Glass holder unit, window glass with holder, and window regulator

Abstract

The present invention provides a glass holder unit, a window glass with a holder, and a window regulator, which enable the glass holding portion of the glass holder to conform to the curvature of the window glass. [Solution] A glass holder unit 11 for holding a window glass G for a vehicle comprises two glass holders 51, 51, each having a glass holding portion 61 for holding the lower end of the window glass G, and a connecting portion 52 that connects the two glass holders 51, 51, wherein at least a part of the connecting portion 52 is configured to be deformable according to the curvature of the window glass with respect to the vertical axis.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a glass holder unit, a window glass with a holder, and a window regulator.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as a window regulator, there is one that holds the lower end of a window glass by a single glass holder having a wide glass holding portion (see Patent Document 1). This window regulator includes a single glass holder that holds the lower end of the window glass, a carrier plate connected to the glass holder, a driving body for driving the carrier plate to move up and down along a guide rail, an ascending side wire having one end connected to the carrier plate and the other end connected to the driving body via a direction changing member, and a descending side wire having one end connected to the carrier plate and the other end connected to the driving body. In this window regulator, by holding the window glass with a single glass holder having a wide glass holding portion, it is possible to easily attach the glass holder to the window glass and the carrier plate.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, the conventional window regulator has a problem that the glass holding portion of the glass holder cannot follow the curvature around the vertical axis of the window glass. As a result, it is impossible to cope with window glasses having different curvatures, so that the versatility of the glass holder is reduced.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a glass holder unit, a window glass with a holder, and a window regulator, which enable the glass holding portion of the glass holder to conform to the curvature of the window glass. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a glass holder unit for holding a window glass of a vehicle door, comprising: a plurality of glass holders, each having a glass holding portion for holding the lower end of the window glass; and a connecting portion for connecting the plurality of glass holders, wherein at least a portion of the connecting portion is configured to be deformable in accordance with the curvature of the window glass with respect to the vertical axis.

[0007] To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a window glass with a holder, comprising a window glass for a vehicle door and a glass holder unit for holding the window glass, wherein the glass holder unit comprises a plurality of glass holders, each having a glass holding portion for holding the lower end of the window glass, and a connecting portion for connecting the plurality of glass holders, and the connecting portion is configured to be deformable in accordance with the curvature of the window glass with respect to the vertical axis, at least a portion thereof.

[0008] To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a window regulator comprising: a glass holder unit for holding a window pane; a carrier plate to which the glass holder unit is fixed; and a lifting means for raising and lowering the carrier plate, wherein the glass holder unit comprises a plurality of glass holders, each having a glass holding portion for holding the lower end of the window pane; and a connecting portion for connecting the plurality of glass holders, wherein at least a portion of the connecting portion is configured to be deformable in accordance with the curvature of the window pane along its vertical axis. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] The glass holder unit, window glass with holder, and window regulator according to the present invention allow the glass holding portion of the glass holder to conform to the curvature of the window glass. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0010] [Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram showing a window regulator according to one embodiment of the present invention, and a vehicle door on which the window regulator is installed. [Figure 2] This is a front view showing the window regulator. [Figure 3] These are front view (a), side view (b), and rear view (c) of the glass holder unit and carrier plate. [Figure 4] These are front view (a), side view (b), and rear view (c) showing the carrier plate. [Figure 5] This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the glass holder and holder fixing part shown along the line A-A' in Figure 3(a). [Figure 6] These are front view (a), side view (b), and rear view (c) of the glass holder unit. [Figure 7] (a) is a schematic plan view of the glass holder unit, and (b) is a schematic plan view of the glass holder unit holding the window glass. [Figure 8] This is the first explanatory diagram showing the operation of removing the glass holder. [Figure 9] This is the second explanatory diagram showing the glass holder removal operation. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0011] The following describes a glass holder unit, a window glass with a holder, and a window regulator according to one embodiment of the present invention, with reference to the attached drawings. This window regulator is a lifting device installed inside a vehicle door in a vehicle (for example, an automobile) that raises and lowers the window glass of the vehicle door. In particular, this window regulator uses a glass holder unit that integrates two glass holders by connecting them. Hereinafter, the direction in which the vehicle's window glass is raised and lowered will be simply referred to as the "raising and lowering direction." Furthermore, as shown in each figure below, left and right, front and back, and up and down will be defined and described accordingly. In this embodiment, the raising and lowering direction and the up and down direction of the window regulator are assumed to coincide, and the vehicle width direction and the front and back direction of the window regulator are assumed to coincide. Furthermore, the direction perpendicular to the raising and lowering direction and the vehicle width direction will be defined as the left and right direction of the window regulator.

