US1686082A - Window construction - Google Patents

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c. FRoEscH WINDOW CONSTRUCTION Original Filpd Sept. 5, 1924 glwoewcoz fill/aria: 1' 0030/2, ll fitter/w Patented Oct. 2,1928.

GHARLES FROESCH, on NEW YORK, n. Y., ASSIGNOR To INTERNATIONAL MOTOR calvi- PANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ,A"CORPORATION OF 'DELAWARE.

WINDOW oons'rnuorron.

Original application filed September 5, 192%; Serial N'on 736,009. Divided and this application filed November 12, 1926.

This application is adivision of application Serial No. 736,009 of Charles Froesch filed Septemberb, 1924.

The present invention relates'to Window constructions, adapted particularly for use in vehicles and moving bodies, where the motion th'ereof'causes a vibration and irregue lar movement of the window frame. jectof the invention is to provide a window structure of the above type which affords an easy adjustment of the position of the window and a 'securing'means which positively, yet yieldingly, secures the window inv a desired position. I

A'further objectis to provide astructure which will permit-the window to be raised to a fully opened positionwhere it is necessary to out down the head room so that the move-' ment of the window to such position isnot in the plane'ofthe side of-the body.

A still further object is to provide cushioning elements which enable the window to be secured in position without noise or rattle. These and other'objects will appear in the following description of the invention taken in connection with the accompanying draw ings wherein':

Figure 1 is a section taken in atransverse plane of a vehicle body showingin detail a window casement and sashaccording to the present invention.

FigureQ is a fragmentary view showing a portion of the window casement and structure whereby it is assembled.

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 ofFigure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawings a represents-the side of a body, for example, a bus body having an outer shell (4 and an inner shell (1.? running continuously from the lower edge of the body upon one side of'the vehicle to the corresponding edge upon the opposite side of' the vehicle; These shells are secured to.- geth'er by suitable spacing strips or connecting elements in any desired manner.

Conveniently placed in these vertical sides are window. openings (i These openings are formed by cutting out suitable apertures in the shells a, a and-fittingtherei'n suit-able pressed metal window easements. The easements may comprise a suitable window sill portion it formed of pressed metal and preferably welded to the shells a, a?

Serial No. 147,923.

and inner side frame members h welded on the one hand to the inner side of the shell a and on the other hand to a pressed metal channel 72, A pressed metal outer reeaosz frame member if is adapted to be secured outwardly ofthe shell a and to form with the channelh 'a recess for the reception of a block 2' of yielding non-metallic material which ispreferably recessed upon opposite sides to form a bar of material having the cross section of a dumb-bell and adapted to engage through plate Z with a roller j carried on thewindow sash indicated in general at m. The roller 'jis adapted to travel in a guide formed'by-a pressed'metal angle is, one arm of-which is welded to the chan nel k andthe otherarmof which'is welded to the inner frame member h, while the other side of the guide is formed by an angle Z slidable in a'transverse direction with respectto the outer frame member if and adapt ed to be maintained yieldingly against the roller by means o-f-the rubber cushion i.

The inner window frame member k. may

be grooved as at k to receive a s'tripof yielding non-metallic materialn engaging the end of the window sash m and yieldinglypressing the window outwardly to mainta n the rolleralways against'the guide Z. Guide Z'is'recessedatintervals as at;l for the reception of the roller j whereby the windowinay be retained at predetermined points partially opeirto the desired degree. Guides Z and mare turned inwardly at the upper end of the window opening as at L', K, and serve" to receivethe sash when in fully open position, a'strip of yielding non-metallic material 0- being retainedby suitable retaining member 0" at the upper end of the guide portion L to engage'the top edge of the sash and'yieldingly n'iainv tain it in open position, the lower edge of the sash resting then in the recess Pin the guide Z. The topof the window'is'closed' by a bent metal frame member pformed with a recess 2 for the receptionof arubber'cushr ion eleinent adapted to engage the upper end of the sash to prevent rattling when closed position. Toreceive the end of the sash in,

closed position'for' convenience inassembly the top frame member may be formed in two pieces, an inner top member p being welded to the inner shell (0' as-wil'l be clearly apparent from an inspection of Figure '3 and so formed as to provide a clearance for the upper end of the sash in opening and closing the window. As a re-ent'orcing element and to serve as an enclosure for the sash in fully open position a plate 9 of pressed metal may be secured to the top portion of the inner shellja at its upper end and to the Vertical portion of the inner shell member at its lower end, an opening 9 being formed in the lowermost portion thereof for the reception of the handle m of the sash.

