Abstract: A housing, a sun gear rotatably supported in the housing, a ring gear rotatably supported coaxially with the sun gear, a planetary carrier rotatably supported coaxially with the sun gear, a plurality of planetary gears rotatably supported to the planetary carrier and meshing with the sun gear and the ring gear, a motor connected to the ring gear to rotate the ring gear, an electromagnetic brake capable of applying a braking force to rotation of the sun gear, and an actuating member connected to the planetary carrier and linked to a door of a vehicle, and capable of moving the door in opening and closing directions are provided.

Abstract: The lifting window (15) has a windowpane (17) which can be raised and lowered by means of a lifting device and which is guided here by two guide rails (24; 25). In the region of at least one side edge (19), the windowpane (17) is guided, at a point remote from the lifting device, only indirectly by the associated guide rail (24) by means of an adjusting device (38). The adjusting device (38) has a guide strip (39) which interacts with the associated guide rail (24). The guide strip (39) is guided by means of a guide device (41) so as to be moveable at least approximately perpendicularly to the windowpane (17). Said guide strip (39) can be adjusted relative to the windowpane (17) by means of an adjustment device (42) and can be fixed in the desired relative position by means of a fixing device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to vehicle glazing, in particular to sliding windows for land vehicles such as buses, trams and trains, in particular slow speed trains.

Abstract: The invention concerns a window lift arrangement with a lifter for a window pane, an door panel, positioning means for positioning the lifter relative to the door panel in an installation position for installation of the window pane, wherein the positioning instruments can assume a first and a second position, wherein the positioning instruments in the first position define the installation position and wherein the positioning instruments in the second position release a movement of the lifter for opening and closing the installed window pane.

Abstract: A door for a motor vehicle of the type without frame for the side window is provided with a device for controlling a slight movement of the window from and into its completely raised position upon opening and closing of the door. Said device comprises shape-memory actuating means.

Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention is directed to a lifter plate for a vehicle window. The lifter plate includes a lifter plate body, a window holding portion, and an energy absorption member positioned to at least indirectly engage one vehicle window surface of the group consisting of a forward-facing surface and a rearward-facing surface.

Abstract: In an embodiment an adjustable window regulator lifter plate assembly is provided. The adjustable window regulator lifter plate assembly includes a base, a window holder and a cross-car orientation adjustment mechanism. The base is configured for movement along a path. The base has an inboard side and an outboard side. The window holder is configured to receive and hold a vehicle window. The window holder is movably connected to the base. The cross-car orientation adjustment mechanism is operable by a cross-car orientation adjustment tool and is operatively connected to the window holder to control the cross-car orientation of the window holder. The cross-car orientation adjustment mechanism includes a cross-car orientation adjustment mechanism tool-receiving member configured to receive the cross-car orientation adjustment tool. The cross-car orientation adjustment mechanism tool-receiving member is accessible from the inboard side of the base.

Abstract: The invention concerns a window lift arrangement with a driver for a window pane, an inner door panel, positioning instruments for positioning the driver relative to the inner door panel in an installation position for installation of the window pane, wherein the positioning instruments can assume a first and a second position, wherein the positioning instruments in the first position define the installation position and wherein the positioning instruments in the second position release a movement of the driver for opening and closing the installed window pane.

Abstract: Drive assembly for motor vehicle cable window lift system and cable window lift system fitted with such drive assembly. The assembly may be provided with drive unit having gear housing section and rotatably mounted cable drum for winding/unwinding a system cable wherein the cable drum engages a drive unit drive gear and is coupled thereto. Cable drum is rotatably mounted shaftlessly and securing means is provided that cooperates with the cable drum to secure said drum axially and radially on the drive gear. With this secured and rotatably mounted structural design it is possible to dispense with a shaft penetrating the cable drum or a longer pivot pin. A shaftless structural design results which may be designed very flexibly compared to conventional designs. Thus, a variety of cable drums can be used to co-operate with the drive unit giving a large range of possible variations with the same drive unit.

