Abstract: A mount for attachment to a window having a pair of faces and a hole extending between the faces has a body adapted to engage one of the faces and having a pin projecting with play through the hole and past the other face, a retainer adapted to engage the other face and formed with a passage snugly receiving the pin, and an eccentric ring engaged in the hole and having an eccentric passage snugly receiving the pin. Formations on the ring and on the retainer are interengageable in any of a multiplicity of angularly offset position of the retainer relative to the eccentric ring and retain the ring against rotation in the hole relative to the bodies. The pin is in a different position relative to the window hole in each of the angularly offset positions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mount assembly for a vehicle window, comprising a bracket having a section with first and second opposing major surfaces, a receiver having first and second spaced apart leg members positioned such that when the section of the bracket is positioned between the first and second leg members, at least a portion of the first leg member contacts the first major surface of the bracket and a portion of the second leg member contacts the second major surface of the bracket to provide a clamping force against the section of the bracket, and an interlocking assembly to interlock the fastener and bracket when the section of the bracket is positioned between the leg members.

Abstract: An attachment system for coupling a vehicle window to a window regulator. The attachment system includes a mounting bracket, a housing, a first securing structure and a second securing structure. The mounting bracket includes a clip structure adapted for coupling to the vehicle window. The mounting bracket also includes a pin member which is inserted into a pin aperture in the housing. The first securing structure is coupled to the housing and to the pin member and prevents withdrawal of the pin member from the pin aperture. The pin member extends through the pin aperture and into a central cavity where it engages the second securing member. The second securing member is slidably positionable in the central cavity and is operable for inhibiting the movement of the pin member relative to the housing along a predetermined axis.

Abstract: With a device for connecting a motor vehicle window pane, connected to a pane socket, to a window lifter which has a follower connected to the guide and transport element of the window lifter, the follower and the pane socket are connected together through at least two spatially separated positive locking elements which engage in succession in each other during assembly and with keyed connection in different directions. First positive locking elements are thereby connected with each other in the assembly direction of the window pane and second positive locking elements are aligned opposite relative to each other in a plane running substantially at right angles to the assembly direction of the window pane and are brought into engagement with each other through a swivel movement of the window pane after connection of the first positive locking elements.

Abstract: There is disclosed a guide slider for a window regulator that does not cause to rise an allophone, a awkward movement and a jolt to a rail in which said guide slider is made a slidable movement, wherein said guide slider comprises a substantially lod blank having a substantially spherical head at one tip end thereof and a main body of guide made of thermoplastic resin, wherein further the main body of guide has a receiving and bearing seat in which the head of the blank can be received in such a manner that the axis of the blank becomes coaxial to that of the main body of guide, and the receiving and bearing surface of the main body of guide closely contacts with the surface of the head but the slidably rotational movement of the head in the receiving and bearing seat is permitted.

Abstract: A coupling between a motor vehicle window panel and a horizontal sash bar below a lower edge of the window panel including a pair of plastic clips rigidly attached to the window panel which hook onto an edge of the sash bar to vertically couple the window panel to the sash bar with zero vertical lash therebetween and a retainer which audibly signals that the plastic clips are hooked to the sash bar and thereafter prevents dislodgment of the plastic clips from the sash bar. In a preferred embodiment, each plastic clip is adhesively bonded to the window panel and hooks onto a flat edge of the sash bar adjacent to respective ones of a pair of access slots in the flat edge.

Abstract: A device for connecting at least one window lifter arm to a two-sided displaceable window pane in a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A power window assembly in a vehicle includes a slidable window pane mounted to the vehicle for movement in a first lateral direction to an open position and in a second lateral direction to a closed position. The assembly includes at least one mounting bracket securely attached to the window pane and having a pocket therein and a power drive mechanism for selectively moving the window pane between the closed position and the open position. Preferably, at least one connector arm is laterally coupled to the mounting bracket. The connector arm includes a locking plate and a body portion having a longitudinally extending body slot. The locking plate is longitudinally inserted into the longitudinal body slot to adjustably connect the window pane to the power drive mechanism.

