Abstract: An electric motor, in particular a motor and gear box unit for activating functional equipment in a vehicle, includes a rotor shaft (1) carrying a commutator (2) co-operating with conductive brushes (3) disposed in brush supports (4) fixed to a printed circuit card (5); the motor is provided with means for enabling brush supports to be fixed to the printed circuit card solely by surface mounting. These means may comprise, for each brush (3), a metal casing (6) containing the brush and having one wall (6) with at least one transverse tab (11) adapted to pass through the printed circuit card in order to position and hold the casing on the card and in order to provide an electrical connection. The invention enables brush-support devices to be fixed to the printed circuit card solely by surface mounting, thus making it pointless to perform an additional flow soldering operation as is required in the prior art.

Abstract: A method of assembling of a door comprising the steps of providing a door inner panel having an outer face and an inner face, at least one functional component of the door, an anti intrusion beam and a door outer panel. The functional component is assembled onto and towards the outer face. The anti intrusion beam is assembled towards the outer face prior to assembling the door outer panel towards the outer face. Fixing means secure the door inner panel, the functional component, the anti intrusion beam and the door outer panel relative to each other.

Abstract: An electric motor, in particular a motor and gear box unit for activating functional equipment in a vehicle, includes a rotor shaft carrying a commutator co-operating with conductive brushes disposed in brush supports fixed to a printed circuit card; the motor is provided with means for enabling brush supports to be fixed to the printed circuit card solely by surface mounting. These means may comprise, for each brush, a metal casing containing the brush and having one wall with at least one transverse tab adapted to pass through the printed circuit card in order to position and hold the casing on the card and in order to provide an electrical connection. The invention enables brush-support devices to be fixed to the printed circuit card solely by surface mounting, thus making it pointless to perform an additional flow soldering operation as is required in the prior art.

Abstract: An assembly including a door panel, a window regulator housing component, and a window regulator drive system component. The door panel is secured to the window regulator housing component by a deformed portion to provide a subassembly. The deformed portion is utilized to releaseably secure the window regulator drive system component to the subassembly via a fourth component.

Abstract: A window-raising device for a vehicle provides a two-cable winding drum, a hood to support and partially surrounding the drum on a support plate to form a cable passage. A flange extends from the winding drum to support sliding movement of an end of one of the cables. An opening in the flange is defined by an outer side ramp that is angled relative to an axis of rotation of the drum. The ramp is positioned between two walls that are roughly parallel to the axis of the drum and formed below the flange. The present invention thereby permits a reduction in the total height of the winding drum for the same number of grooves. The cable is inserted at an angle relative to the axis of the drum by sliding it on the ramp. Thus, the drum and the device as a whole are made more compact.

Abstract: A window regulator and method for assembling a vehicle door incorporating it are provided. The method comprises inserting the screw thread of a screw with two heads into the screw thread of a plate secured to an outer panel of the door. The screw passes through an oblong hole in a lug substantially perpendicular to a slider guide of a window regulator rail. The transverse position of the rail with respect to the screw is adjusted. The screw is tightened using its upper head. The screw is loosened later using the lower screw head. The adjustment of the transverse position of the rail is then tweaked and the screw is tightened again using the lower screw head. This makes assembling and adjusting the transverse position of a window in a vehicle door easier.

Abstract: A window lifter includes a window connecting element, a cable drive motor element offset from the path of travel of the window connecting element, a first and a second cable return which are superposed and arranged at one end of the path of travel of the window connecting element, and a third cable return arranged at another end of the path of travel of the window connecting element. A cable is secured to the window connecting element. The window lifter has, in particular, increased compactness.

Abstract: The invention concerns an interference suppression system in an engine with permanent magnets activating a functional motor vehicle element, wherein the engine (1) comprises powering brushes (8, 9), connected to an external power source (12) with wires (10, 1) and a metal field magnet frame (2). The invention is characterized in that each brush (8, 9) is connected to the engine metal field magnet frame (2) through at least an interference suppression capacitor (13, 14) and the engine (1) metal field magnet frame (2) is connected to the vehicle earth connection (15).

Abstract: An assembly includes a first, second and third components having respective first, second and third holes. The assembly further includes a locating feature assembled into the holes having a small portion and a large portion that provide a shoulder therebetween. The locating feature further includes a fixing portion near the small portion to secure the second component relative to the assembly and a fixing portion near the large portion to secure the third component relative to the assembly. The small portion is located in the second hole to align the locating feature relative to the second component, and the large portion is located in the third hole to align the locating feature relative to the third component. The second component is aligned relative to the third component, and the first component is situated between the second and third components and between the shoulder and the second component.

