Window assembly for a motor vehicle

US6036256A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• Chrysler Group LLC · US
• Bestop, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael E. Hilliard · Plymouth, US
• Louis D DeLellis · South Lyon, US
• William A. Grabowski · Northville, US
• Leonard Bores · Livonia, US
• Robert D. Worley · Conyers, US
• Mark Alan Hickey · Howell, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 22, 1997
• Grant date: Mar 14, 2000
• Expiry date: Oct 22, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J1/08
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A window assembly for a motor vehicle includes a window frame adapted to removably mount to a lower door assembly. The window assembly further includes a mounting arrangement for removably attaching the window frame to the lower door assembly such that substantially vertical translation of the window frame is required to remove the window frame. The window assembly further includes a stop surface which is carried by the motor vehicle. The stop surface is adapted to oppose vertical translation of the window frame when the lower door assembly is in the closed position. In one form, the stop surface is defined by a removable door frame assembly.