Patent ID: 7673419
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: B60J,E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A rear window assembly for a vehicle comprising: a window frame; at least one fixed window panel having a least one perimeter edge defining a portion of an opening; a movable window panel capable of movement between a closed position which closes the opening and an open position which exposes the opening; wherein a surface of the movable window panel is allowed to slidably move past a surface of the fixed window panel in a substantially linear path; a seal member present on the perimeter surface of at least one window panel; at least one closure pin and one coil spring mounted with the movable window panel; and the window frame forming a closure track in at least one edge of the window frame and an indentation that can interact with the closure pin, the closure track having a bend that makes a predetermined departure angle (δ) from the linear path of the movable window panel and an inclined wall that connects the indentation to the closure track through a predetermined incline angle (φ wherein the closure track forces the movable window panel and the fixed window panel closer together placing the seal member under compression.