[0012] (Window regulator configuration) As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the window regulator 1 is attached to the door panel of a vehicle door D and includes a glass holder unit 11 that holds the window glass G, a carrier plate 12 to which the glass holder unit 11 is fixed, a guide rail 13 that slidably supports the carrier plate 12 in the vertical direction, an upward wire 14 and a downward wire 15 that pull the carrier plate 12, a drive unit 16 provided at the lower end of the guide rail 13 that drives the upward wire 14 and the downward wire 15, and a pulley 18 provided at the upper end of the guide rail 13 via a pulley bracket 17 that changes the direction of the upward wire 14. In other words, this window regulator 1 is a wire-driven window regulator that raises and lowers the carrier plate 12 using wires 14 and 15, and is a lower-end rail type window regulator in which the drive unit 16 is disposed at the lower end of the guide rail 13. The vehicle door D is equipped with a window glass G and a window regulator 1, and the combination of the window glass G and the glass holder unit 11 is an example of a window glass with a holder. Furthermore, the guide rail 13, the upward wire 14, the downward wire 15, and the drive unit 16 are examples of lifting and lowering means for raising and lowering the carrier plate 12.

[0013] The guide rail 13 is formed by curving a long, plate-shaped metal plate toward the outside (front) of the vehicle interior with a predetermined curvature, and extends in the vertical direction. As a result, the guide rail 13 supports the carrier plate 12 so that it can slide freely in the vertical direction.

[0014] The upward wire 14 has one end connected to the rotating drum 22 (described later) of the drive unit 16, is fed upward from the drive unit 16 to the pulley 18, is redirected downward by the pulley 18, and then the other end is attached to the carrier plate 12. On the other hand, the downward wire 15 has one end connected to the rotating drum 22 of the drive unit 16, is fed upward from the drive unit 16, and the other end is attached to the carrier plate 12.

[0015] As shown in Figure 2, the drive unit 16 includes a motor 21, a rotating drum 22 which is rotationally driven by the motor 21 and rotates to wind up and unwind the upward wire 14 and the downward wire 15, a reduction gear (not shown) which transmits the rotation of the motor 21 to the rotating drum 22, a drum housing 23 into which the lower end of the guide rail 13 fits and which rotatably houses the rotating drum 22, and a motor housing 24 which holds the motor 21. The motor housing 24 incorporates the reduction gear and is fixed to the drum housing 23 so as to cover the drum housing portion of the drum housing 23.

[0016] When the motor 21 is driven to rotate forward, the rotary drum 22 rotates forward. Accordingly, the lowering side wire 15 is paid out while the raising side wire 14 is wound up. As a result, the carrier plate 12 is pulled by the raising side wire 14 and moves upward in the elevating direction. Thereby, the glass holder unit 11 and the window glass G attached to the carrier plate 12 are raised. On the other hand, when the motor 21 is driven to rotate reversely, the rotary drum 22 rotates reversely. Accordingly, the raising side wire 14 is paid out while the lowering side wire 15 is wound up. As a result, the carrier plate 12 is pulled by the lowering side wire 15 and moves downward in the elevating direction. Thereby, the glass holder unit 11 and the window glass G attached to the carrier plate 12 are lowered. By these operations, the carrier plate 12, the glass holder unit 11, and the window glass G are moved up and down along the guide rail 13 (the elevating operation of the window glass G).

[0017] (Configuration of Carrier Plate) As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the carrier plate 12 is made of a resin (for example, polyacetal resin), and includes a plate-shaped main body portion 31, two holder fixing portions 32, 32 formed at the left and right end portions of the main body portion 31, a rail sliding portion 33 formed at the center and on the right side on the rear surface side of the main body portion 31, a lowering side wire attachment portion 35 formed on the left side of the rail sliding portion 33 in the main body portion 31, and a raising side wire attachment portion 34 formed on the left side of the lowering side wire attachment portion 35 in the main body portion 31. In the present embodiment, the two glass holders 51, 51 of the glass holder unit 11 are fixed to the two holder fixing portions 32, 32, respectively, whereby the glass holder unit 11 is attached to the carrier plate 12.

