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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
Agc Automotive Americas R&d, Inc., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Agc Flat Glass North America, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Grand Rapids Controls Company, Llc, Rockford, MI (US);
David W. Lahnala, Adrian, MI (US);
Daniel Bennett, Tecumseh, MI (US);
James W. Bach, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
GRAND RAPIDS CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC, Rockford, MI (US);
AGC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS CO., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A sliding window assembly, a cable drive system and methods of operating the same, are disclosed. The sliding window assembly includes a guide track and a sliding window movable relative to the guide track. A heating element is coupled to the sliding window for heating the sliding window. A drum of a drive assembly rotates and includes a conductive terminal connected to a power supply of the vehicle. A cable is coupled between the sliding window and heating element and the drum. The drum rotates to mechanically wind or unwind the cable for moving the sliding window. A conductive element is coupled to at least one of the drum and the cable and is electrically connected to the cable and is movable during movement of the sliding window. The conductive element contacts the conductive terminal to provide electrical current to the cable for energizing the heating element.