Abstract: A window carrier assembly for an automotive window regulator. The carrier assembly is a composite assembly of a center body section preferably formed of injection molded plastic material and a pair of window clamps that are snap assembled to the carrier body section. The window regulator assembly preferably is used in connection with a single rail-type window regulator. The body section of the carrier assembly features a cable end receiving socket which allows both ends of the drive cable to be installed in a manner which can be done rapidly in component assembly.

Abstract: A door system includes a structural member and a door being selectively movable with respect to the structural member. An actuator includes an active material that is configured to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The actuator is configured such that the change in at least one attribute causes the door to move relative to the structural member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a door module for a vehicle door that includes a module plate and a window lifter rail attached to the module plate. The window lifter rail is movable in translation, is pivotally attached to the module plate, and is fixed by an easily detachable retaining mechanism in a supply position. The invention further relates to a vehicle door comprising such a door module as well as to a method of mounting a door module to a vehicle door.

Abstract: A vehicle door drive unit for raising and lowering a glass plate is constructed so that a plurality of pulleys across which wires extend are provided at upper and lower sides of a base panel. The glass plate is supported by a carrier plate which is connected to the wire ends. The glass plate is moved up and down by the wires and is prevented from excessively moving in a vehicle inward direction when the door is closed by a supporting rod positioned along an upward and downward path of the glass plate and a contact member. Trumpet shaped guide portions are formed at the edges of holes of the wire fixing portions of the carrier plate and the circumferential surfaces of a V-shaped tensioner are provided for eliminating slack in the wires.

Abstract: A door assembly and a door closer arranged and constructed so as to be wholly concealed within the associated door, yet is rendered readily accessible to effect the adjustment thereof to regulate or control the closing speed of the associated door. The door closer is capable of performing all of the functions expected of a door closer such as controlling the closing force, regulating the door closing speed and the arresting of the door in a predetermined opened position.

Abstract: A mounting device for mounting a cable-operated window regulator for a vehicle to an inner panel of the vehicle, the cable-operated window regulator includes a guide rail for guiding a window glass; a reversible winding unit for raising and lowering the window glass by winding and rewinding at least one cable which is wound on upper and lower guide members provided at upper and lower ends of the guide rail, respectively; upper and lower fixing member which are integrally formed with upper and lower ends of the guide rail, respectively; and a service hole formed on the inner panel. The lower fixing member is fixed to an outer surface of the inner panel near a lower edge of the service hole. The upper fixing member is fixed to an inner surface of the inner panel near an upper edge of the service hole.

Abstract: A slider for a guide rail of a window lifter includes a guide section configured to be disposed in the guide rail, a sliding section configured to be disposed in the interior of a holding track for a windowpane and a connecting section linking the guide section and the sliding section. The guide section, sliding section, and connecting section are integrated together into a single unitary piece.

Abstract: An eccentric reduction gear for a vehicle window winder system has a ring gear, a planet pinion that is eccentric relative to the ring gear, a drive component that drives the planet pinion and the ring gear so that they roll relative to each other, and a winding drum attached to the planet pinion. A transmission component is wound around the winding drum and drives a vehicle window. The reduction gear provides a high reduction ratio in a small space and also ensures that the movement cannot be reversed.

Abstract: A guide system for guiding a window glass of a vehicle includes a guide rail and a guide. The guide includes a shaft to be attached to the window glass; a base as one part of a component divided in a widthwise direction of the vehicle and contacting an inner surface of the guide rail at an inner side of the vehicle; and a slider slidably attached to the base as the other part of the component and contacting an inner surface of the guide rail at an outer side of the vehicle. An elastic member is disposed between the base and the slider for pressing the slider toward the outside of the vehicle.

