Patent ID: 8707623

Claim:
A window opening device for use in an automobile door: said device comprising a motor adjacent a panel of said door including a drive gear having a drive region and a head region, said head region being supported by said drive region and said drive region and said head region are rotatable by said motor, a diameter of said head region being greater than a diameter of said drive region; a sector gear operatively engaging said drive region, said head region overlapping said sector gear; a primary lever arm including a drive end engaging the sector gear and a window end configured to engage a window, a pivot element disposed between said drive end and said window end, and, a body plate mounted to said door panel, overlapping and securing said motor to said door panel, said body plate having a first side facing said door panel and receiving said motor, and an opposed second side, wherein said second side is adjacent said primary lever arm such that said motor is disposed on the first side of said body plate and said primary lever arm is disposed on the second side of the body plate, said body plate including a passage accommodating the pivot element and an opening through which said drive gear extends to facilitate engagement with said sector gear.