It will be seen that the construction described herein provides a window which may be moved to any desired position and which is secured against rattling in such position. The cushion elements are easily installed and the entire structure maybe assembled with great facility.

Although a specific torinof the invention has been shownherein, it is not to be inter- ,preted as being limited by such disclosure,

save asdefined in the appended claims.

What I claim is: i

1. In an adjustable window, a casement, a

4 sash, tracks comprising fixed strips and movablestrips carried with the easement, yieldingnon-metallic material interposed between the casementand the movable strips, rollers on the sash'and positioned between the fixed and movable strips, removable face plates on the casement, and means to secure the plates in telescoping position with respect to the movable strip to. confine the yielding material; between the plates and movable strips under compression, whereby movement of the f sash is yieldingly resisted.

2. In an adjustable window, a casement, a sash, tracks comprising fixed strips and movable strips carried with the easement, a flange on each movable strip, yielding non-metallic material engaging the movable strips, rollers on the sash and positioned between the fixed and movable strips, face plates on the casement, a flange on each plate and overlap ping with the flange on the, movable strips,

and means tosecure the plate in position to confine the yielding material between the plates and movable strips under compression,

Wherely movement of the sash isyieldingly resiste f3. In an adjustable window, a pressed metal casement provided with inturned fianges,fixed guides formed on the easement tracks, yielding non-metallic material inter posed between the casement and the movable portions of the tracks, said yielding non-metallic material being maintained under a degree of compression, whereby movement of the sash is yieldingly resisted, and yielding non-metallic means at the end of the exten sions to engage the top of the window when the sash is lifted toa wide open position.

5. In anadjustable window, a casement, tracks comprising opposed fixed and movable portions carried with the easement, yielding non-metallic material interposed between the casement and the movable'portions of the tracks, said yielding non-metallic material being maintained under a degree of compression, a sash rollers on the sash and positioned within the tracks, and yielding non-metallic means on the easement and engaging the sash on the side opposite to the movable portions, whereby the roller is normally urged-against the movable portions and away from the fixed portions. 1. i I V 6. In a vehicle Window, a casement between the inner and outer sides of the vehicle body, a recessed portion formed on the inner side of the top of the vehicle body adjacent the topof the easement to permit the top of the. window sash to be moved inwardly, said recessed portion comprising a plate secured to the inner sideof the. body and having side portions, tracks on the casement, and means to permit the top of the sash to be raised in a plane at an angle to the casement comprising extensions to the tracks on the side portions of the plate.

7. In a vehiclewindow, a casement, tracks comprising fixed and movable portions formed thereon, yielding non-metallic mate rial on the easement adjacent the fixed portions of the tracks, a sash, rollers on the sash, yielding non-metallic material on the easement and engagin the movable portions of the tracks, and yielding non-metallic means at the top of the casement toenga'ge the outer side of the sash and hold'the sash in V position when the window is fully opened,

said first-namedyielding non-metallic material engaging the sash and tending to force the rollers into engagement with the movable POItEOIIS' against the action of the yielding non-nietallic naterial in engagement theretions carried with the easement, extensions to the tracks at an angle to the easement, a sash having extensions mounted between the fixed and movable portions of the tracks,

yielding non-metallic material interposed between the easement and the movable portions of the tracks to yieldingly resist movement of the sash, and means to hold the sash in fully opened position.

9. In an adjustable window, a casement,-

tracks comprising fixed and movable portions carried with the easement, extensions to the tracks at an angle to the easement, a sash having extensions mounted between the fixed and movable portions of the tracks yielding non-metallic material interposed between the easement and the movable portions of the tracks to yieldingly resist movement of the sash and means on the tracks and at the ends of the extensions thereof to hold the sash in fully opened position. v

10. In an adjustable window, a casement, tracks comprising fixed and movable portions carried with the easement, extensions to the tracks at an angle to the easement, a sash having extensions mounted between the fixed and movable portions of the tracks.

yielding non-metallic material interposed between the easement and the movable portions of the tracks to yieldingly resist movement of the sash, and means on the tracks to hold the sash in partly opened position.

11. In an adjustable window, a casement, tracks comprising fixed and movable portions carried with the easement, extensions to the tracks at an angle to the easement, a sash having extensions mounted between the fixed and movable portions of the tracks, yielding non-metallic material interposed between the easement and the movable portions of the tracks to yieldingly resist movement of the sash, means on the tracks to hold the sash in partly opened position, and means on the tracks and at the ends of the extensions thereofto hold the sash in fully opened position. v

This specification signed this 9th day of November, A. D. 1926.

CHARLES FROESCH.

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