Patent ID: 8215060

Claim:
A window regulator, comprising: a guide rail extending vertically; a carrier for supporting a window panel, the carrier including a holding section in constant slidable contact with the guide rail and configured to slide along the guide rail; a drive unit connected with the carrier by a wire and configured to move the carrier along the guide rail by drawing the wire; and a brake mechanism provided on the carrier and configured to prevent the window panel from dropping under its own weight, the brake mechanism comprising: a brake shoe in constant slidable contact with one side surface of the guide rail, and a first urging member pressing the brake shoe onto said one side surface of the guide rail to maintain the constant slidable contact of the brake shoe with the side surface of the guide rail, and the holding section comprising a side block that in constant slidable contact with another side of the guide rail so that the brake shoe and the side block constantly slidably hold the guide rail therebetween.