Patent ID: 8457325

Claim:
A window assembly for a vehicle, said window assembly comprising: a window panel, said window panel having a first perimeter region and a second perimeter region, said window panel having an innermost surface and an outermost surface, said innermost surface facing a cabin of the vehicle and said outermost surface exposed at the exterior of the vehicle when said window panel is mounted to a vehicle structure; a first mounting portion for mounting said first perimeter region of said window panel to the vehicle structure, said first mounting portion substantially fixedly mounting said first perimeter region of said window panel relative to the vehicle structure; a second mounting portion for mounting said second perimeter region of said window panel to the vehicle structure, said second mounting portion including a flexible element to allow for movement of said second perimeter region of said window panel toward and away from the vehicle structure, wherein said flexible element comprises at least one elongated generally U-shaped flexible element attached at said innermost surface and disposed between said innermost surface of said window panel and the vehicle structure; and an actuating assembly, said actuating assembly being positioned at an actuating region of said window panel generally at or proximate said second perimeter region, said actuating assembly having a substantially rigid interface element engaging said actuating region of said window panel, said actuating assembly being operable to vibrate said window panel via vibration of said substantially rigid interface element relative to the vehicle structure.