Arrangement of a vehicle door with extendable window

Abstract

An arrangement for a door is provided including, in a preferred embodiment, a door body with a top opening; a window pane within the door extendable through the top opening, the window having a bore along its lower end; a channel member extending within the door body for guiding the window; a guide block slidably mounted on the channel having a bore in alignment with the bore in the window, the guide block having a contact surface and a projecting ledge with an alignment aperture; an insulator having an inner member joined to an outer member by a bottom wall, the inner member, bottom wall and outer member generally forming a U-shaped opening for receipt of the window, the inner and outer insulator members having a bore generally aligned with the window bore, the inner member having a cylindrical portion for extending through the window bore and the cylindrical portion having a snap fit connection with the outer member, thereby retaining the insulator to the window, the insulator further along its bottom wall having a tab for alignment in the aperture of the guide block; a retainer plate having a first surface joined to a cylindrical projection for protruding within the cylindrical portion of the insulator, the retainer plate cylindrical portion having a threaded interior; a snap-in finger projecting through an aperture in the retainer plate to join the retainer plate with the insulator; and a fastener joining the guide block with the insulator, window pane and retainer plate.