[0018] The rail sliding portion 33 slides on the right side plate portion of the guide rail 13. That is, by the rail sliding portion 33 sliding on the right side plate portion, the carrier plate 12 is supported by the guide rail 13 so as to be slidable.

[0019] One end of the upward wire attachment section 34 is attached to the upward wire 14. On the other hand, one end of the downward wire attachment section 35 is attached to the downward wire 15. In other words, the carrier plate 12 is pulled upward in the vertical direction by the upward wire 14 via the upward wire attachment section 34, and pulled downward in the vertical direction by the downward wire 15 via the downward wire attachment section 35.

[0020] Each holder fixing portion 32, 32 consists of a pair of front and rear vertical wall portions 41a, 41b and a bottom wall portion 41c, and has a holder receiving portion 41 that receives the fixed portion 62 (described later) of each glass holder 51 between the pair of vertical wall portions 41a, 41b, a holder engaging portion 42 formed within the holder receiving portion 41 that engages with the fixed portion 62 of each glass holder 51 received by the holder receiving portion 41, a mounting portion 43 formed on the front vertical wall portion 41a on which the tip of a round bar-shaped removal jig T is placed, and a notched groove 44 formed on the rear vertical wall portion 41b. In this embodiment, the glass holders 51, 51 are removed from the carrier plate 12 by swinging the round bar-shaped removal jig T upward to push up each glass holder 51, 51. It is assumed that a tool such as a screwdriver is used as the round bar-shaped removal jig T.

[0021] The holder receiving portion 41 has a pair of vertical wall portions 41a and 41b that sandwich the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51 from the front and rear, and a bottom wall portion 41c on which the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51 is placed. The front vertical wall portion 41a is configured to be oscillating and deformable so as to tilt forward.

[0022] The holder engagement portion 42 is formed to protrude rearward from the front vertical wall portion 41a and engages with the engagement hole 63 (described later) formed in the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51 to lock the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51. The lower end surface of the holder engagement portion 42 is formed in an arc shape that follows the lower inner surface of the engagement hole 63.

[0023] Furthermore, the upper end surface of the holder engagement portion 42 is an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the rear. The upper end surface of the holder engagement portion 42 is an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the rear, and the front vertical wall portion 41a is configured to swing and deform forward, so that the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51 is attached to the holder fixing portion 32 in a snap-fit ​​manner. Specifically, when the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51 is inserted into the holder receiving portion 41 from above, the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51 comes into contact with the upper end surface of the holder engagement portion 42, and the holder engagement portion 42 is pushed forward by its inclined surface, causing the front vertical wall portion 41a to swing forward and the holder engagement portion 42 to retract forward. This allows the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51 to enter the holder receiving portion 41. Subsequently, as the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51 moves further into the holder receiving portion 41, and the engagement hole 63 on the fixed portion 62 reaches the position of the holder engagement portion 42, the holder engagement portion 42 enters the engagement hole 63 and engages with the engagement hole 63, thereby fixing the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51 to the holder fixing portion 32. In this way, the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51 is fixed (fastened) to the holder fixing portion 32 simply by inserting the fixed portion 62 of the glass holder 51 into the holder receiving portion 41 from above.

[0024] Furthermore, the holder engagement portion 42 is configured such that its engagement with the engagement hole 63 is released when the vertical wall portion 41a swings forward (separation of the pair of vertical wall portions 41a and 41b). Therefore, when removing the glass holder 51 from the holder fixing portion 32, the vertical wall portion 41a is swung forward to release the engagement between the holder engagement portion 42 and the engagement hole 63, and then the glass holder 51 is pushed up in that state to remove the glass holder 51 from the holder fixing portion 32.

[0025] The mounting portion 43 is formed at the upper end of the front vertical wall portion 41a, and the tip of the round bar-shaped removal jig T is placed on it, forming the pivot point for the removal jig T when pushing up the glass holder 51. In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, with the middle portion of the round bar-shaped removal jig T in contact with the glass holder 51, the removal jig T is swung using the mounting portion 43 as the pivot point, thereby pushing up the glass holder 51 in a second-type lever manner.

