FR2791005A1 - Arrangement of automobile side sliding window has corner iron forming an obstacle to a breaking in tool - Google Patents

Abstract

The window (12) moves vertically then transversely between a locked and unlocked positions. When locked it is arranged in the extension of two side bodywork parts (14) with the two opposite vertical window edges (20) each adjacent to a vertical edge (22) of the bodywork where they form an interstice (18). In the unlocked position the window is free to slide in a vertical plane parallel to the bodywork parts. The window is articulated by an opening mechanism arranged along its upper and lower longitudinal edges. Each bodywork side part carries a sealing joint (16) which in the locked position overlaps the free interstice. Each vertical window edge carries over all its height a corner iron (30), forming an obstacle to the intrusion of a breaking in tool, which overlaps the interstice from the inner side of the window. A transverse window lock (32) comprising a bolt (34) engaging a strike plate (36) limits the possibility of transverse bending of the window in its locked position. An Independent claim is also included for the window arrangement.

Description

l "Arrangement of a sliding side window of a motor vehicle"

  The invention relates to an arrangement of a side window

  sliding of a motor vehicle.

  The invention relates more particularly to an arrangement of a sliding side window of a motor vehicle, of the type in which the window is movable vertically then transversely between on the one hand a locked rest position in which it is arranged in the extension of two elements vertical sides, in particular of bodywork, of the vehicle and in which the two opposite substantially vertical edges of the window glass are each adjacent to a substantially vertical edge of one of the two vertical lateral elements with which they determine a free connection gap, and on the other hand at least one unlocked position in which the window is free to slide in a vertical plane parallel to the plane of the two lateral elements, and of the type in which the window is articulated by an opening mechanism which is arranged along its edges longitudinal upper and lower, of the type in which each lateral element carries a substantially vertical seal which, in the locked position of rest, is arranged in overlapping of a free space of

  connection to contact with the outside of the glass.

  There are many examples of arrangements of

side windows of this type.

  French patent application no. 98.04378 deposited on 04.04.1998 describes and represents a device for mounting a sliding window on a frame comprising a longitudinal slide provided on the frame and having a cylindrical inner wall opened by a longitudinal slot, a longitudinal slide arranged in said slide so so as to be able to pivot along its axis and having a longitudinal channel with cylindrical inner wall opened by a longitudinal slot located in the region of the slot of the slide, a longitudinal slide arranged in said channel so as to be able to pivot along its axis and having a longitudinal tongue on which is fixed a longitudinal edge of said window, maneuvering means of the slide and lateral holding means of another edge of said window provided on the frame so that a 1o rotation of the slide brings the window from a closed position to a position separated by d Lateral placement of the slide relative to the frame, spaced apart position wherein the window is slidable longitudinal movement of said slider and / or of said slider relative to the frame, and vice versa to cause the glass to its separated position to its closed position. Such a device makes it possible to have a sliding side window which, in the closed and locked position, is flush with the body of the vehicle and does not cause

aerodynamic turbulence.

  In such an arrangement, a horizontal upper edge of the glass is, in the locked rest position, received in holding means which extend over the entire length of the glass, and the slide extends over the entire length of a horizontal lower edge of the glass. In this way, the introduction of a burglary tool by a thief at the horizontal edges

  lower and upper glass is impossible.

  However, it has been found that the panes mounted using such a device nevertheless allow the break-in of the

3o vehicle.

  In fact, it has been found that, in the closed position, the interstices situated between the vertical edges of the sliding window and the vertical edges of the vertical lateral elements of the vehicle body were insufficiently protected by the seals against the intrusion of a break-in tool. Thus, a thief trying to enter the vehicle can simply, by inserting a burglar tool such as a metal rod, activate from the outside a vehicle opening mechanism such as a button

  control of a central locking of the vehicle doors.

  Furthermore, it has been found that sliding windows 0o of this type having a conventional thickness and mounted by means of such devices are of insufficient bending strength when the breaking tool is introduced into the separating gap the sliding window of

  the vertical side element of the vehicle body.

  Thus, during a break-in, when the thief, after having introduced the rod, seeks to reach the vehicle opening mechanism, he can, if his rod bears on the vertical lateral element of the vehicle body, deform the window into bending without breaking. This can cause problems of reimbursement of damage by the insurance guaranteeing the vehicle, because if the offense of breaking and entering is not clearly observed, in particular by a broken glass of the vehicle, the insurance can for example reproach the owner of the

  vehicle not to have closed this one.

