Removable Vehicle Window Panel With Integrated Latch and Carry Handle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle window panels lack an efficient and integrated mechanism for secure attachment and easy removal, particularly for glass panels, which complicates their installation and handling.
Innovation Solution
A glass window panel assembly with integrated catches and a handle, formed via plastic injection molding, that securely attaches to the vehicle via latches and allows easy removal and carrying, utilizing locator pins for precise alignment and adjustable features for mounting tolerances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate latches and handles are used for window panels, then secure attachment is achieved, but device complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines separate latches and handles into an integrated latching element that is molded as a single piece. This integration maintains the secure attachment function while reducing the number of components and simplifying installation procedures, directly resolving the contradiction between reliability and device complexity
2Ease of operation
If glass window panels are made removable, then ease of removal and carrying is improved, but secure attachment and proper fit become more difficult to achieve
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated latching element includes pre-formed catches and alignment features that are molded into the handle structure. These preliminary structural features ensure proper alignment and fit when the window panel is installed, while still allowing easy removal when the latch is released, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and manufacturing precision
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate components are used for window assembly, then adaptability to different conditions is improved, but device complexity and handling difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functional components (handle, latch, catches, alignment features) into a single integrated element. This reduces handling difficulty while maintaining adaptability through the integrated element's ability to engage with various vehicle window configurations, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity
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AI summary
A vehicular glass window panel assembly includes a glass panel. A handle and catch element is disposed at a first perimeter region of the glass panel and includes a handle portion and a catch. The catch is configured for engaging a latching element of a vehicle. A mounting pin is disposed at a second perimeter region of the glass panel opposite the first perimeter region. With the window panel assembly mounted at the vehicle, the mounting pin is received at a receiving portion of the vehicle and, with the latching element of the vehicle engaged with the catch, the window panel assembly is secured at the vehicle. With the latching element disengaged from the catch, the mounting pin is removable from the receiving portion and the window panel assembly is removable from the vehicle. The handle portion is graspable by a user to carry the removed window panel assembly.