US1515312A - Window-operating device - Google Patents

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LOUIS H. MORIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO SUSS MANUFACTURING (30., OF BROOKLYN, NEW' YORK, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

WINDOW-OPERATING DEVICE.

Application filed October 22, 1921.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis H, Mount, a citizen of the United States, and residing at New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nindow- Operating Devices, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for operating windows, window panels and the like and particularly to the Windows or window panels of motor vehicles, and the object of the invention is to provide a window operating device of the class specified which is mounted in connection with the framework of the window or the body of a motor vehicle and in operative connection with a window or window panel, whereby the operation of said device will raise and lower said window or window panel depending upon the direction in which the operating device is rotated: and with this and other objects in view the invention consists in a device of the class specified which is simple in construction and operation and efficient in use, and which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in, which Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic inside view of a part of a motor vehicle door showing my improved window panel operating device mounted in connection therewith and indicating the method of its use;

Fig. 2 a partial section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and on an enlarged scale;

3 a partial section on the line 33 of Fig. 1 but showing only the window panel and the operating device therefor; and

Fig. 4 an enlarged detail view of a modified form of a rotatable element or shaft which I may employ.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing I have shown for the purpose of illustrating one use of my invention, a part of a motor vehicle door 10 which is diagrammatically illustrated in said figure, the bottom portion of said door being hollow as shown at 11, and the approximate central portion thereof being pro-v Serial No. 509,663.

vided with a transverse member 12 which joins the side rails or frame-work members 13 of the door, and mounted in the door 10 is a window panel 1 1 which is adapted to be moved vertically in the side frame members or rails 13 of the door 10 by my improved operating device 15.

The operating device 15 comprises a rotatable shaft or element 16 which is mounted centrally and vertically of the door 10 and in the compartment 11 thereof, and extends upwardly into the transverse member 12 of the door, and the upper end of which has a bearing in a bracket 17, the lower end of said shaft being mounted in a suitable bearing 18.

The shaft 16 in the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive is threaded throughout its entire length and the threads are of the same pitch throughout, while in Figs of the drawing I have shown the upper end portion of the shaft 16 provided with a plurality of threads 19 of one pitch, while the remainder of said shaft is provided with 7 threads 20 of a different pitch.

The bracket 17 is approximately boxshaped in form and is provided with later ally directed ears 21 through "which are passed screws 22 to secure the bracket to the member 12 of the door, and mounted transversely of said bracket at one side of the shaft or rotatable element 16 is a. stub shaft 23 which projects through the inner face of said bracket and is provided with a crank lever 24 by means of which the shaft 23 may be rotated, and secured to said shaft within the bracket 17 is a rotatable threaded member or gear 25, the pitch of the threads of which are such as to engage the threads of the shaft 16 whereby the rotation of the gear 25 by the crank lever 24 will cause the shaft 16 to be rotated.

Mounted upon the shaft or rotatable element 16 is a nut or block 26 which is threaded to correspond with the threads of the shaft 16, and said nut or block is provided with oppositely directed and projecting pins 27 in connection with which backwardly directed fork-shaped extensions 28 on a U-shaped strip 29 are adapted to cooperate, said strip 29 being secured to the lower edge portion of the window panell i as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. With this construction it will be seen that the rotation of the Shaft 15 by means of the gear 25 and lever 24 will cause the nut or block 26 to be raised or lowered by the shaft 16, which operation will correspondingly raise and lower the window panel and by reason of the fork-shaped members 28 engaging the pins 2? on the block 26 slight lateral movement of the window panel l t is permitted, and this will prevent the jamming or binding of said window panel in the operation thereof.

With the construction of the shaft 16, as shown in l of the drawing, it will apparent that the gear will mesh with the threads 19 and the pitch of the threads of the gear will be such as to operate in connection with the pitch of the threads 1%), while the block will be threaded to correspond with the pitch of the threads said shaft. It vill be appart t with this construction I may re late the rotation of the shaft 16 as well t is movement imparted to the window panel i l-B It will be llllClBlStOOCl that while l have shown a specific use of my improvement that I am not necessarily limited to thi nor am 1 limited to the specific not supporting the various operative parts of my improved device, and changes in and modi fications of the construction herein shown and described may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A window operating device of the c described comprising a rotatable screw sl the threads of which extend from one end portion of said shaft to the other, means for supporting; said shaft, agear mounted transversely of one e d portion of said shaft, the teeth of said {rear meshing directly with the teeth of said shaft, means for rotating' to impart rotary movement to and means engaging the said last named me longitudinally thereof.

window operating device of the clas described comprising a vertically arrange l screw shaft, 11c ns for supporting the portions of said shaft, said screw shaft bein threaded throughout its entire lengtl'i, an the supporting means at one end shaft comprisin! a box-shaped ho worm rotatabl neunted in said housi extending trans sl meshing wi h threads thereof, and me s in threat ad engagen'ient h said shaft and mounted in connection with the window so operated wl ereby the rotation of said shaft by said worm will actuate said -iel means lorrg itudinally of the shaft and correspondingly move said window.

3. A. window operating device of the lass described. comprising a vertically ar- "zcnged shaft, means for supper the end portions of said shaft, sai shaft being threaded throughout its entire length, and the supporting means at one o of said shaft comprising a box-shaped housing, a worm rotatably mounted in said hens ing and extending transversely of sale sha ft and meshing with the threads thereof me is in thrcaded engagement with said shaft and mounted in connection with the window to be operated whereby the rotation of said shaft by said worm will actuate said last named means longitudinally of the sl t and correspondingly move said window a cra k for said worm,

In testimony that I claim the foregoi 3 as my invention 1 have signed my name this 20th day of October, 1921.

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