  To overcome these drawbacks, the invention proposes an arrangement of a side window preventing the introduction of a burglar tool, and a window assembly such as a tool

  break-in can only be introduced by breaking the window.

  To this end, the invention proposes an arrangement of the type described above, characterized in that each substantially vertical edge of the window carries over its entire height means of obstacle to the intrusion of a burglar tool which, in locked position of rest, are arranged in overlap of a free interstice for connection on the inside of the glass, and in that it comprises means for transversely anchoring the glass to the lateral element to limit the possibility of bending transverse glass in position

locked from rest.

  According to other characteristics of the invention - each obstacle means includes an internal vertical angle which is arranged opposite the seal 0o for, in the locked rest position, determining a baffle which obstructs the free connection gap and obstructs the intrusion of the break-in tool, the angles each have a horizontal longitudinal section in the form of an L, a first branch of which has a groove in which the corresponding substantially vertical edge of the window is blocked, and a second branch of which extends parallel to the vertical plane of the window opposite the corresponding free connection gap, - the means for transversely anchoring the window to the lateral elements comprise at least one pair of latches which are arranged longitudinally on either side of the glass, each latch comprising a bolt which is fixed to the substantially vertical edge of the glass and which, in locked position, cooperates with a keeper fixed on the substantially vertical edge of the corresponding lateral element, - the bolts are carried by the angles of the window, - the bolts each have the shape of a finger which extends in the direction longitudinal and which is capable of sliding 3o during locking in a complementary groove which is carried by the keeper and which in vertical transverse section, has substantially the shape of an L, - the arrangement comprises several pairs of latches which are distributed at regular intervals over the entire height of the glass. Other characteristics and advantages of the invention

  will appear on reading the detailed description which follows

  for the understanding of which reference will be made to the appended drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a view in horizontal longitudinal section of an arrangement of a sliding side window according to the prior art; - Figure 2 is a view in horizontal longitudinal section through the plane 2-2 of Figure 4 of an arrangement of a sliding side window according to the invention; - Figure 3 is a view in horizontal longitudinal section through the plane 3-3 of Figure 4 of an arrangement of a sliding side window according to the invention; - Figure 4 is an interior side view of an arrangement of a sliding side window according to the invention; - Figure 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view through the plane 5-5 of Figure 4 of a lock for a sliding side window according to the invention shown in the locked position; - Figure 6 is a view according to Figure 5 of a lock for a sliding side window according to the invention shown in the unlocked position of rest; - Figure 7 is a perspective view seen from the inside of an arrangement of a sliding side window according to the invention shown in the unlocked position; and - Figure 8 is a view according to Figure 7 of an arrangement of a sliding side window according to the invention

  shown in locked rest position.

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  In the description which follows, figures of

  identical reference designates identical parts or having

similar functions.

  There is shown in Figures 1 to 8 an arrangement 10 of a sliding side window 12 of a motor vehicle, and more particularly in Figures 2 to 8 an arrangement 10 of a sliding side window 12 of a motor vehicle

  produced in accordance with the invention.

  In a known manner, a sliding side window 12 is capable of occupying a locked rest position in which it is located in the extension of two vertical lateral elements 14 of the vehicle body, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and in FIG. 8 The vertical lateral body element 14 can be for example a vehicle body panel, made of sheet steel or plastic, or a fixed side window of the vehicle. It can also be an upright or a foot from the vehicle body. The sliding side window 12 is movable vertically then transversely, as illustrated by arrow D in FIG. 7, in order to reach an unlocked position set back from the vertical lateral elements 14 before sliding longitudinally in a vertical plane parallel to the plane of the lateral elements vertical 14. An opening mechanism (not shown) allowing this vertical and then transverse movement is more precisely described in French patent application no. 98.04378 of 08.04.1998 and will not be

  described more explicitly in this description.

  As illustrated in Figure 1, it is known to seal the interior of the vehicle, which in Figures 1 to 3 is under the glass 12, ensuring a seal of the sliding side window 12 relative to the elements

  adjacent vertical side panels 14 of the vehicle body.

  This sealing is achieved by means of seals 16 which, in the locked rest position shown in FIG. 1, are arranged in overlapping of free interstices 18 of connection between the opposite vertical edges 20 of the sliding side window 12 and the adjacent vertical edges 22 of the vertical side members

14 of the vehicle body.