Abstract: A snap-in device for connecting a window pane with a window regulator by using at least one pair of elastically expanding jaws wherein one of the jaws has at least one snap-in element in the form of a hook or pin pointing in the direction of the window pane and is associated with a hole in the pane. An insert guide device serves to expand the jaws when inserting the window pane into the snap-in device. In the engaged state of the window pane, the circumference of the snap-in element fills out the hole in the pane at least over a part of the width of the snap-in element.

Abstract: A glass holder mounted to a raising/lowering member of a window regulator of an automobile and holding a window glass, comprising: a holding member which holds the window glass; a mounting member mounted to the raising/lowering member; and a connecting structure for connecting the holding member to the mounting member such that the holding member is rotatable with respect to the mounting member.

Abstract: A liftplate for use in a window mounting assembly includes a first plate member, a second plate member and a third plate member. The first plate member has two spaced apart apertures and is secured to a window regulator. The apertures in the first plate member each have a sleeve molded therein. Each sleeve is attached to the first plate member through a frangible connection which is broken upon insertion of a fastener in an associated one of the apertures of the first plate member. The second plate member has an aperture which receives one of the fasteners. The third plate member has an aperture which receives the other of the fasteners. The second and third plate members are disposed opposite the first plate member and are joined to the first plate member to define a channel for receiving a sheet of window glass.

Abstract: A pane guide for a spherically curved window pane which can be lowered in a door shaft of a vehicle door and forms a component part of an imaginary barrel shaped sleeve surface along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and which can be moved in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle by a double-strand cable window lift mounted in the door shaft. The guide rails have a first and second curvature adapted to the window pane curvature in the transverse direction of the vehicle so that a swivel movement about a swivel point spaced from a guide edge of the window pane in the X-direction is additionally superimposed on the displacement movement of the window pane. The imaginary barrel-shaped sleeve face on which the window pane is displaced swivels with the window pane and during the displacement movement between the extreme positions there are always three corner points of the window pane lying on the barrel-shaped sleeve face.

Abstract: In the case of a height-adjustable vehicle window, a holding element (35) provided with a runner (25) is fixed at the bottom edge of the window pane (21). The runner (25) engages in a rigid guiding slideway (22) which is fitted into the door casing and can move by sliding along the guiding slideway (22). The holding element (35) and the runner (25) are made of a polymer which can be mechanically stressed and constitute a component molded as a single piece. Provided between the holding element(35) and the runner (25) is a connection piece (37) of smaller cross-section. The tolerances imposed by the manufacture and fitting of the constituent components are compensated for by the elastic deformation of this connection piece (37). The runner (25) and the guiding slideway (22) are joined together by press-fitting the runner (25) onto a central rib (24) of the guiding slideway (22) by elastically deforming the runner (25).

Abstract: Apparatus for linking a window pane to a window lifter which includes one or more inner jaws for holding the window pane and a pair of outer jaws for holding the inner jaws. The inner jaw or jaws each have one free end and one end pivotably attached at a junction to a base. The outer jaws have hooked ends to engage the junction in a mounting position in which the inner jaws are splayed to accept the window pane. The assembly consisting of the one or more inner jaws, base and window pane is pushed into the outer jaws until the hooked ends of the outer jaws engage the free ends of the one or more inner jaws, thereby locking the assembly in position.

Abstract: A vehicle door has a glass run channel extending vertically to guide vertical movement of a window glass. A bracket is mounted on the door adjacent the bottom of the glass run channel and has an upwardly opening slot therein. A threaded stud is carried by the bottom of the glass run channel. An annular roller of molded plastic construction is threaded onto the stud and has a circumferential groove by which the annual roller may be installed into the upwardly opening slot of the bracket to thereby mount the bottom of the glass run channel on the door. The stud is preferably threadably attached to the bottom of the glass run channel so that rotation of the threaded stud relative the glass run channel will adjust the position of the annular roller to adjust the bottom of the glass run channel relative to the door.

Abstract: Window lifter for vehicle door, comprising two rails which are mutually parallel and parallel to the travel of the window glass (3), a rider mounted so that it can slide on each rail and secured to a window glass support clamp device (14) including a part (15) fixed to the rider and a part (16) which can move, articulated to the fixed part, as well as a system of cables which are connected to the riders and provided with means for driving the said cables and the riders; the mobile part (16) of each clamp has a bearing surface (23) for the window glass, situated substantially along the axis of sliding of the rider, this surface being formed by a bent end (24) extending a lateral lug (25) of the mobile part (16). This arrangement makes it possible for the weight of the window glass (3) to be borne on a bearing surface situated on the axis of sliding of the rider along the rail, which eliminates any cantilever effect and therefore any parasitic forces in the mechanism during travel of the window glass.

