Hi-lex Controls, Inc.

Ryan Reinke

Masayuki Matsushita

A window clamp and assembly for an automotive window regulator assembly. The window clamp provided features a body foundation and a U-shaped bridge extending from the foundation configured to deflect away from the foundation to allow a window panel to be inserted into a slot of the window clamp. Claws formed on the bridge pass through and interlock with holes in the window panel to secure and support the panel. Shoulders formed on and protruding from the bridge guide the window panel into position and aid in supporting the panel. The window clamp design facilitates rapid and accurate assembly of the window clamp assembly while providing increased stability of the window panel and reduced size of the window clamp.

Window clamp and assembly for window regulator

A glass removal tool for removing a glass panel from a window regulator clamp includes a horizontal cross bar; two parallel legs extending downward from the cross bar; at least one pair of ramps arranged between the parallel legs; and a vertical slot extending between the ramps of the pair of ramps. Two pairs of ramps may be included that are laterally offset from each other. The ramps may be recessed from the front surface and form at least one pair of wedges with the rear surface. The legs may include a first taper formed on the inner surface of each of the legs toward bottom ends of the legs and a second taper formed on the rear surface of the legs toward bottom ends of the legs.

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Southfield, MI, United States of America

Ryan Reinke