Patent · US Expired

Side window arrangement for a vehicle

US5551746A · kind A · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

Mercedes-Benz Group AG · DE

Inventors

Christopher K. Rhoades · Herrenberg, DE
Lucian Reindl · Weil der Stadt, DE
Harald Leschke · Sindelfingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 6, 1994
Grant date	Sep 3, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60J1/17
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A side window arrangement is disclosed which has main and auxiliary window cutouts which are separated from one another and are arranged one behind the other in the opening direction of the window, a window side pane having an opening which can be moved into the auxiliary window cutout. The auxiliary window cutout serves as a ventilation cutout located underneath the main window cutout. This arrangement contrasts with known side windows, which, when opened by a small gap to ventilate the vehicle internal space, causes the occupants of the vehicle to be adversely affected by air eddying occurring at head level and by aerodynamic noise. In the case of obliquely previously known arranged side windows, water enters when it is raining even if the windows are only opened slightly.

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