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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Gregory James Grudzinski, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Chester Stanislaus Walawender, Livonia, MI (US);
Gregory James Grudzinski, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Chester Stanislaus Walawender, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automobile door assembly is provided that includes an outer panel, an inner panel, a moveable glass piece having an inboard surface, wherein the moveable glass piece is disposed between the outer panel and the inner panel. The assembly also includes a glass guiding member operably connected to the inboard surface of the glass piece. The assembly further includes a retaining structure having a channel configured to slideably retain the glass guiding member, wherein the retaining structure is operably connected to the inner panel.