Sliding window for vehicle and power supply apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9834066-B2
Application number	US-201514959519-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2015
Priority date	Aug 7, 2013
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

A sliding window for a vehicle includes: a sliding panel with an electrical equipment, which is attached to a vehicle body in a slidable manner; a guide rail which is integrated with the vehicle body and extending in the slide direction of the sliding panel; and a sliding bracket which integrally includes a sliding portion coupled to the guide rail in a slidable manner and a fixed portion fixed to the sliding panel. Then, an electrical power supply cord is disposed along the guide rail to be extended and contracted in one direction, and the electrical power supply cord supplies electric power to the electrical equipment of the sliding panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sliding window for a vehicle comprising:
a sliding panel with an electrical equipment, the sliding panel attached to a vehicle body in a slidable manner;
a guide rail integrated with the vehicle body and extending in the slide direction of the sliding panel;
a sliding bracket integrally including a sliding portion coupled to the guide rail in a slidable manner and a fixed portion fixed to the sliding panel; and
an electrical power supply cord disposed along the guide rail, configured for supplying electric power to the electrical equipment of the sliding panel, and to extend and contract in one direction,
wherein one end of the electrical power supply cord is fixed to the sliding bracket, and
other end of the electrical power supply cord is fixed to the vehicle body or a member integrated with the vehicle body.

2. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein two opposite surfaces of the guide rail in a plane parallel to the sliding panel are interposed between two surfaces of the sliding bracket.

3. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein one end of the electrical power supply cord is fixed to the sliding bracket through a cord-holding bracket which holds the electrical power supply cord at a predetermined position, the cord-holding bracket being attached to the sliding bracket.

4. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein a holding member which maintains the position of the electrical power supply cord is integrated with the guide rail.

5. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 4 ,
wherein the holding member is a pipe extending in a direction in which the electrical power supply cord is extended and contracted.

6. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electrical equipment is a heating wire.

7. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electrical power supply cord is a curled cord.

8. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sliding panel slides electrically.

9. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sliding panel is slidably attached to a window frame member fixed to an opening of the vehicle body.

10. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the guide rail is provided with a fitting hole into which a clip of a trim board is fitted.

11. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sliding panel is attached to a rear window of a cabin of the vehicle body.

12. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a first cover attached to the entire length of the sliding panel in the slide direction and placed over the fixed portion of the sliding bracket; and
a second cover attached to a fixed panel disposed in at least one side of the sliding panel in the slide direction and placed over a connector for supplying electric power to the heating wire of the fixed panel.

13. A power supply apparatus comprising:
a guide rail integrated with a vehicle body and extending in the slide direction of a sliding panel slidably attached to the vehicle body;
a sliding bracket integrally including a sliding portion coupled to the guide rail in a slidable manner and a fixed portion fixed to the sliding panel; and
an electrical power supply cord disposed along the guide rail, configured for supplying electric power to the sliding panel, and to extend and contract in one direction.

14. The power supply apparatus according to claim 13 ,
wherein one end of the electrical power supply cord is fixed to the sliding bracket through a cord-holding bracket holding the electrical power supply cord at a predetermined position, the cord-holding bracket being attached to the sliding bracket, and
the other end of the electrical power supply cord is fixed to the vehicle body or a member integrated with the vehicle body.

15. The sliding window for a vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein one end of a spiral portion of the curled cord is crimped and held to the sliding bracket by elastic restoration force of the spiral portion, and other end of the spiral portion of the curled cord is crimpled and held to the vehicle body or the member integrated with the vehicle body.

16. A sliding window for a vehicle comprising:
a sliding panel with an electrical equipment, the sliding panel attached to a vehicle body in a slidable manner;
a guide rail integrated with the vehicle body and extending in the slide direction of the sliding panel, the guide rail having an arc-shaped upper slide groove;
a sliding bracket integrally including a sliding portion coupled to the guide rail in a slidable manner and a fixed portion fixed to the sliding panel, the sliding portion including a cylindrical slide member coupled with the arc-shaped upper slide groove; and
an electrical power supply cord disposed along the guide rail, configured for supplying electric power to the electrical equipment of the sliding panel, and to extend and contract in one direction.

17. The sliding window according to claim 15 , wherein the guide rail includes a channel-shaped lower slide groove, and
wherein the sliding bracket includes a block coupled with the lower slide groove.

Assignees

• Nissan Motor Light Truck Co Ltd
• Hi Lex Corp
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Sudou Yutaka
• Asaoka Masanao
• Nishikawa Ryota
• Iwata Makoto

Classifications

• H05B3/84

  Heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas, e.g. for demisting or de-icing windows, mirrors or vehicle windshields · CPC title

• B60R16/0215

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• B60J1/1853 Primary

  horizontally in direction transverse to vehicle longitudinal axis · CPC title

• H05B2203/016

  Heaters using particular connecting means · CPC title