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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109039 | Unit support for a motor vehicle door A unit support for a motor vehicle door includes at least one longitudinally extended guide rail of a motor vehicle window lifter arranged on the unit support, which extends between a first and a second end portion and on which a drive element serving to receive a w... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8061083 | Door noise suppressing structure in open/close body drive apparatus A drive apparatus for opening and closing a window glass provided in a door having an inner panel is disclosed. The drive apparatus includes a motor provided in the door and a regulator that receives drive force from the motor and selectively open and close the wind... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7849634 | Vehicle window regulator device, method of installation of a vehicle window regulator device, and a vehicle window regulator locking device It comprises a housing (3) configured for attachment to a panel (4) for a vehicle door, a toothed component (2) which is jointed to the housing (3) and comprises a toothed portion (2′), a toothed gear (5) which meshes with... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7810281 | Electric motor drive system assembly with vibration dampening A window lift system includes a motor drive assembly (10) constructed and arranged to control movement window glass of a vehicle, and a door module (35) to which the drive assembly is coupled. The door module has surface features (36) disrupting... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7770327 | Power window system and method for controlling power-operated window If a supply voltage for a motor drops below a predetermined level during movement of a windowpane, a controller of a power window system outputs a stop signal instructing the motor to stop rotating, and stores in a memory a first position and a motion direction of t... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7627988 | Mounting structure of a power window apparatus A drive unit is arranged in a side of one side surface of a panel constituting a part of a door, and a drum case of a driven unit is fixed to a side of another side surface of the panel. The side of another side surface of the panel is provided with a plurality of e... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7617633 | Vehicular window regulator 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 guide... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7603811 | Linear motor-actuated automotive power windows A power window system for a motor vehicle operated by a linear electric motor. In one form, a dual linear motor window actuator system includes left and right guidetracks which guide a window, and left and right linear motors connected to the guidetracks. In a secon... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7392618 | Door for vehicle having a door glass with projecting portions 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 port... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7363750 | Sliding vehicle door with a moveable window assembly A sliding door for vehicles including a space frame formed from a U-shaped extruded aluminum tube and a crossbeam to which inner and outer aluminum door panels are attached. Hardware for operation of the door is mounted on the exposed inside surface of the door. The... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350334 | Window regulator assembly A window regulator assembly including a shaft having a pinion gear and a counter balance spring mounted on the shaft which winds or unwinds as the shaft rotates. A spring housing is mounted on the shaft. A cable-guiding drum having an inner gear is driven directly b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337581 | Guide assembly for sliding doors or pivotable sliding doors of vehicles and sliding door or pivotable sliding door Guide assembly for sliding doors or pivotable sliding doors for vehicles having at least one door displaceably supported at the vehicle by means of connecting members disposed vertically above each other. The guide assembly includes: upper guide means and lower guid... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325361 | Apparatus and method for providing a modular sliding door mechanism A modular drive assembly for a sliding door, comprising: a guide track having a hinge slidably received therein; a pair of pulleys disposed on either end of the guide track; a pair of cables each having an end that is secured to the hinge and the other end is secure... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320499 | Movable roof drive system An automotive vehicle system includes a movable member and a belt-driven drive wheel that is operable to engage and disengage with the movable member and cause the movable member to move between positions. A tensioning member is operable to bias a movable roof membe... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7267214 | Electromagnetic frictionally engaged clutch and method for operating the same An electromagnetic frictionally engaged clutch for arranging inside a drive train connecting a drive motor and a vehicle door or flap. The arrangement ensures that the vehicle door is securely held in each intermediate position, when the clutch is in an idle state, ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263898 | Fixture for holding a gear A gear holding fixture is provided so that the appropriate position upon a gear tooth may be placed in line with an indenting device on testing equipment. The fixture includes a base that supports a movable rack, the rack including a plurality of teeth. The gear bei... