Window holder for a window regulator
A window holder for a window regulator includes a base member, a clamping member that cooperates with the base member, and a clamping rubber located between the base member and the clamping member. A gap is defined inside the clamping rubber. A window pane can be inserted into this gap. The clamping rubber, and/or the base member together with the clamping member, are configured such that a wedge effect is provided when the window pane is loaded relative to the window holder in a direction of extraction.
1 . A window holder for a window regulator comprising:
a base member;
a clamping member that cooperates with the base member; and
a clamping rubber located between the base member and the clamping member, wherein a gap is defined inside the clamping rubber into which a window pane can be inserted, and wherein at least one of the clamping rubber and the base member together with the clamping member are configured to provide a wedge effect when the window pane is loaded relative to the window holder in a direction of extraction.
2 . The window holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in a region between at least one of the window pane and the base member and the window pane and the clamping member, the clamping rubber has a wall thickness that is decreasing in a direction away from a bottom of the gap.
3 . The window holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein the base member and the clamping member are configured such that a distance in a region of the gap is decreasing in a direction away from the bottom of the gap.
4 . The window holder as claimed in claim 3 wherein, in a vicinity of the gap, the base member and the clamping member extend at an angle relative to a central plane of the gap.
5 . The window holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein the clamping rubber is made of gum.
6 . The window holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein the clamping rubber is made of a thermoplastic elastomer.
7 . The window holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of the base member and the clamping member are provided with a barb that engages a projection of the clamping rubber.
8 . The window holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein the clamping rubber includes two side walls and a bottom wall, and wherein each side wall has a portion having a thickness that is less than a thickness of the bottom wall.
9 . The window holder as claimed in claim 8 wherein the thickness of each side wall decreases in a direction extending away from the bottom wall.