Sliding window, in particular for a motor vehicle

1. A sliding window for a vehicle, comprising:

a fixed component;

a moving component;

a drivable pinion ( 3 , 3 ′) rotatably supported by the fixed component;

a rack ( 2 , 2 ′, 23 ) defining a slot mounted to the moving component and into which the pinion ( 3 , 3 ′) is inserted for engagement;

wherein the rack is made as a toothed cam;

pins mounted on the moving component;

wherein the fixed component has at least one guide rail;

wherein guide grooves are provided in the guide rail and receive the pins;

wherein the drivable pinion is rotatably supported in the guide rail;

wherein the rack has a section for the movement of the moving component along the fixed component;

wherein the rack has a section for the movement of the moving component into a closed position; and

wherein the guide grooves each have a first section for the movement of the moving component substantially parallel to the fixed component and a second section at an angle to the first section for the movement of the moving component into the closed position.

2. A sliding window in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the moving component is substantially flush with the fixed component when said moving component is in said closed position.

3. A sliding window in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the pinion ( 3 , 3 ′) is drivable by a motor.

4. A sliding window in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the pins ( 21 , 22 , 30 , 31 ) can be removed from the moving component.

5. A sliding window in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the guide rail ( 1 , 1 ′) is manufactured as an extruded part.

6. A sliding window in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the guide rail is manufactured as a hybrid component.

7. A sliding window in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the rack ( 2 , 2 ′, 23 ) is integrated into a molding of the moving component.

8. A sliding window in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising means for protecting against jamming of the movable component.

9. A sliding window in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the motor has a self-braking function.

10. A sliding window:

in accordance with claim 1 ,

wherein the fixed component is substantially flush with a vehicle part surrounding the fixed component when.

11. A sliding window in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the slot is defined by a peripheral flange.

12. A sliding window in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the peripheral flange extends parallel to a toothed arrangement of the toothed cam and is spaced apart therefrom to define said slot.

13. A sliding window in accordance with claim 12 , wherein the peripheral flange is spaced apart from the toothed arrangement by a distance substantially corresponding to a ring gear of the pinion.

14. A sliding window in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first and second sections of the guide grooves are each straight.