Window Glass Lifter Slider Clamping for Adjustable Sealing Angles

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle window glass lifting devices fail to effectively clamp and adjust the angle of the glass during lifting, leading to inadequate sealing and potential security issues.

Innovation Solution

A slider device with a slider body, engagement plate, clamping assembly, and locking member, featuring concave and convex surfaces for the clamping members, allows for adjustable tilt angles of the window glass by using racks and adjusting bolts to secure the glass in place.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If a simple clamping device is used, then the device complexity is low, but the manufacturing precision and clamping effectiveness are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveclamping precisionVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The clamping device is divided into multiple independent clamping members (first clamping member and second clamping member) that can be adjusted separately. Each clamping member has its own adjustment mechanism, allowing precise control of the clamping force and position on the window glass, thereby improving clamping precision without requiring a completely complex integrated system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The clamping members are designed to be movable and adjustable rather than fixed. The adjustment mechanisms allow the clamping members to move along guide rails or tracks to different positions, enabling dynamic adaptation to different window glass sizes and shapes. This dynamic capability improves precision while maintaining reasonable device complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If the window glass is clamped at a fixed angle, then the device complexity is low, but the adaptability for different sealing requirements is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveangle adjustment capabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The clamping members are designed with adjustable angles relative to the horizontal plane. The adjustment mechanisms allow the clamping members to be positioned at different angles, enabling the device to adapt to various sealing requirements and window glass configurations. This dynamic angle adjustment capability improves versatility while maintaining manageable device complexity through standardized adjustment components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The device allows change in the angular parameter of the clamping members to accommodate different sealing requirements. By adjusting the angle parameter of the clamping members, the same device can handle various window glass sizes, shapes, and sealing needs, thereby improving adaptability without requiring multiple specialized devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If uniform clamping force is not applied, then the device complexity is low, but the sealing effectiveness and security are compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesealing reliabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The clamping force is applied through multiple separate clamping members that can be adjusted independently. This segmentation allows each clamping member to apply force uniformly to its respective contact point on the window glass, ensuring overall uniform clamping force distribution. The independent adjustment capability ensures reliable sealing without requiring an overly complex force distribution system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Each clamping member is designed with specific local characteristics to ensure uniform force distribution at its contact point. The adjustment mechanisms allow optimization of the local clamping force application, ensuring that each point of contact on the window glass receives appropriate force. This local quality approach improves sealing reliability while maintaining reasonable device complexity through standardized local components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20250270865A1Vehicle, window glass lifter, and slider device of which
Publication Date: 2025.08.28 INTEVA PRODUCTS LLC
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AI summary

The present application provides a vehicle, a window glass lifter, and a slider device of which, the slider device includes: a slider body, an engagement plate, a clamping assembly, and a locking member; the clamping assembly includes a first clamping member and a second clamping member, an adjuster is arranged between the first clamping member and the slider body, and the second clamping member is engaged on the engagement plate; side surfaces of the first clamping member and the second clamping member attached to the window glass, and side surfaces of the first clamping member and the second clamping member away from the window glass, a side surface of the slider body facing the first clamping member, and a side surface of the engagement plate facing the second clamping member are curved surfaces; the second clamping member adaptively slides on the engagement plate with changing of a position of the first clamping member, the side surfaces of the first clamping member and the second clamping member attached to the window glass are parallel to each other after the window glass is placed on the clamping assembly; and the locking member is sequentially passed through the slider body, the first clamping member, the second clamping member, and the engagement plate, to adjust a distance between the slider body and the engagement plate and to clamp the window glass.