Abstract: A door glass lifting assembly comprising guide grooves formed on a door glass run and a division channel for guiding and supporting a door glass lifted by force applied by a door regulator with power supplied from a motor, which includes roller mounted on two sides of the door glass and inserted into the guide grooves to separating two sides of the door glass from the guide grooves, and thereby reducing the mutual lifting friction between the two sides of the door glass and the guide grooves.

Abstract: A vehicle door assembly includes first and second weatherstripping components secured directly to the vertically movable window beneath the opening between the outer door panel and inner door trim panel such that the weatherstrips are not visible. The weatherstrips include upwardly protruding lip portions which cooperate with the base portion of the respective weatherstrip to form a channel for carrying water out of the door assembly. By securing the weatherstripping directly to the window, unsightly beltline weatherstrips are eliminated. Also, the frictional engagement of prior art beltline weatherstrips with the window is eliminated, thereby allowing downsizing of the window lifting mechanism, and allowing the use of plastic or glazed windows because the abrasion of prior art designs is eliminated.

Abstract: A window glass holder comprises a pair of axially spaced plate members having coaxial through-bores defined therein. A first one of the plate members has a protrusion which comprises a shoulder portion and an inclined ramp portion. The second one of the plate members has a metal nut member embedded therein. When a window glass is to be inserted into the window glass holder, the bottom edge portion of the window glass is inserted into the space defined between the pair of plate members such that the bottom edge portion of the window glass encounters the inclined ramp portion of the first plate member causing the first plate member to move away from the second plate member. When a through-bore defined within the window glass is coaxial with the through-bore and protrusion of the first plate member, the protrusion will be snap-fittingly engaged within the through-bore of the window glass whereby the window glass will be fixedly retained within the window glass holder.

Abstract: A slider block assembly and method for making the same are disclosed. The slider block assembly is for use with an elongate guide channel having a pair of laterally spaced apart side walls and a pair of axially spaced apart base walls joined to the side walls with one of the base walls having an elongate slot therein. The slider block assembly comprises a slider block having a socket therein and a fastener having a generally spherical ball. Preferably, the slider block is axisymmetric having an annular side wall flange and an annular base flange extending from a main body. The side wall and base flanges are cooperatively biased against the side walls and base walls when the slider block is inserted in the guide channel to prevent the slider block from rattling therewithin while allowing the slider block to slide or roll within the guide channel.

Abstract: A frangible window panel mounting system for mounting an automotive window panel onto a window regulating mechanism for raising and lowering the window panel of a vehicle includes a U-shaped spring clip and a mounting flange for attaching the window panel to the window regulating mechanism. The U-shaped spring clip has a horizontal base member and first and second leg members extending upwardly from the base member, thereby forming a U-shaped channel for receiving a bottom edge of a window panel. The mounting flange is downwardly depending from, and coupled to the horizontal base member of the spring clip. The mounting flange is frangible so as to allow the spring clip to detach from a window regulating mechanism upon a side impact of the vehicle to thereby minimize the likelihood that the window panel will shatter.

Abstract: An arrangement for connecting a window regulator to a movable window of a motor vehicle, using a hole in the window, in which an external expandable or spreadable insertion part rests, whose length corresponds essentially to the thickness of the window, and an internal insertion part connected with a basic part. The internal part can act on the external insertion part by expanding or spreading, whereby a tension- and/or form-fitting engagement with the contour of the hole in the window is produced, and is characterized in that the external insertion part has a slot-shaped opening, in which the internal insertion part rests movably in the assembly position at least until the internal insertion part is braced with the external insertion part.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for connecting a window to a window lifter and is distinguished by a simple design, using only a few component parts. In addition, the invention guarantees a simple assembly process. It is characterized in that the gripping jaws can be loaded toward the window by a spring element. According to one preferred variant, the gripping jaws (11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b) are connected to an essentially U-shaped spring clasp (2, 2a, 2b). Between at least one gripping jaw (12, 12a, 12b) and one end of the spring clasp (2, 2a, 2b), a tension lever (4, 4a), a tension cam (4b), or the like is disposed, which in its tensed position presses the ends of the spring clasp (2, 2a, 2b) apart and as a result, produces the gripping power.

