Patent ID: 7175226

Claim:
A window assembly for an automotive vehicle, said window assembly being vertically movable within an opening in said vehicle to move between an upright closed position and a lowered opened position, said window assembly retracting into a storage area below said opening, said window assembly including a drive mechanism for affecting the movement of the window assembly between said closed and opened positions, comprising: an upper glass member extending horizontally across an upper portion of said opening when in said closed position; a lower glass member extending horizontally across a lower portion of said opening when in said closed position; a seal extending horizontally between said upper and lower glass members; a pivotal connecting link apparatus interconnecting said upper and lower glass members; and a deflection device positioned within said storage area to deflect said lower glass member out of vertical alignment with said upper glass member as said upper and lower glass members are being lowered from said closed position to said opened position.