Patent ID: 6061963
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
A window regulator mechanism for raising and lowering a window in a hollow closure between a closed position and an open position where the window is at least partially stored in the hollow closure comprising:a base plate that is adapted to be mounted inside the hollow closure between inner and outer panels of the hollow closure,the base plate having an upper roller and a lower roller that is spaced from the upper roller in a vertical direction,a sash plate that is moveably attached to the base plate, on a side of the base plate that faces the outer panel of the closure,a tape engaging the upper roller and the lower roller and attached to the sash plate between the upper roller and the lower roller on the side of the base plate that faces the outer panel of the closure,a motor for driving the tape via a drum that engages the tape on an opposite side of the base plate, andmeans for twisting the tape between the upper roller and the drum and for twisting the tape between the drum and the lower roller so that the tape travels with its width parallel to the length of the closure between the upper roller and the lower roller on the side of the base plate that faces the outer panel of the closure.