Vehicle window panel installation

Claim 2

In a vehicle body defining a window opening and having a guide member rigidly secured thereto defining a path of motion for a window panel between a raised position of the latter closing said window opening and a lowered position opening said window opening, the combination comprising follower means engageable on said guide member and bodily shiftable relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member, a sash plate, means mounting said sash plate on said follower means for pivotal movement of the former relative to the latter about a fixed axis of said sash plate and for unitary bodily shiftable movement with said follower means relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member, universal pivotal connecting means mounting said window panel on said sash plate for limited universal pivotal movement of the former relative to the latter and for unitary bodily shiftable movement with said sash plate, said window panel being constrained to move relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member upon unitary bodily shiftable movement with said sash plate and upon simultaneous unitary bodily shiftable movement of said sash plate with said follower means.

Claim 3

In a vehicle body defining a window opening and having a guide member rigidly secured thereto defining a path of motion for said window panel between a raised position of the latter closing said window opening and a lowered position opening said window opening, the combination comprising follower means engageable on said guide member and bodily shiftable relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member, a sash plate, means mounting said sash plate on said follower means for pivotal movement of the former in the plane thereof relative to the latter about a first fixed axis of said sash plate, means on said sash plate and on said follower means operable to prevent said pivotal movement of the former relative to the latter so that said sash plate is unitarily bodily shiftable with said follower means relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member, means defining a second fixed axis on said sash plate, means mounting said window panel on said sash plate for pivotal movement of the former in the plane thereof relative to the latter about said second fixed axis and for limited rocking movement of said window panel relative to said sash plate about an axis of said window panel normal to said second fixed axis, means on said sash plate and said window panel operable to simultaneously prevent said pivotal and said rocking movement of the latter relative to the former so that said window panel is unitarily bodily shiftable with said sash plate, said window panel being constrained to move relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member upon unitary bodily shiftable movement with said sash plate and upon simultaneous unitary bodily shiftable movement of said sash plate with said follower means, and window regulator means on said vehicle body selectively operAble to move said window panel in said path of motion between said raised and lowered positions.

Claim 4

In a vehicle body defining a window opening and having a guide member rigidly secured thereto defining a path of motion for said window panel between a raised position of the latter closing said window opening and a lowered position opening said window opening, the combination comprising follower means engageable on said guide member and bodily shiftable relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member, a sash plate, means mounting said sash plate on said follower means for pivotal movement of the former in the plane thereof relative to the latter about a first fixed axis of said sash plate, means on said sash plate and on said follower means operable to prevent said pivotal movement of the former relative to the latter so that said sash plate is unitarily bodily shiftable with said follower means relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member, means defining a second fixed axis on said sash plate, means mounting said window panel on said sash plate for pivotal movement of the former in the plane thereof relative to the latter about said second fixed axis and for limited rocking movement of said window panel relative to said sash plate about an axis of said window panel normal to said second fixed axis, means on said sash plate and said window panel operable to simultaneously prevent said pivotal and said rocking movement of the latter relative to the former so that said window panel is unitarily bodily shiftable with said sash plate, said window panel being constrained to move relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member upon unitary bodily shiftable movement with said sash plate and upon simultaneous unitary bodily shiftable movement of said sash plate with said follower means, and window regulator means on said vehicle body selectively operAble to move said window panel in said path of motion between said raised and lowered positions.

Claim 5

In a vehicle body defining a door opening and having a door vertically hinged thereon for swinging movement between an open position and a closed position closing the lower portion of said opening, the combination comprising a guide member rigidly secured to said door and defining a generally vertical motion path thereon, follower means engageable on said guide member and bodily shiftable relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member, a window panel, a sash plate having a first projection defining a first fixed axis thereon and a second projection defining a second fixed axis thereon and having first and second slots therein extending respectively generally arcuately about said first and second fixed axes, means mounting said sash plate on said follower means for pivotal movement of the former in the plane thereof relative to the latter about said first fixed axis, fastener means on said follower means and engageable on said sash plate in said first slot therein and selectively operable to prevent said pivotal movement of said sash plate relative to said follower means so that the former is unitarily bodily shiftable with the latter relative to said vehicle body in said motion path defined by said guide member, means mounting said window panel on said sash plate for pivotal movement of the former in the plane thereof relative to the latter about said second fixed axis and for limited rocking movement relative to said sash plate about an axis of said window panel normal to said second fixed axis and extending generally longitudinally of said door, fastener means on said window panel and engageable on said sash plate in said second slot therein and selectively operable to simultaneously prevent said pivotal movement and said rocking movement of said window panel relative to said sash plate so that the former is unitarily bodily shiftable with the latter, said window panel being constrained to move relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member between a raised position and a lowered position upon unitary bodily shiftable movement with said sash plate and upon simultaneous unitary bodily shiftable movement of said sash plate with said follower means, and window regulator means on said vehicle body selectively operable to move said window panel in said path of motion between said raised and lowered positions.

Claim 6

In a vehicle body defining a door opening and having a door vertically hinged thereon for swinging movement between an open position and a closed position closing the lower portion of said opening, the combination comprising a guide member rigidly secured to said door and defining a generally vertical motion path thereon, follower means engageable on said guide member and bodily shiftable relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member, a window panel, a sash plate having a first projection defining a first fixed axis thereon and a second projection defining a second fixed axis thereon and having first and second slots therein extending respectively generally arcuately about said first and second fixed axes, means mounting said sash plate on said follower means for pivotal movement of the former in the plane thereof relative to the latter about said first fixed axis, fastener means on said follower means and engageable on said sash plate in said first slot therein and selectively operable to prevent said pivotal movement of said sash plate relative to said follower means so that the former is unitarily bodily shiftable with the latter relative to said vehicle body in said motion path defined by said guide member, means mounting said window panel on said sash plate for pivotal movement of the former in the plane thereof relative to the latter about said second fixed axis and for limited rocking movement relative to said sash plate about an axis of said window panel normal to said second fixed axis and extending generally longitudinally of said door, fastener means on said window panel and engageable on said sash plate in said second slot therein and selectively operable to simultaneously prevent said pivotal movement and said rocking movement of said window panel relative to said sash plate so that the former is unitarily bodily shiftable with the latter, said window panel being constrained to move relative to said vehicle body in said path of motion defined by said guide member between a raised position and a lowered position upon unitary bodily shiftable movement with said sash plate and upon simultaneous unitary bodily shiftable movement of said sash plate with said follower means, and window regulator means on said vehicle body selectively operable to move said window panel in said path of motion between said raised and lowered positions.