Tailgate And Rear Corner Window Latch Assembly For Easy Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for removing and reinstalling rear corner and tailgate windows on SUVs, especially Jeep-type vehicles, are cumbersome, requiring special tools and multiple people, and do not easily allow for storage of multiple smaller pieces within the vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A design featuring a rear window assembly with a latch system and a connection belt that allows for easy removal and reinstallation of rear corner and tailgate windows, enabling a single user to manage the process without extensive tooling, with the ability to store the components within the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the rear corner windows and rear window are attached to a hard roof portion that is removed as a single piece, then the structural integrity is maintained, but the removal and reinstallation process requires special tools, multiple people, and extensive storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the rear window assembly into separate modular components: the rear window assembly and the rear corner window assemblies are detached from each other and from the roof structure. This segmentation allows each component to be removed and stored independently, eliminating the need for special tools and multiple people during removal and reinstallation operations.
2Quantity of substance
If the rear window assembly is designed as a single integrated piece with the roof, then structural strength is maintained, but storage becomes difficult and requires external storage areas
Solution Approach 1:
The window system is segmented into multiple smaller assemblies (rear window assembly and separate rear corner window assemblies) that can be stored within the vehicle's interior cargo space, eliminating the need for external storage areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The smaller rear corner window assemblies can be nested or stacked within the vehicle's cargo area, maximizing storage efficiency and allowing all window components to be kept within the vehicle itself.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fabric type material is used for rear windows, then flexibility and storage ease are improved, but structural strength and durability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a hybrid construction where fabric or flexible material forms the window panels, while rigid frames and latch mechanisms provide structural strength. This composite approach combines the flexibility and storage advantages of fabric materials with the durability and strength of rigid components.
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AI summary
An arrangement for a tailgate and rear corner window assembly of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a door envelope for pivotal attachment to a vehicle. The door envelope is positioned at a rear of the vehicle. The arrangement includes a rear window assembly having a window frame and a window glass mounted in the window frame. The rear window assembly has a latch that secures a connection with the door envelope. The arrangement also includes at least one rear corner window assembly for connection to the vehicle having a window glass mounted in a window frame. The window frame includes a bottom edge, a top edge, a side portion extending in a longitudinal direction and a rear portion that curves and extends away from the side portion. There is a latch located on an inside surface of the rear portion of the at least one rear corner window assembly.