Abstract: A window regulator system is provided for translating a window. The regulator includes at least one channel extending vertically in the door cavity for guiding the window; a blade connected to the channel and extending parallel to the major axis of the door cavity; a guide block fixed to the window and having a transverse alignment bearing with two generally noncompliant bearing lobes juxtaposed by the blade for aligning the window in a direction transverse to the major axis of the door cavity; and a spring button connected to the guide block and being of a generally hard polymeric material having a generally conical shape with an apex contacting the blade and a base compressed against the guide block for removing transverse compliance of the window within the alignment bearing.

Abstract: An automotive door glass assembly which in a preferred embodiment includes an extendable door glass extendable from a door cavity and having a first bore and an edge surface; a shoe supporting the door glass having an alignment surface and a generally oblong longitudinal slot intersecting the first bore; a U-shaped cradle positioned adjacent the glass around the edge of the glass having a bore generally aligned with the first bore, the cradle also having a ledge and a surface in contact with the shoe alignment surface; a cam plate fitted within the first bore and the bore of the cradle, the cam plate having a head retained by the ledge of the cradle; a fastener eccentrically mounted in the cam plate and engaged therewith for permanently affixing the position of the glass with respect to the shoe; and a sleeve surrounding the threaded fastener and torsionally associated with the cam plate at a first end and at a second end having a torque receiving head to allow for adjustment of the glass with respect to the

Abstract: A glass holder which facilitates attachment of a door glass to a window regulator. The glass holder is assembled to an elevating member of the window regulator. The glass holder includes a first holding plate having a through hole, a second holding plate having a through hole and arranged to face the first holding plate so as to hold the door glass in cooperation with the first holding plate, a fastening member passed through a mounting hole formed in the door glass and the through holes formed in the first and second holding plates to fasten the door glass, and a hinge for pivotally connecting the second holding plate to the first holding plate to allow the second holding plate to form a holding space for holding the door glass.

Abstract: A holder for a window glass of a vehicle which has a reduced number of parts, which can make the mounting operation simpler, thereby lowering costs, and which can prevent the window glass from having play or loosening. The holder comprises a nut and a bolt. The nut has a female screw sleeve portion which is to be inserted with a clearance into a mounting hole formed in the window glass, and a holding plate member radially outwardly extending from the sleeve portion. The bolt has a screw shaft member to be screwed into the female screw sleeve portion, and a holding plate member radially outwardly extending from the screw shaft member. In addition, a cushion layer made of a synthetic thermoplastic resin elastomer is attached to the inside surface of each holding plate member. The cushion layer is provided at its inner circumferential edge with a short sleeve portion for protecting an edge of the mounting hole of the window glass.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for fastening a window of a motor vehicle in the guide device of a window lifter, consisting of retaining legs disposed on opposite sides of the lower area of the window, at least one of said retaining legs having an opening which can be engaged by a connecting element for retaining the window, wherein at least one upper part of at least one retaining leg is embodied to be resilient and supports an insertion section oriented in the direction of the lower edge of the window and essentially extending parallel with it. One feature of the invention is that the opening can comprise two cutouts, instead of one, in order to reduce the number of variations of catches required for use with window lifters. Another feature of the invention is that a connecting element for retaining the window in the guide device of a window lifter is already connected with the window prior to the window's insertion into the gap between the retaining legs.

Abstract: A window lift bracket for attachment to a mounting edge of a movable window and which is connectable to a window lifting mechanism. The window lift bracket includes a base which is attachable to the window lifting mechanism and spaced apart portions extending from the base being positionable on either side of the movable window. The spaced apart portions define a channel therebetween. Opposing surfaces of the spaced apart portions include protrusions which abut corresponding surfaces of a window placed in the channel. Depressions are defined by the protrusions and are adapted for receiving an adhesive placed in the channel and effectively increasing the surface area contact of the adhesive on the window bracket thereby improving the adhesion of the adhesive to the window bracket and window. Further, the bracket is integrally formed of a suitable plastics material compatible with the adhesive used to attach the bracket to the window.

