Flush sliding window assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9487065-B2
Application number	US-201414250018-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2014
Priority date	Apr 10, 2014
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

A sliding window assembly includes a window frame supporting a main glass with an opening, and a carriage coupled in the window frame and supporting a slider glass sized to fit into the opening in the main glass. The carriage is displaceable in the window frame between an open position, a ready position, and a closed position. The slider glass is disposed in the opening when the carriage is in the closed position. A lever assembly connects the carriage and the window frame. The carriage is linearly displaceable in a first direction between the open position and the ready position, and the carriage is linearly displaceable in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction between the ready position and the closed position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sliding window assembly comprising:
a window frame supporting a main glass with an opening, the window frame including a timer bearing and a main track;
a carriage coupled in the window frame and supporting a slider glass sized to fit into the opening in the main glass, wherein the carriage is displaceable between an open position, a ready position, and a closed position, the carriage including a bearing track in which the timer bearing is engaged;
a glider positioned in and moving linearly along the main track, the glider having a length at least as long as a length of the carriage, wherein the glider is provided with at least one stop at an end of the glider; and
a lever assembly connecting the carriage with the glider,
wherein the bearing track is shaped such that the carriage is linearly displaceable on the tinier bearing in a first direction between the open position and the ready position, and such that the carriage is linearly displaceable on the timer bearing in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction between the ready position and the closed position, wherein the lever assembly comprises a pivotable lever that is connected at a first connection point directly to the glider and at a second connection point directly to the carriage, wherein the first connection point constitutes a pivot axis for the pivotable lever, wherein the second connection point is spaced from the first connection point by a distance substantially corresponding to a distance displaced by the carriage between the ready position and the closed position, wherein the pivotable lever is displaceable between an active position and a locked position, and wherein the pivotable lever is configured such that from the active position to the locked position, the second connection point is pivoted around and over the first connection point, and the pivotable lever assumes an over center position.

2. A sliding window assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a seal disposed surrounding the slider glass, wherein the seal engages the main glass when the carriage is displaced to the closed position.

3. A sliding window assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising an open stop fixed in the main track, the open stop delimiting the open position of the carriage.

4. A sliding window assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing track is substantially L-shaped, a long leg of the L-shape being oriented in the first direction, and a short leg of the L-shape being oriented in the second direction.

5. A sliding window assembly according to claim 1 , wherein in the closed position, the slider glass disposed in the opening in the main glass is substantially flush with the main glass.

6. A sliding window assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lever assembly further comprises a secondary lever that is linked with the pivotable lever, the secondary lever being positioned on an opposite side of the carriage from the pivotable lever.

7. A sliding window assembly comprising:
a window frame supporting a main glass with an opening;
a carriage coupled in the window frame and supporting a slider glass sized to fit into the opening in the main glass, wherein the carriage is displaceable in the window frame between an open position, a ready position, and a closed position, the slider glass being disposed in the opening when the carriage is in the closed position; and
a lever assembly connecting the carriage and the window frame,
wherein the carriage is linearly displaceable in a first direction between the open position and the ready position, and wherein the carriage is linearly displaceable in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction between the ready position and the closed position,
wherein the window frame comprises a timer bearing and a main track, the sliding window assembly further comprising a glider positioned in and moving linearly along the main track, the glider having a length at least as long as a length of the carriage, wherein the glider is provided with at least one stop at an end of the glider, wherein the carriage includes a bearing track in which the timer bearing is engaged, and wherein the bearing track is shaped to effect the linear displacement of the carriage in the first and second directions,
wherein the lever assembly comprises a pivotable lever that is connected at a first connection point directly to the glider and at a second connection point directly to the carriage, wherein the first connection point constitutes a pivot axis for the pivotable lever, wherein the second connection point is spaced from the first connection point, wherein the pivotable lever is displaceable between an active position and a locked position, and wherein the pivotable lever is configured such that from the active position to the locked position, the second connection point is pivoted around and over the first connection point, and the pivotable lever assumes an over center position, and
wherein the lever assembly is configured for one-direction operation between the open position, the ready position, and the closed position such that a force applied to the lever assembly in only the first direction effects displacement of the carriage from the open position to the closed position, wherein the first connection point is disposed on one side of the second connection point relative to the first direction with the pivotable lever in the active position, and wherein the first connection point is disposed on an opposite side of the second connection point relative to the first direction with the pivotable lever in the locked position.

Assignees

• Taylor Made Group Llc

Inventors

• Bender Thomas J

Classifications

• B60J1/1853 Primary

  horizontally in direction transverse to vehicle longitudinal axis · CPC title

• B60J1/16

  slidable · CPC title

• E06B3/4627

  with the sliding wing flush closing or moving a considerable distance towards the opening when closing · CPC title

• E05F11/525

  for vehicle windows · CPC title