[0026] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 4, the mounting portion 43 has an inclined surface 43a that slopes upward toward the front (in the direction of separation between the pair of vertical wall portions 41a and 41b). Therefore, when attempting to push up the glass holder 51 by swinging the round bar-shaped removal jig T with the mounting portion 43 as the pivot point, the inclined surface 43a generates a component force that pushes the front vertical wall portion 41a forward, causing the front vertical wall portion 41a to swing forward. As a result, by simply swinging the round bar-shaped removal jig T with the mounting portion 43 as the pivot point, the vertical wall portion 41a swings forward, releasing the engagement between the holder engagement portion 42 and the engagement hole 63, and then the glass holder 51 can be pushed up in that state. This reduces the effort required to remove the glass holder 51 from the holder fixing portion 32.

[0027] The notched groove 44 is formed in the rear vertical wall portion 41b and is a notch that avoids interference between the removal jig T, which swings with the mounting portion 43 as the pivot point, and the rear vertical wall portion 41b. As shown in Figure 5, due to the positional relationship between the position of the mounting portion 43 and the contact position of the removal jig T on the fixed portion 62, the removal jig T swings upward from a diagonally downward position. Therefore, it is preferable that the notched groove 44 extends from the upper end of the rear vertical wall portion 41b to a position lower than the contact position of the removal jig T on the fixed portion 62 (the upper inner surface of the engagement hole 63).

[0028] (Glass holder unit configuration) As shown in Figures 3 and 6, the glass holder unit 11 is made of resin (for example, polybutylene terephthalate) and has two glass holders 51 on the left and right that hold the lower end of the window glass G, and a connecting part 52 that connects the two glass holders 51. The two glass holders 51 and the connecting part 52 are integrally molded by injection molding.

[0029] Each glass holder 51 integrally includes a glass holding portion 61 that holds the lower end of the window glass G, and a fixed portion 62 that extends downward from the lower end of the glass holding portion 61 and is fixed to the carrier plate 12.

[0030] The glass holder portion 61 is formed to be rectangular in front view and U-shaped in side view, and holds the lower end of the window glass G by clamping it. The lower end of the window glass G is fixed to the glass holder portion 61 with an adhesive or the like while being held by the glass holder portion 61. Preferably, a guide slope is formed on the inner edge of the upper end of the glass holder portion 61 to guide the window glass G into the glass holder portion 61.

[0031] The fixed portion 62 is formed in a rectangular plate shape when viewed from the front, with a circular opening, the engagement hole 63, formed through it. The lower half of the engagement hole 63 is the engaged portion, to which the holder engaging portion 42 engages with the lower inner surface, and the upper half is the contact portion, to which the removal jig T abuts against the upper inner surface. Therefore, when the glass holder 51 is attached to the holder fixing portion 32, the lower end surface of the holder engaging portion 42 engages with the lower inner surface of the engagement hole 63. On the other hand, when removing the glass holder 51 from the holder fixing portion 32, the upper surface of the removal jig T abuts against the upper inner surface of the engagement hole 63, pushing up the glass holder 51. The positions of the mounting portion 43 and the engagement hole 63 are designed so that the removal jig T, with its tip placed on the mounting portion 43, can pass through the engagement hole 63. Furthermore, it is preferable that the distance between the mounting portion 43 and the upper inner surface of the engagement hole 63 in the vertical direction (amount of misalignment) is greater than or equal to the diameter of the removal jig T.

[0032] The connecting portion 52 is formed in the shape of a rectangular bar that extends horizontally from the left end of the right glass holder 51 to the right end of the left glass holder 51, connecting the left and right glass holders 51. The connecting portion 52 as a whole is a low-rigidity portion and is configured to bend and deform in the front-rear direction. As a result, as shown in Figure 7, the connecting portion 52 is configured to be deformable according to the curvature of the window glass G with respect to the vertical axis (the curvature of the lower end of the window glass G). Therefore, as shown in the figure, when attaching each glass holder 51 to the lower end of the window glass G, the connecting portion 52 can be deformed according to the curvature of the window glass G, thereby allowing the orientation of the glass holding portion 61 of each glass holder 51 to conform to the curvature of the window glass G, and the glass holding portion 61 of each glass holder 51 to follow the curvature of the window glass G. In this embodiment, in order to give the connecting portion 52 rigidity that allows it to deform in accordance with the curvature of the window glass G with respect to the vertical axis, the vertical dimension of the connecting portion 52 is reduced, and a groove extending in the left-right direction is recessed on the rear surface of the connecting portion 52, thereby adjusting the rigidity (deformability) of the connecting portion 52.

