Abstract: A window module for a school bus includes a frame, a fixed window panel affixed to a portion of the frame, a perimeter panel secured to another portion of the frame and defining an opening at the other portion of the frame, and a movable window panel. The movable window panel is slidably positioned at the frame and movable along channel members and interiorly of the fixed window panel when opened and interiorly of and generally at the perimeter panel when at least partially closed. The exterior surfaces of the fixed window panel and of the perimeter panel may form a generally flush surface at an exterior of the school bus when the window assembly is installed at the school bus.

Abstract: A window pane having a window sash attached thereto to reduce noise transmitted through the window pane. The window sash comprising a bracket and tuned mass damper attached to the bracket at one or more spaced intervals. The one or more spaced intervals are adjusted to tune the window sash to a targeted frequency to reduce the noise transmitted through the window pane. The targeted frequency may be the coincidence frequency of the window pane. The stiffness and/or mass of the bracket and tuned mass damper can also be chosen to reduce the noise transmitted through the window pane.

Abstract: A window assembly for a vehicle having a body structure with a window enclosure, and a method of installing a window, is disclosed. The window assembly includes a window and a window regulator bracket assembly. The window is slidable into the window enclosure. The window regulator bracket assembly includes a support rod having an upper end mounted to the body structure and a lower end with threads. The window regulator bracket assembly also includes a spring housing slidably received on the lower end of the support rod, a compression spring, a support nut threadably received on the threaded portion in engagement with the spring plate, and a support jaw engaging the bottom edge of the window. The support nut is screwed onto the support rod against the bias of the spring to secure the window in its closed position.

Abstract: A driver (4, 5) of a window lift mechanism to simplify subsequent adjustment of a window pane. The driver (4, 5) includes a flat receiving fork (7) having first and second sides (9, 10). A screw (14) extends through the receiving fork (7) for pulling the first and second sides (9, 10) together. In the vicinity of the axis of the screw (14), the first side (9) includes a number of openings (19). A pressure piece (13), which can be operated from outside of the first side (9), protrudes through the openings (19) into a gap (8) between the first and second sides (9, 10). The pressure piece (13) can be displaced in a substantially parallel direction to the axis of the screw (14). A threaded nut (11) contacts the pressure piece (13) to operate the pressure piece (13).

Abstract: A partial and a full drop vertical vehicle slider assembly are provided that do not require a horizontal beltline support member. For the partial drop assembly, two fixed panels each with a division member, an upper header member, and a horizontal vehicle body opening edge abut to form the slider panel opening. For the full drop assembly, an upper header member, two upper slider assembly side members, and a horizontal vehicle body opening edge abut one another to form a slider panel opening. In both cases, the horizontal vehicle body opening edges have seals attached, through which a slider panel vertically slides up and spans the vertical extent of the slider panel opening to close the slider assembly, and slides down into the vehicle body to open the slider panel opening. In the case of the full drop assembly, unimpaired backlite viewing is provided.

Abstract: A glass fixing grommet fixes a glass with a hole to a mount and includes first and second supporting plates. The first supporting plate is attached on one surface of the glass and has a first cylinder portion with a bolt inserting hole for inserting a bolt therein. The second supporting plate is attached on the other surface of the glass to face the first supporting plate. The second supporting plate includes a second cylinder portion to be fitted with the first cylinder portion with a bolt exit, and a nut holding member situated adjacent to the bolt exit for holding a nut thereat. When the first and second supporting plates sandwich the glass, the bolt passes through the mount and the first and second supporting plates to engages the nut to fix the glass to the mount.

Abstract: A vehicle door includes a door body, a window panel, a window regulator rail and a lifter plate. The door body defines a window opening and a window panel is slidably supported in the door body. The window regulator rail is mounted to the vehicle frame and the lifter plate is slidably coupled to the window regulator rail for up and down sliding movement along the window regulator rail. The lifter plate includes a window glass support portion supporting a lower edge of a window panel and a water deflecting structure that is configured and arranged to deflect water running down the window panel away from the window regulator rail.

Abstract: In automotive glass run, a main body of glass run assumes a substantially U-shaped cross section consisting of a vehicle-exterior side wall, a vehicle-interior side wall, and a bottom wall. The vehicle-exterior side wall and the vehicle-interior side wall are provided with a vehicle-exterior seal lip and a vehicle-interior seal lip that extend to the inside of the main body of the substantially U-shaped cross section. The vehicle-exterior side wall is formed with a solid material or a microfoaming solid material, and the vehicle-interior side wall and the bottom wall are formed with a sponge material.

