Rail-Slider Interface Adapter for Functional Window Cable Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing window lifters in motor vehicles face challenges in efficiently and flexibly attaching functionalized window panes with electrically switchable or controllable layers, particularly in managing cable routing and securing electrical connections.
Innovation Solution
A rail slider assembly with a rail slider and interface adapter that provides mechanical fastening interfaces for cable guides and connector plugs, allowing for a flexible and secure attachment of functionalized window panes, using positive locking mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional window lifter components are mounted on a carrier plate, then the assembly structure is simplified, but the flexibility and ease of attachment for functionalized window panes is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The assembly is divided into modular components: a carrier plate for mounting, a rail slider assembly with separate interface adapter, and distinct fastening interfaces. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall flexibility for attaching different functionalized window pane configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The rail slider assembly with interface adapter serves multiple functions: it provides mechanical support, enables cable routing, secures electrical connections, and accommodates both movable and adjustable window pane configurations through its multiple fastening interfaces, replacing the need for separate specialized components.
2Reliability
If cable routing is managed through conventional methods, then the system is simpler, but the reliability of cable management and electrical connectivity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The interface adapter merges cable routing guidance and electrical connector plug securing into a single integrated component mounted on the rail slider. This combination ensures that both cable management and electrical connectivity are addressed simultaneously, improving reliability while avoiding the need for separate complex subsystems.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface adapter acts as an intermediary component between the rail slider and the cable/connector assembly. It provides a stable mounting point and structural support for cable routing and electrical connections, ensuring reliable signal and power transmission to the functionalized window pane.
3Reliability
If functionalized window panes are attached with multiple fastening interfaces, then the attachment reliability is improved, but the manufacturing and assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interface adapter is pre-configured with multiple fastening interfaces during manufacturing, including provisions for cable routing and connector plug securing. This preliminary preparation allows for quick and reliable attachment of functionalized window panes during assembly, reducing on-site complexity while maintaining high attachment reliability.
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AI summary
A rail-slider assembly for a window lifter of a motor vehicle. The rail-slider assembly has a rail slider with a slider interface in relation to a guide rail and a driver-device interface for an in particular functionalized and/or electrically switchable or controllable window panel and also with at least one mechanical fastening interface. The rail-slider assembly further has an interface adapter, which is or can be mounted on the mechanical fastening interface of the rail slider, or on a window-panel adapter, and has retaining elements for the in particular form-fitting fastening of a cable guide or of an electric cable and/or of an electric power connector.