[0033] Next, with reference to Figures 8 and 9, the glass holder removal operation, which involves removing the glass holder 51 from the carrier plate 12, will be described. As shown in Figure 8(a), this glass holder removal operation is performed from a state where the holder engagement portion 42 and the engagement hole 63 are engaged, and is carried out by pushing up the glass holder 51 with the removal jig T. Although not shown in the figures, the glass holder removal operation is also performed by introducing the tip of the removal jig T into the interior of the vehicle door D through a work hole opened in the door panel (inner panel).

[0034] As shown in Figure 8(b), in the glass holder removal operation, first, the removal jig T is inserted into the engagement hole 63, and the tip of the removal jig T is placed on the mounting part 43. That is, the tip of the removal jig T is passed through the notched groove 44 and through the engagement hole 63, and then the tip of the removal jig T that has passed through the engagement hole 63 is placed on the inclined surface 43a of the mounting part 43.

[0035] Once the tip of the removal jig T is placed on the mounting portion 43, as shown in Figure 9, the removal jig T is swung upward using the mounting portion 43 as the pivot point to push up the glass holder 51. At this time, the force pushing up the glass holder 51 is applied to the mounting portion 43, which is the pivot point. First, as shown in Figure 9(a), the component force generated by the inclined surface 43a pushes the front vertical wall portion 41a forward, causing it to swing forward. This releases the engagement between the holder engagement portion 42 and the engagement hole 63. Subsequently, as shown in Figure 9(b), the contact position of the removal jig T shifts to the upper end surface of the mounting portion 43, stopping the forward swing of the front vertical wall portion 41a. With the engagement between the holder engagement portion 42 and the engagement hole 63 still released, the removal jig T swings upward, pushing up the upper inner surface of the engagement hole 63. This pushes the glass holder 51 up until the lower inner surface of the engagement hole 63 is positioned above the holder engagement portion 42, thus ending the glass holder removal operation. After performing this glass holder removal operation simultaneously on both the left and right glass holders 51 and the holder engagement portion 42, the window glass G is then held by hand and pulled upward, completely removing each glass holder 51 from each holder fixing portion 32 and completely removing the glass holder unit 11 from the carrier plate 12.

[0036] (Effects and workings of the embodiment) As described above, with the configuration of the embodiment, the connecting portion 52 is configured to be bendable and deformable according to the curvature of the window glass G with respect to the vertical axis (curvature of the lower end of the window glass G). As shown in Figure 7(b), the orientation of the glass holding portion 61 of each glass holder 51 can be made to conform to the curvature of the window glass G, and the glass holding portion 61 of each glass holder 51 can be made to follow the curvature of the window glass G. This makes it possible to accommodate window glass G with different curvatures, improving the versatility of the glass holder 51 (glass holder unit 11). This makes it possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the window regulator 1.

[0037] Furthermore, by integrating the two glass holders 51 with the connecting portion 52, positional misalignment between the two glass holders 51 can be suppressed. In particular, positional misalignment (misalignment of the fixing pitch) of the fixing points to the carrier plate 12 between the two glass holders 51 can be suppressed, so the window glass G can be properly held. This stabilizes the posture of the window glass G when it is raised or lowered. In other words, since there is no need to individually align the two glass holders 51, the attachment of the glass holders 51 to the carrier plate 12 and the attachment of the glass holders 51 to the window glass G can be easily performed.

[0038] Furthermore, since the window glass G is held by two glass holders 51 spaced apart in the left-right direction, the window glass G can be held more stably compared to a configuration in which the window glass G is held by a single glass holder 51, and the posture of the window glass G can be stabilized when it is raised or lowered. In addition, the bonding strength of the carrier plate 12 to the window glass G can be improved.

[0039] Furthermore, since the two glass holders 51, which are spaced apart in the left-right direction, each have a fixed portion 62, and the window glass G is connected to the carrier plate 12 at multiple fixed points (left and right holder engagement portions 42 and engagement holes 63) that are spaced apart in the left-right direction, rotation (yawing) of the window glass G during raising and lowering can be suppressed.

[0040] (Regarding other embodiments) Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments do not limit the invention as defined in the claims. Furthermore, it should be noted that not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential for solving the problem of the invention. The present invention can be implemented with appropriate modifications without departing from its spirit.

