IP Library Granted Patent US 11,136,809
Granted Patent B2
US 11,136,809 · App. 16/665,398 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Window regulator and method of assembling the same

Inventors: Kenji Yamamoto (Fujisawa, JP); Kazuya Yokoyama (Fujisawa, JP); Kazuki Natsume (Fujisawa, JP)
Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
E05F11/382E05Y2900/55
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Patent No.
US 11,136,809
App. No.
16/665,398
Granted
Oct 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a window regulator and a method of assembling the same, capable of easily applying grease to a main wall portion of a guide rail, the window regulator includes: a guide rail extending in an operation direction of a window glass; and a slider installed to the window glass and guided along the operation direction on the guide rail, wherein the guide rail has a main wall portion extending in a front-rear direction, and the slider has a main body portion facing the main wall portion of the guide rail abuttably from a vehicle width direction, and a grease application portion configured to apply grease along the operation direction on the main wall portion of the guide rail.

Claims (18)

1. A window regulator comprising:

a guide rail extending in an operation direction of a window glass; and

a slider installed to the window glass and guided along the operation direction on the guide rail, wherein

the guide rail has a main wall portion extending in a front-rear direction,

the slider has:

a main body portion facing the main wall portion of the guide rail in a vehicle width direction; and

a grease application portion configured to apply grease along the operation direction on the main wall portion of the guide rail, and

the grease application portion includes a cantilever-shaped spring piece extending toward the main wall portion relative to the main body portion.

2. The window regulator according to claim 1 , wherein

a pair of main body portions are provided in different locations in the operation direction, and

the grease application portion is provided between the pair of main body portions.

3. The window regulator according to claim 1 , wherein

the main body portion includes a slider shoe forming portion in which a slider shoe that supports at least a part of the guide rail is formed.

4. The window regulator according to claim 1 , wherein

the guide rail further has at least two side wall portions extending from the main wall portion in the vehicle width direction.

5. A method of assembling the window regulator according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

a driving step of driving the slider along the operation direction with respect to the guide rail; and

a grease application step of applying grease along the operation direction on the main wall portion of the guide rail using the grease application portion of the slider.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Mar 16, 2022
From: SHIROKI CORPORATION
To: AISIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059380/0588 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2019
From: YAMAMOTO, KENJI; YOKOYAMA, KAZUYA; NATSUME, KAZUKI
To: SHIROKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051203/0637 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-203011 · Oct 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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