Abstract: An improved liftplate attachment arrangement used to support an automotive door window. The liftplate is formed with a recessed attachment area adjacent a bracket which supports a lower edge of the window. The window, having a circular hole, is fixedly attached at the recessed area by means of a retainer assembly comprising a plastic disc-cap encasing a T-nut. The T-nut has a central internally threaded tubular portion concentrically surrounded by a plurality of disc-cap spring fingers, the inboard ends of which are formed with radially extending crossheads the outer ends of which are adapted for snap-in reception in the window hole. A screw shank, after being passed though a slot in the liftplate recess, is threaded in the T-nut tubular portion, while the shank blocks juxtaposed inner ends of the crosshead from being flexed inward for release of the fingers thereby locking the retainer assembly against removal.

Abstract: A cross-arm window regulator for moving a window between raised, intermediate and lowered positions in a vehicle door, includes a resilient stop cushion housed in the lift channel mounted on the glass. Sliders mounted on the ends of the lift and cross arms engage the ends of the cushion as the window nears raised position, gradually compressing it to cushion window movement to raised position. If the geometry is the same for raised and lowered positions, the same cushioning will also occur in the window lowered position. The spring rate increases as compression occurs. The cushion can be a foam butyl rubber strip or a metal spring of various types. The spring rate can be tailored by making the cushion a dual density foam strip, a foam strip with holes of varying sizes to provide a variable cross-section, or a coated foam strip. An integral stop can be included in the form of a hard plastic shell for the foam strip or spring.

Abstract: A glider block assembly for a window regulator in a motor vehicle structure includes a glider block and a spring clip adapted to receive a pin with an engaging head extending from a window lift plate. The glider block has an opening sized to receive the pin and a guide pin slot intersecting the opening. The spring clip is disposed in the spring clip slot and provides an entry gap smaller than the engaging head. The clip extends in part across the opening to provide an entry gap smaller than the engaging head. The spring clip expands to allow the engaging head to pass therethrough in response to pressure of the head thereagainst when the pin is received by the block and snaps back behind the head, thereby retaining the plate to the block.

Abstract: This device comprises arms (1, 2) arranged in X configuration, a shaped rail (11) inside which there are mounted rollers (5, 6) to which are articulated the ends of the arms (1, 2), one (6) of the rollers being provided with means for blocking in the rail while the other roller (5) can slide in the latter; the means for blocking the said roller (6) comprise an elastic clamp (13) with two branches (14) shaped so as to be able to cap the opposite ends of the roller, and through-holes for these branches are made in the walls of the rail so that the said branches pass through the rail from one side to the other, clamping the roller between them. This clamp is easy to install and can be fitted to existing rollers, which avoids the use of special components and therefore decreases the manufacturing costs of the device.

Abstract: An arrangement for a door is provided including, in a preferred embodiment, a door body with a top opening; a window pane within the door extendable through the top opening, the window having a bore along its lower end; a channel member extending within the door body for guiding the window; a guide block slidably mounted on the channel having a bore in alignment with the bore in the window, the guide block having a contact surface and a projecting ledge with an alignment aperture; an insulator having an inner member joined to an outer member by a bottom wall, the inner member, bottom wall and outer member generally forming a U-shaped opening for receipt of the window, the inner and outer insulator members having a bore generally aligned with the window bore, the inner member having a cylindrical portion for extending through the window bore and the cylindrical portion having a snap fit connection with the outer member, thereby retaining the insulator to the window, the insulator further along its bottom wall

Abstract: This invention is directed to a new and simplified method of installing a vehicle window glass in the glass carrier or regulator of a vehicle. By this method the glass can be mounted more securely and in considerably less time than has heretofore been required. A flat washer shaped member, preferably formed of nylon, and having a central aperture and a plurality of circumferentially spaced axially extending angular projections partially overlying the central aperture and having humps at about the mid-section of the axially extending surfaces have become known as "window things", because they do so many good things so well. The inner ends of the axially extending members are of slightly less diameter than are the precut internal diameter of the holes in the replacement window. These members, being formed of nylon, will deflect inwardly sufficiently to permit the slightly enlarged humps of the "window things" to be snapped through the precut holes in the replacement windows.

