Patent ID: 6820369
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
A window lift mechanism comprising:a support structure; a pinion gear supported by said support structure; a worm gear supported for rotation by said support structure and operatively joined with said pinion gear; a motor supported by said support structure and including an output shaft having a worm engaged with said worm gear; and a resilient shock absorber operatively engaged between said pinion gear and said worm gear, said resilient shock absorber includes a body portion having a central opening therethrough and a plurality of cutouts extending radially inward from an outer surface thereof and a plurality of cutouts extending radially outwardly from an inner surface thereof said plurality of cutouts define a plurality of body segments therebetween, said plurality of body segments and having an outer perimeter surface with radially inwardly notched portions to allow for deformation of said resilient shock absorber.