  In known manner, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the seals 16 each have a lip 24 which, in the locked rest position, extends in contact with an external face

  26 of the sliding side window 12.

  Also, when a thief tries to introduce a break-in tool 28 into the gap 18, as shown in FIG. 1, he only has to lift the lip 24 of the seal 16 and introduce the break-in tool 28 in the gap 18, which allows it for example to actuate an opening device (not

  shown) of the vehicle located in the passenger compartment.

  This operation is all the easier since the sliding side window 12 is conventionally held only by its upper and lower edges (not shown) by a mechanism as mentioned above and can therefore flex transversely between its upper and lower edges, which allows in particular the introduction of a rod 28 of large diameter, and therefore of great rigidity, which can actuate the vehicle opening device. In accordance with the invention, the substantially vertical edges 20 of the pane comprise means 30 forming an obstacle to the intrusion of a break-in tool 28 such as that shown in FIG. 1. In the rest position shown in particular in FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 8, the means 30 are arranged in overlap of the interstices 18, and the substantially vertical edges 20 of the window further comprise transverse anchoring means 32 which limit the transverse bending of the window. As illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8, the obstacle means 30 are internal vertical angles 30 which, in the locked rest position, are arranged on the internal side of the glass 12 opposite the seals 22 sealing io located outside the interstices 18, and which determine baffles obstructing the free interstices 18 of connection on the interior side of the vehicle. The baffles thus formed prevent the intrusion of a burglary tool such as the tool 28

  which was previously described in Figure 1.

  The angles 30 are angles which are produced for example from a profile, and which each have in horizontal longitudinal section, as shown in FIG. 2, the shape of an L. A first branch 31 of the L has a groove vertical 33 in which the edge 20 of the window 12 is blocked and a second branch 35 of which extends parallel to the vertical plane of the window 12 overlapping the free gap 18 for connection between the sliding side window 12 and the element 14 side of the vehicle body. Thus, thanks to such angles 30, even if the thief manages to lift the lip 24 of the seal 22, a break-in tool similar to that 28 shown in FIG. 1 is stopped in its progression inside the vehicle by the second branch

angle 30.

  It is known that, for conventional thicknesses of panes of the order of a few millimeters, which are the thicknesses commonly used in vehicle construction, the panes have a certain bending capacity. Thus, when a thief exerts a force F on the window 12 as shown in FIG. 1, he can deform the sliding window 12 in order to move it sufficiently inward from its vertical plane corresponding to the locked position. rest, to introduce the break-in tool 28 to

  the interior of the vehicle despite the seal 16 and the angles 30.

  This is why the arrangement 10 advantageously comprises means 32 for transversely anchoring the sliding side window o0 12 to the side elements 14, which

  limit the bending of the sliding side window 12.

  The transverse immobilization of the side window 12 by the transverse anchoring means 32 oblige the thief, if he persists in wanting to enter the vehicle, to break the side S5 window 12. In this way, the offense of breaking and entering vehicle can be clearly seen and such means 32 for transverse anchoring of the glass make it possible in particular to avoid a dispute of insurance vis-à-vis the owner of the vehicle. According to the invention, the transverse anchoring means 32 of the glass comprise, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 8, at least one pair of latches 32 which each comprise, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 8, a bolt 34 which is integral with the sliding side window 12 and a keeper 36 which is integral with the lateral element 14 of

vehicle body.

  The bolt 34 is a longitudinal cylindrical finger which extends perpendicular to the vertical edge 20 of the side window 12 and which is intended to cooperate, in the locked rest position illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 8, with a groove 38 which is produced in the one-piece keeper 36. The one-piece keeper 38 is fixed to the edge 16 substantially

  vertical of the lateral element 14 of the vehicle body.

  The groove 38 extends substantially transversely and vertically along an L in the one-piece body of the keeper 36 and its walls form generatrices of longitudinal direction. As illustrated more particularly in FIGS. 5 and 6, a horizontal branch 40 of the L opens into an inner face 42 of the keeper 36, and a vertical branch 44 of the L extends vertically in the thickness of the keeper 36. so, as illustrated in Figure 6, from the unlocked position, the bolt 34 shaped finger can be introduced at the time of locking by the end 43 of the horizontal branch of L which opens on the face 42 to follow first a substantially horizontal movement, then go up along the vertical branch 44 in a vertical movement. At the end of movement, the bolt 34 finds itself in abutment in a bottom 46 of the groove 38 and is therefore

  immobilized transversely in the keeper 36.