Abstract: A panel/window assembly for vehicles adapted to be raised and lowered by a window regulator mechanism. The assembly includes at least one regulator mechanism attachment member molded directly on one peripheral edge of a preferably transparent sheet from a resinous material, preferably reaction injection molded polyurethane. The attachment member may include either a generally C-shaped channel having an elongated slot opening to one side or an elongated opening extending entirely through the attachment member. The opening or channel in each attachment member is adapted to receive a roller or slide mechanism coupled to the regulator mechanism. Preferably, the slide is coupled to the regulator arm by a cap received over the end of the arm and includes a pivot joint allowing movement about multiple axes. The panel/window assembly allows installation on existing or new regulator assemblies and requires less time and fewer tools to install than conventional window assemblies.

Abstract: A vehicle door has a window raised and lowered by a window regulator mechanism in which a window regulator arm is coupled to a channel by a slider mounted on the arm by a swivel and slideably engaging the channel. The slider has a first pair of spaced apart opposed side surfaces, a second pair of spaced apart opposed side surfaces, and a square surface bounded by the side surfaces and having an eccentrically located mounting means for receiving the swivel. Selecting and locating one of the pairs of side surfaces for slideable engagement with the channel, slideably vertically locates the swivel in the channel and determines a specific vertical position of the swivel in the channel. The slider rotates to another orientation relative to the channel prior to installation in the channel and then locating the slider in the channel results in a different specific vertical position of the swivel in the channel. The vertical position of the swivel adjust the closed position of the window.

Abstract: A window including a movable monolithic or laminated window, equipped along at least one part of its periphery with a molded profile obtained by encapsulating the window, presenting a structure which allows easy and permanent assembly by fitting and/or gripping it with a connecting piece which is part of the mechanism which provides the mobility of the window.

Abstract: A vehicle window regulating and sealing assembly for raising and lowering a window. The window is supported at the sides within vertical guide channels by pivotal sliding upper and lower guide members attached to the window. The guide channels include an outwardly extending curved ramp section within which the lower guide members track to cause the window to pivot about the upper guide members as it nears the raised position thereby causing the window to firmly bear against relatively non-yielding sealing members to establish a perfectly flush positioning of the window relative to the vehicle exterior.

Abstract: The sliding section (4) is fastened to the window-bottom section (6) by means of screws passing through the section (4) and tabs (8) fastened to the section (6); in one of the tabs )8) a downwardly open V-shaped notch (13) is made, the inclined sides (13a, 13b) of which form guiding ramps for a projecting tab (12) of the sliding section (4), permitting the automatic positioning of the section (4) relative to the window-bottom section (6) in such a way that their respective holes for fastening by means of the screws are in perfect coincidence; the arrangement of the means (12, 13) for the automatic centering of the section (4) relative to the section (6) reduces the time required for their assembly on the door assembly line.

Abstract: A guide attached to a vehicle window slides along a slotted vertical track and is pulled by a cable to raise and lower the window. A pulley-like cable holder is rotatably mounted on the guide and the cable is wrapped on the holder to impose a rotational moment on the holder. The holder carries a pin which rides in the track slot to prevent rotation during window raising and lowering so that only vertical movement occurs. A lateral slot arm extending from the slot receives the pin when the window is fully raised and allows the holder to rotate. A cam responsive to the holder rotation moves the window horizontally to or from its outer closed position.

Abstract: A panel/window assembly for vehicles adapted to be raised and lowered by a window regulator mechanism. The assembly includes at least one regulator mechanism attachment member molded directly on one peripheral edge of a preferably transparent sheet from a resinous material, preferably reaction injection molded polyurethane. The attachment member may include either a generally C-shaped channel having an elongated slot opening to one side for receiving a roller from the regulator mechanism, or an elongated opening extending entirely through the attachment member to receive the roller from either side of the assembly. Alternately, a pair of the attachment members may be positioned along the sheet edge and molded integrally with gasket portions on other portions of the sheet edge to provide guides for raising and lowering the window.