[0041] For example, in the above embodiment, the rigidity (deformability) of the connecting portion 52 was adjusted by recessing a groove extending in the left-right direction on the rear surface side of the connecting portion 52 in order to give the connecting portion 52 rigidity that can deform according to the curvature of the lower end of the window glass G, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, the rigidity of the connecting portion 52 may be adjusted by providing a slit or material removal in the vertical direction of the connecting portion 52, or the rigidity of the connecting portion 52 may be adjusted by making the connecting portion 52 thinner. Alternatively, the rigidity of the connecting portion 52 may be adjusted by changing the material of the connecting portion 52 to one with lower rigidity, for example by two-color molding.

[0042] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, each glass holder 51 was configured to have a fixed portion 62, but this is not the only configuration. That is, one of the two glass holders 51 may have a fixed portion 62, or neither of the two glass holders 51 may have a fixed portion 62, and the connecting portion 52 may have a fixed portion 62.

[0043] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the entire connecting portion 52 is configured to be deformable to conform to the curvature of the window glass G. However, the configuration is not limited to this, as long as the orientation of the glass holding portion 61 of each glass holder 51 can be made to conform to the curvature of the window glass G. In other words, the connecting portion 52 may also have a low-rigidity portion that is deformable to conform to the curvature of the window glass G.

[0044] Furthermore, although the above embodiment involved integrally molding two glass holders 51 and connecting portion 52, it is also possible to integrate separate glass holders 51 and connecting portion 52 by joining them together.

[0045] Furthermore, although the above embodiment had a configuration in which the glass holder unit 11 had two glass holders 51, the glass holder unit 11 is not limited to having a configuration in which it has multiple glass holders 51. In other words, the glass holder unit 11 may have a configuration in which it has three or more glass holders 51. For example, the glass holder unit 11 may have a configuration in which it has n (n≧3) glass holders 51 and (n-1) connecting parts 52 that connect the n glass holders 51.

[0046] Furthermore, although the above embodiment used a snap-fit ​​type holder fixing part 51, a screw-type holder fixing part 51 may also be used. That is, the present invention may be applied to a window regulator 1 that employs a snap-fit ​​type holder fixing part 51, or to a window regulator 1 that employs a screw-type holder fixing part 51.

[0047] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the present invention was applied to a lower-end rail type window regulator 1 in which the drive unit 16 is disposed at the lower end of the guide rail 13, but it is not limited to wire-driven window regulators. For example, the present invention may be applied to a banjo-type window regulator in which the drive unit 16 is disposed in the vertical center of the guide rail 13, or to a window regulator (delta-type window regulator, railless window regulator, etc.) in which the drive unit 16 is directly fixed to the vehicle door D (door panel).

[0048] Furthermore, although the present invention was applied to a wire-driven window regulator in the above embodiment, it is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may also be applied to an arm-type window regulator. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0049] 1: Window regulator, 11: Glass holder unit, 12: Carrier plate, 13: Guide rail, 14: Upward wire, 15: Downward wire, 16: Drive unit, 51: Glass holder, 52: Connecting part, 61: Glass holding part, 62: Fixed part, G: Window glass

Claims

1. A glass holder unit for holding the window glass of a vehicle door, A plurality of glass holders, each having a glass holding portion that holds the lower end of the window glass, It comprises a connecting portion that connects the plurality of glass holders, The glass holder unit is characterized in that at least a portion of the connecting portion is configured to be deformable in accordance with the curvature of the window glass with respect to the vertical axis.

2. The glass holder unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the plurality of glass holders and the connecting portion are integrally molded.

3. The glass holder unit according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each of the plurality of glass holders has a glass holding portion and a fixed portion that is fixed to a carrier plate.

4. The window glass of the vehicle door, The system includes a glass holder unit that holds the aforementioned window glass, The aforementioned glass holder unit is A plurality of glass holders, each having a glass holding portion that holds the lower end of the window glass, It has a connecting portion that connects the plurality of glass holders, The window glass with a holder is characterized in that at least a portion of the connecting portion is configured to be deformable in accordance with the curvature of the window glass with respect to the vertical axis.

5. A glass holder unit that holds the window glass, The glass holder unit is fixed to a carrier plate, The system includes a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the carrier plate, The aforementioned glass holder unit is A plurality of glass holders, each having a glass holding portion that holds the lower end of the window glass, It has a connecting portion that connects the plurality of glass holders, The window regulator is characterized in that at least a portion of the connecting portion is configured to be deformable in accordance with the curvature of the window glass with respect to the vertical axis.

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