Abstract: Modular drop-glass window assemblies include a vertically slidable pane, at least one stationary pane having an inboard vertical edge proximate to the exterior surface of the slidable pane and framing holding the stationary pane(s) and at least partially defining a window opening that is opened and closed by movement of the slidable pane. The framing includes vertical frame portions defining run channels for guiding the slidable pane between its open and closed positions. No portion of the vertical frame portions extends exteriorly beyond the plane of the exterior surface of a stationary pane.

Abstract: A window lift system, especially for the side window of a motor vehicle, includes (i) a pulling device and (ii) a catch for a window pane, which can be moved up and down using the pulling device. The catch has a first fastening point for an upward pulling end of the pulling device and a second fastening point for a downward pulling end of the pulling device, which point is horizontally off-set from the first fastening point in the window pane plane when the window pane is fitted. The window lift system also includes (iii) an arrangement positioning and fixating the catch in terms of at least three degrees of freedom so that the catch can be maintained in a position that is defined in terms of the degrees of freedom even when the window pane is not yet fitted.

Abstract: A window module for a school bus includes a frame, a fixed window panel affixed to a portion of the frame, a perimeter panel secured to another portion of the frame and defining an opening at the other portion of the frame, and a movable window panel. The movable window panel is slidably positioned at the frame such that opposite perimeter edges of the movable window panel are slidably engaged with opposite channel members of the frame. The movable window panel is movable along the channel members and interiorly of the fixed window panel when opened and interiorly of and generally at the perimeter panel when at least partially closed. The exterior surfaces of the fixed window panel and of the perimeter panel form a generally flush surface at an exterior of the school bus when the window assembly is installed at the school bus.

Abstract: A sliding window assembly for a vehicle includes first and second fixed panels and upper and lower fixed panels with an opening defined between the fixed panels. At least one track member is attached to at least one of the fixed panels. A sliding unit is slidably engagable with the track member and slidable between an open position and a closed position. The sliding unit includes a carrier component having an outer face and a flange portion extending from the outer face. A sliding panel is attached to the flange portion. The sliding panel and the fixed panels form a substantially flush outer surface. A U-shaped seal is disposed on the fixed panels adjacent to and encircling the opening. The seal engages the outer face of the carrier component when the sliding unit is in the closed position.

Abstract: A door for a vehicle includes a run channel and a door glass slidable up and down along the run channel. A rear edge of the door glass, which is in sliding contact with a rear channel of the run channel, has respective projecting portions at upper and lower end portions thereof. The projecting portions project more than a middle portion of the rear edge positioned centrally in an up-and-down direction of the rear edge. The rear edge is deeply received in a groove formed in the rear channel not throughout the length thereof but at the projecting portions so as to reduce a slide resistance which the door glass undergoes when sliding relative to the run channel.

Abstract: A curved portion formed on a guide rail is sandwiched between an inscribed projection and a circumscribed projection. Therefore, a carrier plate can turn around a curving center of the inscribed projection. Even when the guide rail is twisted, an element to be guided and the carrier plate can turn in accordance with the twist, a prying force is reduced, and the carrier plate can vertically move smoothly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a door exhibit case for either exhibiting or displaying doors. The door comprises a frame body, a plurality of guide rails, and a plurality of rotary units. The frame body has a door receiving space capable of receiving a plurality of doors within the interior thereof, wherein the received doors are capable of being extracted through at least one of front and rear sides of the frame body. The guide rails are formed on the inner top surface of the frame body and extend in the front-to-rear direction. Each sliding bar is supported by one guide rail so as to be extracted to the outside of the frame body through the front or rear side of the frame body. Each rotary unit has opposite ends, one end being connected to the bottom surface of a corresponding sliding bar and the other end being connected to the top surface of a corresponding door.

Abstract: A split glass rear side window assembly is separable along a generally horizontal longitudinally extending line into an upper glass member and a lower glass member separated by a seal carried by the lower glass member to receive the upper glass member when raised to cover the corresponding body opening. The upper and lower glass members are connected by side links that are pivotally connected to the lower glass member and slidable along the ends of the upper glass member to permit the upper and lower glass members to be stored in a parallel orientation spaced transversely within the limited storage area above the rear wheel well in the vehicle body. A spring device urges the lower glass member into a pre-selected storage pocket spaced transversely of the path of movement of the upper glass member. A rack and pinion apparatus vertically moves the window members.

Abstract: 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 event of a lateral crash against the door. The function carrier is constructed in a sandwich-like manner from at least two shell bodies each having one of horizontal and vertical stiffening sections, the stiffening sections forming crossing points for fastening the shell bodies to each other so that the shell bodies form together a continuously closed frame of the function carrier. The outer shell body forms the curved outer side of the function carrier having at least two parallel grooves for accommodating a window lifting and lowering device which has a curvature matched to the curvature of the vehicle door.