Abstract: A ventilator for a cooking unit located in a counter has a housing suitable for mounting beneath the counter. A vent member moves in a generally vertical direction with respect to the housing between a retracted position in which said vent member is flush with the counter and an extended position in which the vent extends above the counter adjacent to the cooking unit. The vent member is in fluid communication with said housing. A blower is coupled to said housing for drawing cooking effluents produced at the cooking unit into said vent member, downwardly through said vent member into said housing, and discharging same from said ventilator. A motor is mounted on the housing for moving a roller in an arcuate path. The roller engages a follower surface mounted on the vent such that travel of the roller along the follower surface drives the vent to the extended position.

Abstract: A window panel position regulating means for a vehicle door which will accommodate a doubly irregularly curved window panel and will guide the window panel through the slot at the belt line of the door in such a manner that the width of the belt line slot can be maintained at absolute minimum so as to improve the oveall appearance of the door assembly and the functional rigidity of the assembly. The regulating assembly includes a pair of guide channel members mounted within the door panel cavity at the front edge of the door and a third guide channel member mounted within the door panel cavity at the rear edge of the door. Guide follower members are mounted to the window and guided within the respective guide channel members to thereby guide the window through the belt line slot.

Abstract: A panel assembly especially adapted for use as a window in vehicles or other structures where the window is raised and lowered, usually by sliding movement via a scissors linkage or other regulator mechanism. The assembly includes a sheet of material, a gasket or casing portion attached along one peripheral edge portion of the sheet, and a bracket slidably mounted on the gasket after the gasket is attached to the sheet. The gasket, which is typically molded from polymeric material, includes one of several types of retainers for holding the bracket on the gasket without requiring fasteners to extend into or through the sheet. A method for slidably mounting the bracket on the gasket after attachment of the gasket to the sheet is also disclosed. The sheet may be transparent or nontransparent glass, polymeric plastic or other materials.

Abstract: A cable-type regulator assembly for controlling the movement of a window panel in a vehicle door assembly which incorporates an automatic adjustment bracket to compensate for dimensional variations of components associated with the window panel. The bracket is adjustably mounted on a glider assembly slidably mounted in a track of an elongated rail mounted in the door. The body of the glider assembly is connected to the window panel adjustment bracket by a pair of rivets fitted into associated elongated slots in the bracket and through spider-like spring washers between the heads of the rivets and the adjustment bracket. The rivets and slots permit inboard and outboard, fore and aft and limited pivotal movement of the window assembly during operation.

Abstract: A sliding member for a window regulator having a substantially vertical guide rail lip channel cross sectional shape. The sliding member is capable of sliding internally of the guide rail. A carrier plate has a shaft to support the sliding member and fixedly supports a window pane. The sliding member has a rigid body with guided surfaces facing to the guide rail and has protrusions made of elastic material which slidably contact the guide rail. The protrusions are located on a part of the guided surfaces of the sliding member. The sliding member minimizes pivotal instability of the carrier plate during sliding movement of the window pane.

Abstract: A window lift including a multi adjustable window pane holder mounting mechanism. The mounting mechanism provides for lateral, longitudinal, and tilting movement between the window pane holder and the guide rail of the window lifting mechanism. An alternative embodiment also provides for rotational movement between the mounting pin for the window pane holder and the window pane holder.

Abstract: An improved mounting system for attaching an automotive window panel to a window regulating mechanism for raising and lowering the window panel as a mounting bracket for connecting the window panel to the window regulating mechanism. The mounting bracket has a horizontal base member and a pair of leg members extending upwardly from the base member, thereby forming a U-shaped channel for receiving a bottom edge of the window panel. Each of the upwardly extending leg members has at least one opening therein for receiving a curable adhesive applied between the bottom edge of the window panel and the mounting bracket to adhesively hold the window panel in the generally U-shaped channel. The curable adhesive flows into the at least one opening to form a supplemental mechanical interlock between the mounting bracket and the window panel upon curing.

Abstract: A device which includes two matching sections (7, 8), with a first section (7) designed to be fastened to the bottom of a window (6) and the second section (8) arranged to be articulated on an arm (3) of a window raiser. The cross-sections of these sections are such that the first section (7) can be locked into the second section (8) by snapping and a result of a displacement lying substantially in the general plane of the window (6) and of the movement of the latter. The matching cross-sections of the two sections (7, 8) provide a degree of rotation and a degree of translational motion between the two sections. This device makes it possible to carry out the installation of windows on window raisers automatically by robot on motor-vehicle assembly lines because of the simplification of the necessary movements.