Patent ID: 7712798

Claim:
A sliding window for a motor vehicle comprising: a frame part composed of a base and a cover portion, a locking handle located between the cover portion and the base and comprising a cam having a plurality of sides that form a plurality of points which is rotatably supported around an axle and to which one or more locking rods are fastened, a slide actuator comprising an actuator part having a gripping region positioned proximate an edge of the locking handle, a pair of walls extending perpendicularly to the sliding movement of the slide actuator, and an engagement part provided at the cam, the slide actuator being biased such that the gripping region is positioned outward from the cam and displaceable towards the cam to cause rotation of the cam such that the one or more locking rods move longitudinally toward the cam, and a pair of guide rails extending perpendicularly from the base on which the pair of walls of the slide actuator are positioned against in order to allow the slide actuator to be displaceable, the pair of guide rails being positioned on opposite sides of the cam such that the cam is positioned between each of the pair of guide rails, and wherein the slide actuator is actuatable in the direction of displacement of the sliding motor vehicle window.