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 has a with a channel construction includes a slider on the rear carrier unit that is slidably received in a channel construction of the rear guide rail. The construction has a generally C-shaped cross section with its open side facing to the outside an exterior of the door when the door is mounted on a vehicle.

Abstract: A window regulator includes a threaded shaft (20) arranged at the concave side of the window (16) and extending in the direction of sliding of the same window, a nut screw (24) engaging the threaded shaft (20), which is movable up and down along the shaft, a driving member (26) fastened to a lower zone of the window (16), and a member for interconnecting the nut screw (24) and the driving member (26), adapted to ensure the interconnection of the driving member (26) and the nut screw (24) independently of their distance. The interconnection member includes at least a rigid connecting rod (36; 36a) articulated on one side to the nut screw (24) and on the other side to the driving member (26), which is able to assume different tilts when the distance between the driving member (26) and the nut screw (24) changes.

Abstract: Vehicle window pane (16) has an arcuately curved vertical section having a single or same radius of curvature (R1) and a curved lateral section having a single radius of curvature (R2) or a compound radius of curvature. The single radius of curvature (R1) in the curved vertical section and the single radius of curvature (R2) and the compound radius of curvature in the curved lateral section are chosen to differ from each other. The vehicle window pane (16) constitutes a bidirectionally curved pane, which is neither a spherically curved pane (because the radii of curvature in the vertical and lateral sections are not equal to each other) nor a cylindrically curved pane (because both of the radii of curvature in the vertical and lateral sections are not infinite). With this arrangement, the vehicle window pane can significantly improve an aesthetic appeal of a motor vehicle employing the window pane.

Abstract: An adjusting screw for adjusting the distance between a rail of a power window device and the lower portion of the door of the vehicle, threadeably extends through the rail of the power window device, a fixed nut being provided at one side of the rail, and a torsion spring is provided at the other side thereof whose ends are clamped against the rail, the adjusting screw threadably extending through the door of the vehicle and is axially retained in position relative to the door between two closing nuts. The torsion spring allows increasing the necessary torque to move the assembly so that movements of the rail towards or away from the door of the vehicle are carried out more accurately.

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 support slide for window regulators of motor vehicles comprises a body formed, in a single piece of molded plastic material, by a plate portion and a lateral appendage. The plate portion constitutes a fixed jaw of a clamp for tightening a lower edge of a sliding window pane, and the lateral appendage has a sliding channel adapted to receive a guide rail. A movable jaw of the clamp cooperates with the fixed jaw to clamp the lower edge of the window pane. The shank of a screw for tightening the clamp is equipped with a spacer which is contained in a through-hole of the fixed jaw and which projects from the hole at least on the face of the plate portion which is turned towards the movable jaw to constitute an annular abutment surface.

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: 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: 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 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 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: 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 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 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: The present invention provides a vertical slider window system which integrates fixed panes and one and more sliding panes into an integrated unit that is easier to handle and install in an opening of a vehicle (such as the rear window or backlite of a pickup truck or similar style light truck vehicle) and, further, which seals the sliding pane.

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 clip for a sash molding comprises an elongated end cap adapted to be inserted into an end portion of the sash molding, a fastener adapted to be fixed to a door pillar, and a lip for filling a gap between the sash molding and the door pillar. The fastener and the end cap are made of hard plastic material, and are integrally molded to one another. The lip is made of soft plastic material, and is integrally connected to the end cap in a predetermined configuration, by pouring the soft plastic material in its molten state onto a predetermined region of the end cap and solidifying the soft plastic material thereon. The clip may also include a cover portion, made of a soft plastic material, that continuously extends from the lip and is integrally connected to an end of the end cap.

Abstract: An integrated glassrun and window regulator assembly is provided. Various lift assembly portions (screw drive, drive belt, flexible cable) can be used to selectively raise and lower a window glass. An integral glassrun extrusion provides a guiding function of the window glass as it proceeds between the raised and lowered positions, and also functions to seal against the external elements along the front, upper, and rear edges of the glass when in the window is in a closed or raised position. A substantial reduction in weight results from the integrated assembly, in addition to eliminating relays, electric switches, reducing electrical wire size, and reducing the cost of manufacture and assembly.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a vehicle door includes providing a lower door structure, providing an upper door structure having a pair of spaced apart frame rails, installing a window member between the frame rails, installing a window regulator to the window member and the upper door structure, and coupling the lower and upper door structures to one another. The window regulator may include a powered lead screw regulator, a rack and pinion regulator or a cable and drum regulator.