Abstract: A braking system for a vehicle manual window-lifting mechanism prevents a window from dropping as a consequence of vibrations and minimizes angular play in a crank shaft. The system includes a helical spring that assists the crank shaft and that has a geometry modified from its conventional design. An included angle between the radial side pieces at which the winding ends terminate is an acute angle. One of the side pieces is coupled inside a radial hollow of the crank-driven shaft itself. The other side piece is located between the crank shaft and the drum, which rotate relative to each other. As a result, instead of the usual 40° or 45° of free play, the invention allows a maximum free play of only 10° to 15° in the crank shaft.

Abstract: A window lifter includes a rope or a Bowden cable and is used in motor vehicles. The window lifter also includes guide rails that are integrated into the base surface of a carrier plate of a motor vehicle door. The window lifter also includes carriers that can be displaced along the guide rails and receive a window pane as well as reversing devices that are arranged at the ends of the guide rails. The rope engages with the carriers and a drive device and is guided via the reversing devices. The guide rails protrude from the base surface of the carrier plate, have a slot that extends in the longitudinal direction and are covered on the open base side of the carrier plate in a dampproof manner. The carriers can be at least partially situated on the external and internal side of the guide rails and pass through the respective slot to engage with the rails.

Abstract: A rail-less window lifter includes a linking member linking a window glass and a cable. The linking member is positioned with respect to the window glass at a location that avoid jamming of the window glass during raising. The linking member applies a force to the window glass at a single lifting point.

Abstract: A braking system for a vehicle manual window-lifting mechanism prevents a window from dropping as a consequence of vibrations and minimizes angular play in a crank shaft. The system includes a helical spring that assists the crank shaft and that has a geometry modified from its conventional design. An included angle between the radial side pieces at which the winding ends terminate is an acute angle. One of the side pieces is coupled inside a radial hollow of the crank-driven shaft itself. The other side piece is located between the crank shaft and the drum, which rotate relative to each other. As a result, instead of the usual 40° or 45° of free play, the invention allows a maximum free play of only 10° to 15° in the crank shaft.

Abstract: A modular door assembly having a door frame and a carrier secured to the door frame. A door entry system is secured to the carrier to operate the vehicle door. A window carrier assembly includes a window regulator and motor secured to the carrier. A window pane is attached to the window regulator and is adjustable relative to the carrier in the vehicle door frame.

Abstract: A window lifter includes at least one panel, a rail for guiding a slider, and a lower attachment of the lower end of the rail to the panel able selectively to cause the rail to slide transversely with respect to the panel, and a one-piece upper attachment of the upper end of the rail to the panel able to cause the upper end of the rail to pivot with respect to the panel about a longitudinal axis. The window lifter makes it possible to reduce the number of parts in a window lifter and makes it easier to assemble.

Abstract: The section member slidingly receives outwardly a driving member extending through the rail provided with a clamp for holding the lower edge of the window pane. The section member of the rail comprises a longitudinal base portion and a longitudinal portion abutting said driving member having an essentially U-shaped symmetrical cross-section between which branches an extension of said driving member is fitted to avoid relative rotating movements. The base portion has a suitable thickness to bring the two free ends of the driving member in abutting relationship with the lower portion of said second longitudinal portion.

Abstract: An automotive windowpane support structure includes a slider bonded to an inner surface of a windowpane with an adhesive. The slider is vertically movable along a rail member. The rail member is divided into and comprised of two parts, an inner guide and an outer guide. The inner guide is provided at a sash portion of a door. The outer guide is provided at a garnish provided opposite to the sash portion and supports a side portion of the slider protruded from an edge of the windowpane. The garnish is provided such that its outer surface is flush with an outer surface of the windowpane.

Abstract: A dual rack and pinion system is provided for a window lift mechanism. The window lift mechanism includes improved window brackets for simple mounting to a window. A modular frame design is provided to improve assembly of the window lift mechanism into the door of a vehicle. An improved assembly method is provided for the dual rack and pinion system. The system is also provided with a smart motor and incorporates resilient shock absorbers in the dual rack and pinion gear train to allow more time for the smart motor to detect and react to an obstruction in the window.