  Advantageously, the bolt 34 of the keeper 36 follows in the groove 38 the same movement as the sliding side window 12 when it is locked, this movement being controlled by the opening device previously described

  along arrow V in Figure 7.

  In the preferred embodiment of the invention, which corresponds to a sliding side window suitable for a motor vehicle of standard size, the arrangement 10 comprises a single pair of latches 32 which are sufficient to limit the transverse bending, inwards of the vehicle, of the sliding side window 12. In the case of a vehicle which would include a sliding side window 12 of greater height, as would be the case for example if the vehicle It was a public transport vehicle or if the window 12 was not a side window but a rear window of the vehicle forming a door, the arrangement 10 could therefore comprise several pairs of latches 32 distributed uniformly over the height of the side window 12 so as to increase uniformly over the entire height of this her ability to

resistance to bending.

  Advantageously, the arrangement 10 makes it possible to have a sliding side window having all the guarantees 1o of security in the event of break-in, and this arrangement 10 also has the advantage of being able to be applied to any device for opening a sliding side element. Thus, it is possible to replace the side window 12 with a sliding lateral bodywork element forming a sliding hatch which uses the means 30 for intrusion obstacle of a burglar tool 28 and the means 32 for transverse anchoring of the sliding side bodywork as described by the invention. This arrangement 10 can therefore naturally find application to an arrangement 10 for closing a compartment, in particular a luggage compartment of a

public transport vehicle.

Claims (7)

  1. Arrangement (10) of a sliding window (12) of a motor vehicle, of the type in which the window (12) is movable vertically and then transversely (D) between on the one hand a locked rest position in which it is arranged in the extension of two vertical lateral elements (14), in particular of bodywork, of the vehicle and in which the two opposite substantially vertical edges (20) of the window (12) are each adjacent to a substantially vertical edge (22) d '' one of the two vertical lateral elements (14) with which they determine a free space (18) for connection, and on the other hand at least one unlocked position in which the window (12) is free to slide in a vertical plane parallel to the plane of the two lateral elements (14), of the type in which the window (12) is articulated by an opening mechanism which is arranged along its longitudinal upper and lower edges, and of the type in which each element ment (14) lateral carries a substantially vertical seal (16) which, in the locked rest position, is arranged in overlap with a free gap (18) for connection in contact with the external face (26) of the glass , characterized in that each substantially vertical edge (20) of the window carries over its entire height means (30) of obstacle to the intrusion of an intrusion tool (28) which, in the locked position of rest, are arranged in overlap with a free gap (18) for connection on the inside of the glass, and in that it comprises means (32) for transversely anchoring the glass (12) to the lateral element (14 ) to limit the possibility of transverse bending of the window (12) in locked rest position.   2. Arrangement (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that each obstacle means (30) comprise an internal vertical angle (30) which is arranged opposite the seals (16) for sealing, in the locked position of rest, determine a baffle which obstructs the free interstice (18) of connection and obstructs   the intrusion of the break-in tool (28).   3. Arrangement (10) according to claim 2, characterized in that the angles (30) each have io in horizontal longitudinal section the shape of an L of which a first branch (31) has a groove (33) in which is blocked the corresponding substantially vertical edge (20) of the window (12) and a second branch (35) of which extends parallel to the vertical plane of the window (12) opposite   the corresponding free gap (18) for connection.   4. Arrangement (10) according to any one of   previous claims, characterized in that the means   (32) for transversely anchoring the glass (12) to the lateral elements (14) comprise at least one pair of latches (32) which are arranged longitudinally on either side of the glass (12), each lock ( 32) comprising a bolt (34) which is fixed on the substantially vertical edge (20) of the window (12) and which, in the locked position, cooperates with a keeper (36) fixed on the substantially vertical edge (22) of the '' side element (14) corresponding.   5. Arrangement (10) according to claim 4 characterized in that the bolts (34) are carried by the angles (30) of the window (12).   6. Arrangement (10) according to any one of   Claims 4 or 5, characterized in that the bolts (34)   each have the shape of a finger (34) which extends in the longitudinal direction and which is capable of sliding during locking in a complementary groove (38) which is carried by the keeper (36) and which in transverse vertical section , substantially has the shape of an L. 7. Arrangement (10) according to any one of   Claims 4 to 6, characterized in that it comprises   several pairs of locks (32) which are distributed at intervals   regular over the entire height of the window (12).