Movable or removable closures – With operator for movably mounted closure – Drive within closure housing
Patent
1999-08-16
2000-10-03
Stodola, Daniel P.
Movable or removable closures
With operator for movably mounted closure
Drive within closure housing
49360, 49352, E05F 1508
Patent
active
061255858
ABSTRACT:
A window regulator for use with a horizontally sliding window assembly has a channel-like guide rail, an elongated carrier plate slidingly movable along the guide rail, and a cable drive mechanism for moving the carrier plate along the guide rail. Pane engagement pairs are disposed at opposite ends of the carrier plate, each comprising a male feature and a mating female feature. One of the features of each pair is secured to the carrier plate and the mating feature is secured to the sliding pane adjacent an outboard edge thereof. The male/female engagement between the features allows the sliding pane and the carrier plate to move relative to one another along an axis generally perpendicular to the sliding pane, while the two-point engagement between the pane and the carrier plate serves to stabilize the pane and allow it to slide smoothly even if the guide tracks for the sliding pane and the guide rail are less than perfectly flat and parallel to one another. The carrier plate is a unitary, elongated piece extending between the two widely spaced points of attachment with the sliding pane, so that it is more stable as it slides along the guide rail.
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Hazel Charles
Kolar Jeffrey W.
Koneval Kevin
Cohen Curtis A.
Hi-Lex Corporation
Stodola Daniel P.
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