Patent ID: 8915018
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: B60J,E05D,E05F

Abstract:
1. A slider window assembly for a vehicle, said slider window assembly comprising: a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail; at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to said frame portion, said at least one fixed window panel defining an opening; a movable window panel that is movable along said upper and lower rails, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position where said movable window panel is disposed at said opening and an opened position where said movable window panel is disposed at least partially along said first fixed window panel; wherein said lower rail comprises a channel that extends at least partially along said at least one fixed window panel and said opening; wherein said lower rail comprises a guide element that is formed in a forming operation that is separate and distinct from a forming operation used to form said channel of said lower rail, and wherein said guide element is secured to said channel so that said guide element extends at least partially along said at least one fixed window panel and said opening; wherein a carrier is established at a lower portion of said movable window panel and is configured to be received in and to move along an inner surface of a guide portion of said guide element; and wherein said channel extends at least partially along said at least one fixed window panel and a portion of said channel extends beyond an end of said guide element such that said portion of said channel has a length dimension that is at least as long as a length dimension of said carrier, wherein said portion of said channel is configured to receive said carrier at said at least one fixed window panel during loading of said movable window panel in said upper and lower rails, and wherein said portion of said channel is configured to receive said movable window panel at a first depth during loading of said movable window panel and wherein said guide portion is configured to receive said movable window at a second depth, and wherein said movable window panel is raised to said second depth to generally align said carrier with said guide portion of said guide element for insertion of said carrier into said guide portion for movement along said inner surface of said guide portion.