it can be pushed into the rail having a C-shaped cross section, it can be displaced and fixed in same, and it absorbs a high impact force. The spring clip is bent in a wave-shaped pattern and has claws for fixation inside the said rail having a C-shaped cross section.

Abstract: A guide for guiding the movement of an automotive window along a channel shaped track is disclosed. The guide is made from two molded, identical plastic half members which are snap fittingly connected together and which have track receiving head portions which are held apart by bowed leafs and biasingly held via integral hinges in sliding engagement with the track when connected therewith to eliminate or minimize rattling noise therebetween.

Abstract: A window guide arrangement for a framed vehicle door assembly includes pairs of stationary side-by-side guide tracks carried by the door thereof and a bi-pivoted guide means having integral living hinges slidably contained in the tracks and connected with the window, the guide arrangement being operable to guide the movement of the window and to position the window when in its closed position so as to be substantially flush with the exterior of the door assembly at its belt line and the bi-pivoted guide means including an integral noise abatement baffle and an interior close out seal.

Abstract: A lock mechanism for releasably locking a back rest of a vehicle seat assembly in either its normal upright position, a forward folded position or a rearward reclined position. The lock mechanism is located wholly within the seat area, is of a narrow width construction and functions to releasably detent the seat back in either of its normal upright position or forward folded position. It is also operable to allow rearward movement to a reclined position while detented in its normal upright position and to automatically return the seat back from a reclined position to its normal upright position. An inertia lock pendulum is provided to prevent movement of the seat back from any of its positions when the seat assembly is subjected to rapid deceleration forces.

Abstract: A vehicle roof mounted ventilator having a support, a cover and an operating mechanism for selectively moving either the front or rear of the cover between open and closed positions. The operating mechanism includes a pair of links pivotally connected to the cover at one end and to a cam follower at its other end, a horseshoe shaped cam for slidably receiving the cam followers and a rotatable knob for rotating the cam in opposite directions to selectively effect movement of one of the links while the other remains stationary due to its associated cam follower riding in the bight portion of the horseshoe shaped cam.

Abstract: A jack assembly which is adapted to engage a side frame of an automotive vehicle for the purpose of raising and lowering the same relative to its adjacent ground surface comprises a base for engaging the ground surface and which has a pair of upwardly extending sides having horizontally disposed slots therethrough, a main support link having one end pivotally connected to the sides of the base via a pivot means extending through the slots and having its other end pivotally connected to a screw nut means, a lift arm having one end pivotally connected to the main support link and its other end connected to a bearing means rotatably supporting a screw which is also threadably engaged with the screw nut means carried by the main support link, a positioning link having one end pivotally connected to the base and its other end pivotally connected to the lift arm and follower links having one end pivotally connected to the positioning link and its other end pivotally connected to the pivot means connecting the main

Abstract: In an ashtray, a pivotally mounted closure member of an ashtray housing engages through pins arranged in the lateral portions of said closure member into vertically extending guide tracks arranged in the sidewalls of an ash receptacle. The pivot axis of the closure member and the pins engaging into the guide tracks are arranged such that when the closure member is moved into the open position, the ash receptacle is automatically moved forwardly, and is automatically returned into its storage position when the closure member is being closed.

Abstract: A mounting or locking device, the latter especially for use with foldable, lockable seat backs for motor vehicle rear seat assemblies, includes a mounting or locking housing for accommodating a bolt or other latching element to be retained therein, an arresting element which is mounted for movement on the mounting or locking housing, and which is actuable against a spring force in the direction of the "release position", and an actuating element acting on the arresting element. The mounting or locking housing and the arresting element are combined into one integral, unitary structure which is made of plastics, with the arresting element being formed onto the mounting or locking housing through a bracket. The bracket also serves as a pivot bearing and a resilient element for the arresting elment.A mounting or locking assembly of this type is characterized by the sparsity of parts required for its manufacture. It is simple in design, economical to manufacture and easy to assemble.

Abstract: A ball joint comprised of a ball with a shank, a socket having slots on the open side thereof, a steel ring with a lever for accommodating the ball joint, and a clamping mechanism which is fitted as a one-piece unit to the socket, said clamping unit being adapted to also effect clamping of the upper portion of the socket and to afford force and form-locking stabilization thereof. The clamping unit for effecting biasing in axial direction of the socket with the steel ring forming the housing of the ball joint is in the form of a knee-lever mechanism. This mechanism includes hook-like members which are arranged on the socket, said hook-like members being linked with a centrally disposed and axially displaceable thrust member. The thrust member serves as a manipulating means for actuating the knee-lever mechanism.

Abstract: A locking arrangement for a seat back of a motor vehicle rear seat includes a tongue-shaped locking member which is fastened to a body component and provided with a recess. The latching device includes a plastic housing built into the seat back. The plastic housing accommodates a single-arm latch bar which is adapted to engage into the recess of the tongue-like locking member by way of a latch tab.A slidable pin is mounted for axial displacement in a guide bore of the plastic housing and is seated with its one end on the latch bar. On its other end the slidable pin is provided with an actuating button which is embedded in a trough-like grip member. Upon pressing the actuating button, the latch bar is pivoted against the biasing force of a spring, and the latch tab is moved out of the recess of the tongue-shaped locking member, which will cause unlocking of the seat back.

Abstract: An impact beam assembly for a side door of a vehicle comprising a metal beam having a hat shaped, double hat shaped or I-shaped cross-section and a stabilizing strap is disclosed. The metal beam has a pair of vertically extending flanges and the stabilizing strap extends along a midportion of the beam and has its upper and lower sides crimped over the back side of the flanges of the beam.

Abstract: A method for integrally forming in place on an exterior side of a foam seat or backrest cushion a hook or loop strip fastener.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a small lightweight automotive vehicle having a frame supported on front and rear axles, a stationary front module containing an engine, drive train, controls, etc. and a rear seating module which is pivotally supported by the frame for movement about a generally vertically axis extending above the rear axles to permit easy entry into and exit from the vehicle. The vehicle could either have a single or a pair of pivotal rear seating modules and the basic geometric structural shell for the vehicle is a tetrahedron so that the seating module or modules when pivoted to an open position to permit entry to and exit from the vehicle requires relatively little side clearance.

Abstract: The seat back for a motor vehicle rear seat assembly has a rear panel made of plastics. A locking mechanism housing, which is part of a seat back locking arrangement, and the rear panel are forming a one-piece structure. To provide the necessary rigidity, fiber glass mats are laminated into the plastics. The plastic material itself is polypropylene.

Abstract: A window pane for motor vehicles is fastened to the flange of a window frame by means of a retaining member attached to said window pane through cementing, bonding, or the like. The retaining member is also clamped into a recess provided on the window frame by way of a projecting portion formed on a locking member.To improve retention of the retaining member on the window frame and to add extra stability and rigidity, the retaining member is provided with a recess for a second projecting portion formed on the locking member, and the second projecting member conforms to the contours of the retaining member on the side facing the retaining member.

Abstract: In a vertically adjustable window pane which is to be guided on only one side of the window, a stationary resilient guide member provided with an undercut facing in a direction away from the window and a guide rail secured to a side edge of the window which is cooperably received within the guide member to guide the window pane when it is vertically adjusted.