Patent ID: 8708396

Claim:
A window indexing system for a vehicle door, the system comprising: a window glass configured to be selectively engageable with a window sealing interface of a vehicle, wherein the window glass is engaged with the window sealing interface when the window glass is in a closed position, and the window glass is disengaged from the window sealing interface when the window glass is in an indexed position; a door latch configured to be fastened such that the door remains in a closed position, and configured to be released such that the door is moveable from the closed position; an inside handle moveable to actuate the door latch; an outside handle moveable to actuate the door latch; the door latch including: an unlatching lever selectively connectable to the inside handle and to the outside handle, such that moving one of the inside handle and the outside handle to actuate the door latch causes an initial change in the position of the unlatching lever prior to releasing the door latch; a sensor configured to sense the initial change in the position of the unlatching lever; a glass indexing mechanism configured to move the window glass from the closed position to the indexed position, the glass indexing mechanism in operable communication with the sensor; and wherein the glass indexing mechanism moves the window to the indexed position in response to the sensor sensing the initial change in the position of the unlatching lever, and prior to the latch being released.