US4723793A
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Construction of door glass guide in motor vehicle
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1986-08-25
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Granted: 1988-02-09
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Expires: 2006-08-25
Abstract
Abstract A construction of a door glass guide in a motor vehicle includes a door frame in a door of the motor vehicle; a buckle assist secured to the door frame and detachably connected to a tongue plate of a seat belt; a door glass run provided in a guide portion of the door frame, with a main body of the door glass run facing an end edge of a door glass and with lips extending from the main body of the door glass run and being in slidable contact with glass surfaces at the end edge of the door glass, for guiding the door glass in a direction of opening or closing the door glass; and a wire harness disposed in the guide portion in the longitudinal direction of the door glass run and connected to a device for providing a signal when the tongue plate and the buckle assist are unlatched. A wire harness holding portion for holding the wire harness is provided on a surface of the main body of the door glass run which is opposed to the guide portion. The wire harness holding portion includes a pair of clamp pieces for clamping the wire harness, or an expanded portion with a wire harness insertion hole formed therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuyoshi Kato
- 👤 Motonobu Sugiura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:40
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/48; B60J; B60J10/00; B60J10/70; B60J10/74; B60R22/04; B60R22/18; B60R22/24; B60R2022/4808; B60R2022/4816
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A construction of a door glass guide in a motor vehicle, comprising: a door frame in a door of said motor vehicle; a buckle assist secured to said door frame and detachably connected to a tongue plate of a seat belt; a guide portion of said door frame having a door glass run provided therein, said door glass run including a main body having a surface facing an edge of a door glass, and lips extending from said main body of said door glass run and being in slidable contact with glass surfaces at the end edge of the door glass, for guiding the door glass in a direction of opening or closing the door glass; and a wire harness disposed in said guide portion in the longitudinal direction of said door glass run and connected to a warning device for providing a signal when said tongue plate and said buckle assist are unlatched; wherein a wire harness holding portion, for holding said wire harness, is provided on a surface of said main body of said door glass run which is opposed to said guide portion, said wire harness holding portion comprising means for clamping said wire harness.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A construction of a door glass guide in a motor vehicle, comprising: a door frame in a door of said motor vehicle; a buckle assist secured to said door frame and detachably connected to a tongue plate of a seat belt; a guide portion of said door frame having a door glass run provided therein, said door glass run including a main body having a surface facing an edge of a door glass, and lips extending from said main body of said door glass run and being in slidable contact with glass surfaces at the end edge of the door glass, for guiding the door glass in a direction of opening or closing the door glass; and a wire harness disposed in said guide portion in the longitudinal direction of said door glass run and connected to a warning device for providing a signal when said tongue plate and said buckle assist are unlatched; wherein a wire harness holding portion, for holding said wire harness, is provided on a surface of said main body of said door glass run which is opposed to said guide portion, said wire harness holding portion comprising means for clamping said wire harness.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The construction of a door glass guide as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wire harness holding portion is located in a recess provided in said guide portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The construction of a door glass guide as set forth in claim 2, wherein said wire harness holding portion is of a generally C-shape in cross section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The construction of a door glass guide as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least a forward end of said wire harness holding portion is projected into said recess provided in said guide portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The construction of a door glass guide as set forth in claim 4, wherein said wire harness holding portion is of a generally C-shape in cross section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The construction of a door glass guide as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wire harness holding portion is an opening formed on an end face of said main body of said door glass run opposite to the end edge of the door glass.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The construction of a door glass guide as set forth in claim 6, wherein said wire harness holding portion is of a generally C-shape in cross section.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The construction of a door glass guide as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wire harness holding portion is of a generally C-shape in cross section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The construction of a door glass guide as set forth in claim 1, wherein said means for clamping said wire harness comprises at least one clamp piece.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The construction of a door glass guide as set forth in claim 1, wherein said means for clamping said wire harness comprises a pair of clamp pieces.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
197 words
A construction of a door glass guide in a motor vehicle comprising: a door frame in a door of said motor vehicle; a buckle assist secured to said door frame and detachably connected to a tongue plate of a seat belt; a guide portion of said door frame having a door glass run provided therein, said door glass run including a main body having a surface facing an end edge of a door glass, and lips extending from said main body of said door glass run and being in slidable contact with glass surfaces at the end edge of the door glass, for guiding the door glass in a direction of opening or closing the door glass; and a wire harness disposed in said guide portion in the longitudinal direction of said door glass run and connected to a warning device for providing a signal when said tongue plate and said buckle assist are unlatched; wherein an expanded portion projecting from said main body of said door glass run into a recess for holding the door glass run formed in said guide portion is provided, said expanded portion including means for holding and clamping said wire harness.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
197 words
A construction of a door glass guide in a motor vehicle comprising: a door frame in a door of said motor vehicle; a buckle assist secured to said door frame and detachably connected to a tongue plate of a seat belt; a guide portion of said door frame having a door glass run provided therein, said door glass run including a main body having a surface facing an end edge of a door glass, and lips extending from said main body of said door glass run and being in slidable contact with glass surfaces at the end edge of the door glass, for guiding the door glass in a direction of opening or closing the door glass; and a wire harness disposed in said guide portion in the longitudinal direction of said door glass run and connected to a warning device for providing a signal when said tongue plate and said buckle assist are unlatched; wherein an expanded portion projecting from said main body of said door glass run into a recess for holding the door glass run formed in said guide portion is provided, said expanded portion including means for holding and clamping said wire harness.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The construction of a door glass guide as set forth in claim 11, wherein said means for holding and clamping said wire harness comprises an insertion hole formed in said expanded portion.
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