Abstract: It comprises an adjusting screw which turn allows adjusting the distance between said rail of the power window device and the lower portion of the door of the vehicle, which threadably extends through the rail of the power window device, or through a piece secured thereto, a fixed nut being provided at one side of said rail, or said piece thereof, and a torsion spring being provided at the other side thereof which ends are clamped against said rail, or said piece, the adjusting screw threadably extending through the door of the vehicle, which is axially retained in position relative to said screw between two closing nuts.

Abstract: It comprises a body (1) formed of two body halves (2, 3) joined to each other by one of their ends which interior portion (4) receives the end of the window pane. The interior portion (4) is provided with parallel protrusions (5) disposed in a stepped arrangement forming an upward series (6) and a downward series (7), both being symmetrical, so that the window pane rests sloped on one of said series (6) according to the position assumed in the power window device, the same driving member being able to be used for the door of the other side, the window pane resting on the other of said series (7). The body half (2) is provided with a front groove (8) to resiliently conform the end of the body (1) where the window pane exists to the curvature thereof, and the other body half (3) being provided with a hole matching a hole of the window pane for holding them by means of a screw, the hole of the driving member being smaller than that of the window to absorb tolerances.

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: A window regulator cable assembly method and system includes a window regulator cable arrangement having a cable drum wheel, a first top pulley wheel, a first bottom pulley wheel, and a cable. The cable drum wheel, the top pulley wheel and the bottom pulley wheel are in a spaced apart relationship. The cable is mounted to provide cable runs between the wheels. At least one wheel is spaced from another wheel by a semi-rigid tube that surrounds the associated cable run. The semi-rigid tube is under an axial load to maintain tension in the cable. The wheels are pivotally mounted in a rigid spaced apart relationship on a rigid frame to remove the axial load from the semi-rigid tube.

Abstract: A method for assembling a motor vehicle door includes the steps of affixing a plurality of hardware components to a secondary trim component to form a door module assembly. The door module assembly is attached to the structural door body. A trim panel is secured to the structural door body overlaying the door module assembly. The secondary trim component has a map pocket wall and the trim panel has a map pocket opening. When the trim panel overlays the secondary trim component, the trim panel cooperates with the secondary trim component to define a map pocket.

Abstract: A slider (25) is mounted on a rail (23) laid on a slide door (21) to support a door-side end of a stretching part (31) of a cable transferred from a vehicle body (28) toward the slide door (21). The cable transferred toward the slide door (21) is introduced into a cable guide (27) and guided between the slider (25) and a fixing member (35). The cable guide (27) is formed by coupling a plurality of pieces (39) to undergo a bending deformation substantially in a plane, and takes up a slack of the cable while stabilizing the shape of the slackened cable.

Abstract: A window regulator comprises a front guide rail installed in a front portion of a door and extending upward and downward; a rear guide rail installed in a rear portion of the door and extending upward and downward; a front carrier unit fixed to a lower front portion of the window pane and slidably engaged with the front guide rail through a first mechanism; and a rear carrier unit fixed to a lower rear portion of the window pane and slidably engaged with the rear guide rail through a second mechanism. The first mechanism is constructed to permit a pivotal movement of the front carrier unit about an imaginary axis that extends along the front guide rail. The second mechanism includes a channel construction possessed by the rear guide rail and a slider possessed by the rear carrier unit and slidably received in the channel construction. The construction has a generally C-shaped cross section with its open side facing in a direction of a thickness of the door.

Abstract: A window regulatoR (10) for operating a window pane of vehicle comprises a base plate (12) having a guide rail (20). A lifter plate (26) is slidably coupled to the guide rail (20) and adapted for supporting the window pane. A motor assembly (32) is secured to the base plate (12) and includes a drive housing and a power motor. A drive shaft, rotatably journaled to the drive housing, has a disc flange supporting a cylindrical shaft and a key shaft spaced from and parallel to the cylindrical shaft. A top and bottom cable (34, 36) drum are supported on the drive shaft, each of the cable drums including a key slot for aligning with and receiving the key shaft therethrough. The lifter plate is secured to the cable (38) between first and second pulleys (22, 24). A pair of compression springs (64) are coupled to the respective cable drums in opposite directions and maintaining tension on the cable.

