Patent ID: 7721487
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: B60J,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A glass clip and carrier assembly for use in supporting a movable window glass in a vehicle door, the assembly comprising: a glass clip including a glass support flange engageable with the window glass, a clip body extending from the glass support flange, and a pair of cam engagement arms extending from the clip body, each of the cam engagement arms including a cam engagement flange extending therefrom to define a channel; and a carrier including a carrier body operatively engageable with a first cable set, and a pair of camming guide shoulders extending from the carrier body and slidably received in the channel, the camming guide shoulders extending farther from the carrier body at a first end adjacent to the glass support flange and tapering toward the carrier body as the camming guide shoulders extend away from the first end, whereby the carrier body is pulled closer to the clip body as the camming guide shoulders are slid further into the channel; wherein the carrier has a cable retention flange extending from the carrier body in a generally horizontal direction and including a cable take-up spring pocket, and wherein a cable take-up spring is mounted in the cable take-up spring pocket and extends in the generally horizontal direction; and wherein the carrier body includes a first cable groove recessed therein and adapted to receive a portion of the first cable set, the first cable groove having a first end extending in the generally horizontal direction into the cable take-up spring pocket and a second end extending in a generally vertical direction.