Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Magna Exteriors Gmbh

Kyle S Bowman

Darin J Snider

David K Johnson

Troy F Tooker

Steven P Goodwin

A vehicular glass roof panel assembly includes a perimeter frame portion, a glass panel adhesively bonded to the perimeter frame portion, and side rails adhesively bonded along opposite side regions of the perimeter frame portion. The perimeter frame portion includes a plurality of latching elements configured to latch the vehicular glass roof panel assembly at a vehicle roof of a vehicle. With the latching elements latching the vehicular glass roof panel assembly at the vehicle roof, the glass panel extends across the vehicle roof and the side rails extend above respective side doors of the vehicle.

Glass roof panel assembly for vehicle roof

A vehicular rear slider window assembly includes a fixed window panel, a movable window panel and a frame portion. An upper edge region of the movable window panel is movably received in a channel of an upper rail of the frame portion. A first biasing element is compressed between a first inner surface of the upper rail and a first side of the movable window panel and urges the movable window panel away from the first inner surface. A second biasing element is compressed between a second inner surface of the upper rail and a second side of the movable window panel and urges the movable window panel away from the second inner surface. As the movable window panel is moved between the closed and opened positions, the first and second biasing elements guide movement of the movable window panel in a direction parallel to a centerline of the channel.

Vehicular rear slider window assembly with anti-vibration elements on movable window panel

A vehicular glass window panel assembly includes a glass panel having an inner side and an outer side, and a handle and catch element adhesively bonded along a first perimeter region of the inner side. The handle and catch element includes a handle portion and a catch configured for engaging a latching element of a vehicle when the window panel assembly is mounted at the vehicle to close over an aperture of the vehicle. The handle and catch element is formed as a single component via a plastic injection molding process. With the latching element engaged with the catch, the window panel assembly is secured at the vehicle. With the latching element disengaged from the catch, the window panel assembly is removable from the vehicle. With the window panel assembly removed from the vehicle, the handle portion is graspable by a user to carry the window panel assembly.

Removable vehicular window panel with integrated latching element and carrying handle

A vehicular slider window assembly includes a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail, a fixed window panel, and a movable window panel that is movable along the rails between an opened position and a closed position. A drive system is operable to move the movable window panel between the opened position and the closed position. The drive system includes a single flexible drive element that, when the drive system is actuated to move the window panel in one direction, the flexible drive element pulls the movable window panel along the rails, and when the drive system is actuated to move the window panel in the opposite direction, the flexible drive element pushes the movable window panel along the rails. The lower rail includes guide structure that limits flexing of the flexible drive element when the flexible drive element pushes the movable window panel along the rails.

Slider window assembly with movable panel drive system

A slider window assembly for a vehicle includes at least one fixed window panel and a movable window panel that is movable along an upper rail and a lower rail at the at least one fixed window panel between an opened position and a closed position. The lower rail includes a U-shaped channel and an attaching structure for attaching the lower rail at the at least one fixed window panel. The lower rail includes a plurality of water drainage channels established at the attaching structure and having an inlet at a wall of the U-shaped channel. A plurality of water diverters are established at the U-shaped channel and are configured to divert water flowing along the U-shaped channel toward the side of the channel along which respective inlets for respective water drainage channels are disposed.

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Holland, MI, United States of America

Kyle S Bowman