Abstract: A cable drive assembly for opening and closing a sliding vehicle door has first and second drums that are drivingly connected to each other via a tension spring that biases the drums in opposite directions. The drums include a catch that holds the first and second drums in a cocked condition where the spring is tensioned to provide slack in a closed loop cable to facilitate inserting a traveler attached to the cable into a track. The cocked drums are manually rotated in a drum housing in one direction on to move the traveler and insert it into the track. After the traveler is inserted, the cocked drums are manually rotated in the opposite direction. This releases the catch so that the tensioned spring takes up the slack in the closed loop cable.

Abstract: The invention relates to a curved vehicle door having a correspondingly curved windowpane and a correspondingly curved function carrier on which all of the add-on parts and door coverings are held and which can be used as protection for the occupant in the [lacuna] or in a militant assault, the function carrier being provided in each case along lines at least in two parallel planes with intersecting stiffening sections and advantageously being constructed in a sandwich-like manner from at least two shell bodies with longitudinal and transverse stiffening sections within a continuously closed frame, the outer shell body of which has at least two parallel grooves for accommodating a window lifting and lowering device which is matched to the curvature of the vehicle door.

Abstract: A window-regulating assembly selectively moves a window of a vehicle door between an open position and a closed position. The window-regulating assembly includes a rail that is fixedly secured to the vehicle door. The rail extends through a radius of curvature. A lift plate is slidably engaged with the rail. The lift plate is also secured to the window. The lift plate moves the window between the open and closed positions. A lead screw is secured to the rail. The lift plate travels along the lead screw to move the window between the open and closed positions. A drive motor is secured to lift plate. The drive motor receives electrical energy and converts the electrical energy into a selectively bidirectional rotational force to drive the lift plate over the lead screw. A pivot mount extends between the drive motor and the lift plate allowing the drive motor to move through the radius of curvature as the lift plate slides along the rail.

Abstract: A door panel assembly includes a panel with a window lifting mechanism mounted on one side and a power mechanism mounted on an opposite side. The panel has a first alignment feature for aligning the window lifting mechanism relative to the panel and a second alignment feature for aligning the power mechanism relative to the panel. The first and second alignment features facilitate alignment of the window regulator and the power mechanism to each other. Further, the first and second alignment features allow initial assembly of one of the window regulator or power mechanism components to the panel with a subsequent assembly of the remaining component to the, panel without having to hold the first component in place.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for moving a gate a distance in a predetermined period of time. In one embodiment the current load for an electric motor to move a gate is first measured to determine whether the gate's motion is being hindered or helped. A microprocessor then controls voltage supplied to the motor to enhance or retard the evolved power of the motor according to the load and the predetermined time.

Abstract: A drive device for moving the sliding roof of a motor vehicle is provided which includes an electric motor including an armature, a pole shaft and a brush system, gearing driven by the electric motor, and a circuit arrangement for triggering the electric motor. The electric motor is accommodated in a motor housing while the gearing and at least parts of the circuit arrangement are accommodated in a gear housing connected to the motor housing. The brush system is accommodated directly in the gear housing independently of the circuit arrangement and without the interposition of additional support elements.

Abstract: A window regulator for operating a window pane includes an attachment channel configured for attachment to the window pane, a regulator base plate, a pair of sector gears, and a drive motor. Each sector gear includes a plurality of external gear teeth, and a lift arm slidingly coupled to the attachment channel. The sector gears are rotatably coupled to the base plate and are disposed such that the gear teeth of one of the sector gears directly engage the gear teeth of the other sector gears. The drive motor is in direct engagement with one of the sector gears. Consequently, rotation of the drive pinion of the drive motor causes the sector gears to rotate in opposing directions and the lift arms to either raise or lower the window pane.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a guide track for a movable windowpane, especially for a retractable windowpane of a motor vehicle, with at least one guide element for the windowpane displaceable along the guide track. In order to create a guide track with compact installation dimensions and at the same time a sufficient length for guiding the windowpane during its movement, it is proposed that the guide track for movement of the windowpane be retractable at least on one side.

