Patent ID: 8196350

Claim:
A window regulator assembly for moving a window having a front, rear, top, and bottom edge between opened and closed positions in a vehicle door having an inner and outer door panel, a front window run channel in which the front window edge may reversibly move, and a rear window run channel in which the rear window edge may reversibly move, the window regulator assembly comprising: a window bracket in contact with the bottom edge of the window; a cable assembly having first and second ends; a carrier plate coupled with the window bracket and both ends of the cable assembly; the carrier plate comprising a self-guiding pocket and a tension clip having a first side and a second side; the upper surface of the first side of the tension clip being inclined at an angle (α); a tension spring located on at least one end of the cable assembly to provide a predetermined amount of tension to the cable assembly, thereby, generating a load force; an upper bracket assembly capable of slideably receiving the cable assembly; a drum housing having a cable drum capable of slideably receiving the cable assembly; a hollow conduit located between the upper bracket assembly and the drum housing that can slideably receive the cable assembly; and a drive unit for rotating the cable drum clockwise or counterclockwise; wherein the load force generated upon applying tension to the cable assembly is borne between the cable drum and the upper bracket assembly by a compression force placed upon the conduit; wherein attaching the window bracket and carrier plate allows the tension spring to tension the cable assembly; wherein contact between the window bracket and the inclined surface of the first side of the tension clip of the carrier plate results in the movement of the tension clip perpendicular to the movement of the window bracket; wherein the window regulator assembly interacts with the window run channels to move the window between the open and the closed positions.