Abstract: The invention concerns a gear motor (1), in particular for driving vehicle equipment, comprising a rotor provided with a rotor shaft (6), a reduction gearbox housing (14) containing a cog wheel engaged in an endless screw of the shaft and capable of driving an output member (12). The invention is characterised in that it comprises means (12) for eliminating, under predetermined axial compression (F), all axial play between one end (6a) of the rotor shaft and the housing wall (13). Said means can comprise a plug (15) housed in the housing (14) end (13) and a piston (18), inserted between the plug (15) and the shaft (6) end (6a); the plug (15) exerts on the piston (18) and the shaft (6) the axial thrust (7) which is adjusted when being mounted, and is axially locked in the corresponding position by melting the housing (14) plastic material in the grooves or recesses (19) of the piston (18) surface, then in solidifying said plastic material.

Abstract: An assembly including a first, second and third component and a first and second fixing member, the first, second and third component having respective first, second and third holes, the first hole being a threaded hole, in which the first fixing member cooperates with the second hole and a first threaded portion of the first fixing member engaging the first hole to secure the first component to the second component, the first and second fixing member cooperating with the third hole with the first fixing member engaging the second fixing member to secure the third component to the first component, in which the first component is situated between the second and third component.

Abstract: A carrier member for a vehicle window winding mechanism includes a passage for a rail along which the carrier member slides, and at least one tab or tongue that applies a force to the rail in a direction perpendicular to the direction of sliding of the carrier member and parallel to the plane of a window glass. The carrier member avoids problems of noise or undesirable forces originating from faulty alignment or assembly of the rail.

Abstract: A vehicle door includes a window regulator motor and an inner panel. The window regulator motor further includes a connector housing which houses electrical connector terminals. The connector housing is sealed against the inner panel of the vehicle door via a diaphragm seal.

Abstract: A vehicle window regulator including an elongate drive shaft having a drive axis and first and second drive sprockets connected at spaced locations to the drive shaft. The first and second drive sprockets may be connected to the drive shaft constant velocity joints. The first and second drive sprockets are connected to respective first and second idler wheels via respective first and second toothed drive belts, with each drive belt including a cursor for connection to a window glass.

Abstract: A housing structure for a mobile element, such as a regulator drum, includes a dish that covers the housing and a backing plate with an opening large enough to accommodate the mobile element and one or more pliable tongues extending into the opening. The tongues hold the mobile element in the housing while still allowing the element to be removed without dismantling the housing or the element.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system for fixing a window regulator on a frameless door of a vehicle equipped with a fixed front window pane and a mobile rear pane, the front edge of the mobile pane being guided by a slideway which extends between the panes and of which the lower part is fixed in the door. The window regulator comprises a front rail and a rear rail parallel to the slideway, on which slide sliders displaced by cables actuated by a drive. The front rail is rigidly connected to the slideway in order to ensure parallelism between these two elements.

Abstract: An electric motor comprising a rotor secured to a shaft, a stator comprising a cylindrical shell receiving at one at least of the ends a flange provided with a roller bearing for the rotor shaft, the flange being fixed to the cylindrical shell by a fixing means having a bayonet-type assembly, wherein the assembling of the flange onto the shell being achieved through a relative displacement in an axial translation and a rotary relative motion.

Abstract: A closure system including a closure moveable for substantially closing an aperture in use, and an actuator for at least closing the closure, the actuator being mounted by mounting means, the mounting means including one or more measurement cells for measuring, in use, parameters of the closure systems, in use the system being subjected to movement and being arranged such that it is possible to at least partially distinguish trap forces applied to the closure from acceleration forces applied to the closure as a result of the movement of the closure system by consideration of the measured parameters.

Abstract: A motor includes a magnetic ring which is the seat of a magnetic field related to operating parameters of the motor. A connector for the motor includes a magnetic flux conduction member forming a flux concentrator interposed, when the connector is fixed on the motor, between the magnetic ring and a Hall-effect sensor adapted so as to measure the magnetic flux the magnetic flux conduction member. Application to geared motors for window-raising systems, seat actuation systems or sunroof systems, in the automobile sector.

Abstract: This device features a spout (13, 23) for guiding one end of the operating cable (4) as far as the external opening lever (3); the spout is formed opposite one fork-shaped end (17) of the lever (3) and with the latter it delimits a passage (19) for introducing the ferrule (5) of the cable (4) after the ferrule has passed through a sheath abutment (9), this arrangement making it possible for the ferrule (5) to automatically hook itself “blind” to the external opening lever (3). Whereupon the length of the end of the cable (4) projecting on the operating side can be adjusted in order to eliminate freeplay in the device and to tension the cable.