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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096080 | Adjustable window regulator lifter plate assembly for a vehicle window 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 pa... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091284 | Glass supporting assembly for a motor vehicle door with an unframed upper edge A glass supporting assembly for a motor vehicle door with an unframed upper edge is provided with a fixed structure and a frame, which has at least one guide to support and guide a glass and is connectable to the door in such a way as to make it tiltable about a sub... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8069611 | Door pane position sensor assembly A sensor assembly and method includes a window regular mechanism having a main lift arm supporting the pane and a drive mechanism. The main lift arm includes a sector gear plate that is drivingly rotated by the drive mechanism. A slot defined in the sector gear plat... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069610 | Adjustable window lifter guide rail A device and method for adjusting a mounting position of a window lifter guide rail of a motor vehicle window, particularly in a frameless motor vehicle door. The device comprises a locking member which includes a lower member, an upper member, and a screw that exte... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8020345 | Methods and apparatus for supporting a window glass lift plate A door module of a vehicle includes: a panel of door glass including an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge; a lift plate coupled to the lower peripheral edge of the door glass such that a regulator may move the door glass between a full-up position an... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7836634 | Window regulator rail assembly and method of mounting a window regulator rail A window regulator rail, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a mounting portion and a fastening bolt. The fastening bolt includes an attachment collar and first and second fastening portions that are arranged on opposite sides of the attachment collar. The f... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7640697 | Device for connecting the fixing region of a guide rail to the door body of a vehicle door A guide piece, for connecting the fixing region of a guide rail to the door frame of a vehicle door, whereby the guide piece may be fixed in the external skin thereof, houses a fixing means and the fixing region of the guide rail which may be adjusted in the directi... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7234274 | Vehicle door 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 ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219391 | Door assembly with concealed door closer 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 i... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213370 | Window regulator A closure assembly for a motor vehicle includes a closure member, a guide track and a carrier operably secured to the guide track for movement along the guide track and carrying the closure member therewith. A rack has a plurality of teeth and extends along the guid... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7152373 | Automotive attachment connector for door window A glass run channel assembly for mounting on the door frame of an automotive vehicle and for accommodating a glass run seal and a glass window comprising a glass run channel upper frame, a glass run guide, and a glass run lower frame frame, each having a bottom wall... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150493 | Mounting device for mounting a cable-operated window regulator 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... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140151 | Electro-mechanical actuator An electro-mechanical actuator for a window lift mechanism including a plurality of motors for driving an output shaft. The actuator may be incorporated into a window lift mechanism including a dual rack and pinion assembly, for driving the pinions along the racks. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140776 | Slider for a holding track of a window lifter 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 ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124541 | Curved vehicle door having a function carrier providing side impact protection 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 t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7076918 | Window regulator 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... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069696 | Assembly An assembly including a door panel, a window regulator housing component, and a window regulator drive system component. The door panel is secured to the window regulator housing component by a deformed portion to provide a subassembly. The deformed portion is utili... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055284 | Window regulator having a driving threaded shaft whose distance from the window is variable 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 dow... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7034667 | Gear motor used to extend safety device on school bus In a deployment apparatus for extending a safety device from a school bus, the safety device is attached to a connector which is rotated about a pivot pin that is turned by a friction clutch driven by an output shaft. The safety device may be either a guard arm on a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7010884 | Window regulator A window regulator to be disposed in a vehicle comprises: a first frame disposed on one side of the longitudinal direction of a door and extending in the directions for a door glass to go up and down; a second frame disposed on the other side of the longitudinal dir... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6976335 | Bi-directionally-curved vehicle window pane and vehicle door structure incorporating the same 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 curv... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966149 | Window bracket for a window lift mechanism A dual rack and pinion system for a window lift mechanism includes window brackets for simple mounting to a window. The system includes a modular frame design to improve assembly of the window lift mechanism into the door of a vehicle. An assembly method is provided... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959957 | Vehicle door and apparatus for preventing door from intruding into vehicle room in side-on collision vehicle The plurality of built-in parts 6, 7, 8, 9 are disposed in such a manner that the center of gravity G2 of these built-in parts is situated on the opposite side of the door hinge 5 with respect to the position of the total center of gravity G1... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6952898 | Guide rail adjusting device for a motor vehicle power window assembly 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... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6949043 | Eccentric drive reduction gear for a transmission component winding drum 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 dru... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938374 | Guide system for guiding window glass of vehicle 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... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6918208 | Lead screw window regulator 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 li... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6892495 | Braking system for a vehicle manual window-lifting mechanism 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 modif... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6874279 | Window lifter with guide rail formed from carrier plate 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 di... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6840012 | Rail-less cable-driven window glass lifter 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 w... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6823628 | Modular vehicle door assembly 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 a... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6807773 | Door with adjustable guide rail and corresponding method of assembly 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 upp... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6779308 | System for assembling a mobile element in a housing 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 hol... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6650076 | Current profile method and apparatus for controlling gate operation 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 micropro... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6604325 | Guide track for moveable windowpane 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 comp... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6550185 | Vehicle door and window regulator assembly for driving a window in a helical path 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 ext... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6446696 | Retractable screen system A retractable screen is located within a frame portion of a window. The screen accumulates on and pays out from a spring biased roller located in said frame portion. The screen is fully retractable and for the most part hidden for viewing, egress or clean... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6430873 | Dual drum and rail window regulator drive system A window regulator system has a first rail and a second rail. The second rail is spaced in a parallel relation with the first rail. A first slider assembly slidably engages the first rail and a second slider assembly slidably engages the second rail. A fi... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425208 | Vehicle window track adjustments in the vertical and transverse direction A guide track for the window of a vehicle door can be adjusted vertically to adjust the location of a window stop on the upper end of the track to ensure a water-tight fit of the window upper edge and a weather-strip carried by the vehicle roof structure.... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6425204 | Window lifter with a guide rail affixed on a base part The invention concerns a window lifter with a guide rail (10) affixed on a base part (20) on a door inner panel, of an assembly carrier. The object of the invention is to provide a window lifter which is simple to adjust and prevents stressing of the wind... | 07/30/2002 |
