Patent ID: 8033055
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: B60J,B62D,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A guide rail assembly for moving a closure panel of a motor vehicle between an open position and a closed position, said guide rail assembly comprising: a guide rail fixedly secured to the motor vehicle; a slide mechanism slidably engaging said guide rail; a rod having one end coupled to said slide mechanism and an opposing end adapted to be coupled to the closure panel to move the closure panel as said slide mechanism moves along said guide rail; a drive coupled to said guide rail and having a single drive lug fixedly mounted thereto, said single drive lug selectively engaging said slide mechanism for moving said slide mechanism bi-directionally along said guide rail; and a clasp operatively secured to said slide mechanism for selectively coupling said drive to said slide mechanism, said clasp lockingly engageable with said single drive lug for coupling said slide mechanism to said drive and disengageable with said single drive lug for decoupling said slide mechanism from said drive at the end of travel of said slide mechanism.