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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2000
Kevin Koneval, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jeffrey W. Kolar, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A powered window regulator for use with a horizontally sliding window assembly may be disconnected from a sliding pane to permit manual operation of the window. The regulator has a tubular guide rail mounted adjacent and parallel to the lower edge of the window assembly by pivot brackets which engage the respective ends of the guide rail such that the guide rail is rotatable about the pivot brackets. A carrier block slides within the guide rail, and a portion of the block extends out through a longitudinal slot extending along the length of the guide rail to engage a pane attachment affixed to the sliding pane. The carrier block is moved reciprocally along the guide rail by a motor-driven cable to slide the sliding pane between open and closed positions. Rotation of the guide rail about the pivot brackets through approximately ninety degrees moves the carrier block between an upright position wherein it engages the pane attachment and a depressed position wherein it is disengaged from the pane attachment. Each pivot bracket comprises a bearing pin which fits into the end of the tubular guide rail and a conduit end fitting for receiving the end of a protective conduit which surrounds the drive cable.