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263804 | Vehicle door window unit for raising and lowering a window having a cable tensioner for maintaining tension in support cables A vehicle door, wherein a drive unit for raising and lowering a glass plate is constructed so that a plurality of pulleys across which wires are laid are provided at upper and lower sides of a base panel. The glass plate is moved up and down by driving the wires, an... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237654 | Lifter device To provide a compact lifter device, which can attain a work-piece's lifting/lowering operation in a stable supporting state and can reduce the parts number and an assembly load. A lifter device 100 in which a pair of work-piece lifting chains 130, 130 ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231841 | Operating mechanism for reciprocating component An operating mechanism for a reciprocating component includes a moving member having a mounting section for attaching the reciprocating component, and a base with a guide. The guide has a backward path guide section and a forward path guide section that faces the ba... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222550 | Adjusting device with automatic release mechanism An adjusting device has a carriage, at least one guide element, on which the carriage is mounted such that it can be moved, a shifting device for moving the carriage, and a securing mechanism for securing the carriage in a desired position. To provide an improved ad... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175226 | Split glass window assembly for automobiles 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... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159957 | Actuator for a movable portion of an article of furniture A movable portion of an article of furniture, in particular a drawer, flap or door, includes at least one preferably electrical drive unit and a triggering device for actuation of the drive unit. The triggering device is at least partially arranged at the movable po... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140657 | Openable motor vehicle rear An openable motor vehicle rear with a rear window which can be moved to clear a first cargo space opening, and with a rear hatch located below the rear window that can be moved to the rear beyond the contour of the vehicle, to thereby clear a second cargo space open... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7121043 | Actuating device for open/close member of vehicle A connecting rod is provided with a bent portion in a substantially middle part thereof so that a lower section of the connecting rod below the substantially middle part in a vertical direction may be inclined, with respect to the longitudinal direction of a guide r... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104009 | Vehicle window carrier plate connected to wires extending through flared openings A vehicle door, wherein a drive unit for raising and lowering a glass plate is constructed so that a pluraity of pulleys across which wires are laid are provided at upper and lower sides of a base panel. The glass plate is moved up and down by driving the wires, the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100330 | Door module support A door module support, for fixing to a door body, between the damp space and the dry space of a motor vehicle, having a support plate for the location of functional elements of a vehicle door, for example, a window winder, a doorlock, door handle and/or a door inter... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7061196 | Power window system A power window system includes: an open/close switch that is provided to each of a plurality of vehicle seats for issuing an open/close instruction to the corresponding seat windows; a control device for controlling the open/close operation of the seat windows based... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059085 | Vehicle window arrangement having an angled opening for inserting a cable end during assembly A window-raising device for a vehicle provides a two-cable winding drum, a hood to support and partially surrounding the drum on a support plate to form a cable passage. A flange extends from the winding drum to support sliding movement of an end of one of the cable... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7044412 | Sealed cable drum assembly A device for a window lifter of a vehicle door includes a cable winding drum disposed inside a housing of a casing and a seal attached to the casing. The seal includes a stop portion that prevents translational movement of the drum along its rotational axis while st... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029055 | Slidable window assembly with vent screen A window assembly for a motor vehicle includes an opening defined by a pair of spaced apart stationary windows. Above and below the opening are a pair of opposing horizontal guide rails within which a moveable window slides allowing the opening to be selectively cov... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021004 | Actuating device An actuating device includes a base part and a part which can be moved and is coupled to the base part in a manner such that it can pivot about a pivot axis. A driving device has a cable which can be wound up on a cable drum to drive the movement of the part which c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021001 | Anti-pinch power window system An anti-pinch power window system is comprised of a hub, a motor, a threaded rod, a base, a spring, a frame, a bracket, a threaded drive nut, a reversing switch and an electronic circuit. The motor rotates the hub. The rod is slidably attached to the hub. The base i... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017303 | Vehicle door window glass regulator assembly using a stop bar A vehicle door window glass regulator assembly that enables a window to ascend and descend silently without generating unwanted noise, thereby providing passenger comfort and a feeling of elegance to the vehicle. In one embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle... | 03/28/2006 |