Abstract: A pet door unit (10) for mounting in a structure (100) , is described. The unit includes a housing (12) , an opening mechanism (22) , a door (18) , a receiver (36) and a transmitter (38) . The door is mounted parallel to the rear wall (12D) of the housing in guide rails (16) extending along the sidewalls (12C) of the housing. The opening mechanism includes a motor (24) having a screw drive (26) and a carriage (34) which is movably mounted on the screw drive. The carriage is connected to the top of the pet door and moves along the length of the screw shaft (28) as the shaft rotates to open and close the door. To open the door, a user presses a button (38A) on the portable transmitter which sends a signal to the receiver. When the receiver receives the signal, it activates the opening mechanism which activates the motor to rotate the screw drive to move the carriage and the door up the shaft to the open position.

Abstract: A door glass raising and falling apparatus has a carrier plate 71 mounted onto a door glass 70. The door glass 70 is movable along sashes 41, 42 disposed on a door. The carrier plate 71 includes securing portions that are fixed to moving portions 67a, 67b of a wire-rope body 67. The carrier plate 71 also has a glass support portion 74 for supporting the door glass 70, and a pair of front and rear glass fixing portions 77, 78 each including a screw member 75. The door glass 70 has mounting holes supported by the glass fixing portions 77, 78, respectively. The dimension of the mounting holes is larger than the outside diameter of the shaft portion of each of the screw members 75 so that the door glass 70 is moveable with respect to the carrier plate 71. Also, a wire-rope body 150 extends over a plurality of pulleys. Some of the pulleys 142, 143 are rotatably mounted on frame members 136, 137 by pulley shafts 182 respectively.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vertical slider window system which integrates fixed panes and one and more sliding panes into an integrated unit that is easier to handle and install in an opening of a vehicle (such as the rear window or backlite of a pickup truck or similar style light truck vehicle) and, further, which seals the sliding pane.

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 regulator mechanism for a motor vehicle door providing ready adjustability to accommodate manufacturing tolerances in the door glass guide channels receiving the side edges of the window glass or, in the case of a sashless door, to accommodate manufacturing tolerances in the seal carried by the vehicle body. Adjustability is provided by a cam member which is rotatly mounted on carrier plate of a carrier assembly and which coacts with a follower surface on a glass clip mounted on an upper edge of the carrier plate. The follower surface is provided as a cutout in a lower edge of a stabilizer portion of the glass clip whereby the stabilizer portion serves not only to preclude cocking of the glass clip relative to the carrier plate but also to provide the cam follower surface for coaction with the cam member carried by the carrier plate.

Abstract: A system for positioning and assembling a mobile element on a drive system includes an adapter element fixed to the mobile element. The adapter element has a first extension in line with the mobile element and a second extension in the longitudinal direction of the mobile element. The system further includes a slider element including a third extension in the longitudinal direction of the mobile element. The third extension cooperates with the second extension. The slider element and a confining element cooperate with a fixation member to lock the first extension of the adapter element between the slider element and the confining element.

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 guide device for a window movable within a motor vehicle between an open position and a closed position for closing an opening in the motor vehicle. The device includes a first guide rail pivotally attached to the motor vehicle for pivotal motion in a plane parallel to a plane in which the window moves. The window includes a journal having a guide shoe for attachment to the first guide rail. The guide device further includes a second guide rail fixedly attached to the motor vehicle. The window further includes a slide element for attaching the window to the second guide rail. The guide device is particularly suited for use with a trapezoidal rear window of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A window regulator for a door is provided that includes a portion that defines a helical path. A drive assembly includes an actuator couple to a cable for moving the window along the helical path. A single guide having opposing channels extends longitudinally and defines a drive path, which may be straight. 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 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: A window comprises a base and a frame extends from a side of the base. The frame defines a space communicated with at least one slot in the slot of the base. At least one sheet is mounted in the base and movable between the base and the frame via a respective slot. The window is mounted to an inner side of a window opening of a building with the space of the frame aligning with the window opening of the building. Plural windows can be respectively mounted to plural window openings in a building and controlled by a central control such that all of the sheets of the windows can be synchronously moved into the frames or the bases of for expeditious exhaustion of smoke or obstruction of fire.

Abstract: A center channel having H-shaped cross section is attached to a chassis of a door and to a door panel of a vehicle. The center channel is fixed to the door chassis and panel by upper and lower brackets fixed thereto. The upper bracket is L-shaped and extends laterally from the upper end of the center channel wherein an engagement portion of the upper bracket is generally parallel to a side wall of a glass run channel of the door chassis. The upper bracket is fixed to the door chassis by a screw through the glass run channel, the door chassis and the upper bracket engagement portion.

Abstract: A rear window module is designed for the rear window of a truck passenger cab. The rear window module is pre-assembled as a single unit having a housing attaching rigidly to a frame. The housing inserts into the cab from a rear opening. The frame attaches to a peripheral edge of the cab which defines the rear opening. The housing supports a motor actuated pane movement mechanism capable of moving a central pane positioned within the frame in a vertical direction. The rear window module may also include side vents capable of pivoting to an open position.