Abstract: An automotive vehicle door has a glass window that is raised and lowered by a window regulator that includes a roller cable assembly (15). The roller cable assembly (15) has a rolled section guide rail (18) and a bracket assembly (16) at the lower end portion of the glass window that runs on an L-shaped flange (36) of the guide rail (18). The roller cable assembly (15) includes upper and lower roller assemblies (28 and 30) at the respective upper and lower ends of guide rail (18) and a cable (20) that is trained on rollers (22 and 24) of the roller assemblies and on a drive roller (26) that is driven by an electric motor (32). Each roller assembly includes a base (42) that is slideably attached to the guide rail (16) and a detachable cap pin (44) that attaches the guide roller to the base (42).

Abstract: A window regulator comprises a flange member formed on a main arm so as to surround a hole penetrating the main arm and project from one side of the main arm, and a shaft section formed on a first sub-arm so as to project toward a second sub-arm, being in a sliding contact with an inner surface of the flange member corresponding to the hole, and secured to the second-sub arm. In this configuration, a distal edge portion of the flange member is formed with a curved surface toward the first sub-arm, thereby reducing a frictional resistance between the main arm and the first sub-arm. Thus, the window regulator can avoid an unusual noise caused during the respective rotations between the main arm and the first sub-arm, and ensures the rigidity of the first sub-arm.

Abstract: A window lifter comprises at least one panel, a rail for guiding a slider, an attachment of the lower end of the rail to the panel, able selectively to cause the rail to slide transversely with respect to the panel, and a one-piece attachment of the upper end of the rail to the panel, able to cause the upper end of the rail to pivot with respect to the panel about a longitudinal axis. This window lifter makes it possible to reduce the number of parts in a window lifter and makes it easier to assemble.

Abstract: The invention concerns a system wherein the door panel (2) is not provided with panel slide rails and at least one of the members guiding the sliding window pane (3) comprises part (4a-4b) of a standard framing glass run, arranged in the panel so that it covers in the usual manner a lateral edge of the sliding window pane (3).

Abstract: A simple lift rail-less window lifter (1) is provided in which a member (3) linking a window glass (2) and a cable (5) is positioned with respect to the window glass in such a way as to avoid jamming of the window glass while it is being raised. A method for assembling a window lifter is also provided.

Abstract: A window regulator for a door that includes a portion that defines a helical path. The window regulator includes a drive assembly having an actuator coupled to a cable for moving a window along the helical path. A single guide having opposing channels extends longitudinally and defines a drive path, which is different from the helical path. A lift plate is movable along the guide for supporting the window, and the cable is connected to the lift plate for moving the lift plate along the guide. A slider, preferably two, is received in the opposing channels with a ball and socket connection between the lift plate and the slider. The ball and socket connection permits relative movement between the lift plate and the guide such that the window may travel in the helical path as the sliders move in the straight drive path.

Abstract: An automotive door is equipped with a window regulator for raising and lowering a window glass. The window regulator includes reconfigurable bracket assemblies that are mirror images of each other. Each bracket assembly includes a base plate that has a guide block for attaching the bracket assembly to a guide member of the automotive window regulator, and a clamp plate that is attached to the base plate in a first position with respect to the clamp plate or in a second position with respect to the clamp plate. The base plate is symmetrical with respect to an imaginary lateral centerline whereby a first bracket assembly may be configured by attaching the clamp plate to the base plate in the first position or a second bracket assembly may be produced by attaching the clamp plate to the base plate in the second position, the second clamp plate being a mirror image of the first bracket assembly.