US2103876A - Window construction - Google Patents

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INVENTOR ATTORNEYS J. D. SILBERMAN wINDovw CONSTRUCTION Filed April 8,1937

Dec. 28, 1937.

Patentes Dec. 2s, 1931 UNITED STATES APATENT OFFICE Jay D. Silberman, Scandale, N. Y. Application April 8, 1937, Serial No. 135,611

20 Claims.

'.The present invention relates to an anti-rattling device for a window of the type, which is raised or lowered through the operation of a regulator handle.

Among the objects of the present invention is to provide a device of the general character described, which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, which normally holds the window against rattling in any slide position thereof, l which is automatically releasable upon a manipulation of the regulator handle to permit the easy raising or lowering of said window, and which is concealed from view so that the neat and pleasing appearance oi the window coni struction is preserved.

Another object is to provide an anti-rattling device which is particularly adapted for use with the window constructions of motor vehicles, and which can be co-ordinated with the conventional type of slide window and window regulator. In a specic embodiment of the invention there is provided a wedge, between the casing and the side of the window, which Iis normally urged into firm frictional engagement with said wing dow, which is moved out of anti-rattling engagement by the usual inward impulse naturally imparted to a window regulator handle during the rotation thereof, and which is automatically returned to anti-rattling engagement with said i window, .in any slide position oi adjustment of the latter. y

In the accompanying drawing in which is shown one of various possible embodiments of the several features of the invention, l i Fig. 1 is a vertical section with part broken away, taken through a window construction embodying the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 ci Fig. 1,` Fig. 3 is a perspective showing part of the I anti-rattling device,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken on line 4--4 of Fig. i, and

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 ot 1.

'I'he invention is shown. embodied in a convenl tional motor vehicle sidedoor construction, the

frame casing of which includes a pair of uprights.` I0. a bottom cross piece II, a lintel I2, and a horizontal bracing madeiup of bars I3 and I4 which form a window sill and which dene the I lower edge of a window opening I5.

A conventional window pane I8 of thick glass is lodged in the window frame between the two ,bracing bars I3 and I4, and itsside edges travel along longitudinal guide tracks 35 when said pane is raised or lowered. Secured to the frame (Cl. 2li-52.6)

uprights I5 are the cover plates I5 stamped inwardly at the upper end to form theL window opening I5, and forming therebetween below the bracing bars I3 and I4 a housing I1, within which are concealed the pane tracks and the window operating mechanism to be described below. y The window I5 may be raised or lowered through a conventional regulator device includ-` ing a crank handle I9, mounted upon the outer 10 end of a shaft 2li, which is supported upon a bracket plate 2l, secured by screws 2Ia to brace rod I4. Shaft carries a pinion 22 meshing with 4a. segmental gear 23, iixed to a stub shaft 24 also supported on said bracket plate. Ihis segmental 1.5 gear 23 is provided at one end with a lifter arm 25, pivotally connected at its outer end to one end of a link 25, the other end being pivotally connected to the middle of a rail or channel 21, secured to the lower edge of the glass pane I8. 20 The weight of the glass pane I8 is counterbalanced by a spiral spring acting on the stub shaft 24. 'I'he construction so far described is old and conventional, and forms per se no part of the f present invention. i

The anti-rattling device includes a pair oi' elongated wedges 34, fixed to the frame uprights I5 against longitudinal movement, and co-acting with elongated slide wedges 35. The two co-actiing wedges 34 and 35 on each side of the window 30 frame are reversely disposed with the butt of the wedge 34 on top, and the butt of the wedge '35 on the bottom, the inclined surfaces 38 and 'l1 of said wedges 34 and 85 being in sliding engagement. The inner sides of the wedges I5 facing 35 the sides of the window pane, have secured thereto, or are provided with channels 3l' which form runways for said window pane,`and which are maintained in parallelism irrespective of the slide position oisaid wedges.

The slide wedges 3,5 are normally urged upwardly and into iirm frictional engagement with the sides of the window I 8 in any slide position. thereof lby expansible coil springs 39, the lower ends of which extend into recesses 40 formed in 45 b1ocks 4 I fixed to the bottom of the window frame, and the upper ends oi' which extend into plunger sleeves 42 press fitted into recesses 43 formed in the lower ends of the slide wedges 35.

-The upward pressure of the springs 39 on the 50 wedges 35, causes said wedges to slide upwardly on the inclined surfaces of the wedges I4, so that said wedges 35 are moved'inwardly into frictional anti-rattling engagement with the sides of the pane il. v 55 To release the anti-rattle friction hold to permit opening or closing of the window, means is provided to move the slide wedges 35 downwardly 'against the resistance of springs 39, and out of frictional engagement with the sides of the pane I8. For this purpose a push rod 44 is provided, preferably extending axially through shaft 20, which is made hollow for the purpose. The outer end of rod 44 impinges the crank handle I9, which is hinged at 45 to said shaft 20, the inner end being pivotally connected to one end of an arm 46, having its other end afiixed to a horizontal rock shaft 41 supported within the housing I1 by bearing clips 48 secured to the window frame. Arms 49 are afxed to the outer ends of rock shaft-41, and are pivotally connected at their outer ends to the respective slide wedges 35, which are formed with `recesses 58 to accommodate said arms and permit relative rotatable movement thereof with respect to saidv slide wedges. Y

The cover plates I6 are provided at their upper ends with the conventional side sections 52, defining the sides of the opening I5, and forming with the uprights I8 housings for the wedges 34 and 35, and guideways for the wedges 35 in their longitudinal movements, said housings being preferably lined with strips 52a and 52h of suitable material such as wood.

The hinged mounting of the crank regulator handle I9 on the outer end of the pinion shaft 20, permits said handle to be swung inwardly about the pivot point 45. The outward movement of the handle I9 about the pivot point 45 is preferably limited by a. flange 53, formed on said handle, and normally engaging the inner side of a flange stop 54 formed on the lower side of the outer end of the pinion shaft 20.

'Ihe instinctive inward impulse naturally imparted to the crank handle I9 in a direction substantially parallel to its axis of rotation upon rotation thereof, causes said handle to swing inwardly about the pivot point 45 and causes the corresponding inward movement of the push rod 44. This causes the counterclockwise rotation of the rockshaft 41 as viewed in Fig. 4, which in turn causes the downward movement of the slide wedges 35, against the action of the coil springs 39, and along the inclined wedge surfaces 36 so that said slide wedges will be moved outwardly out of frictional engagement with the window I8. 'I'his permits the window to be easily raised or lowered without the hampering action of the anti-rattling device. When the inward pressure on the handle I9 is relieved the springs`39 will automatically move the slide wedges 35 upwardly and inwardly into rm frictional anti-rattling engagement with the sides of the window pane I8 in any slide adjusted position of the latter.

It should be noted that my anti-rattling device is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, can be vutilized with conventional type of' automobile window construction and window regulator device, has no window attachment which would add weight to the window and render the raising or lowering of said window comparatively dimcult,

is entirely concealed within the housing I1, so that it does not detract from the pleasing and attractive appearance of the window construction, is automatically releasable through the operation of the regulator crank handle thereby dispensing with the useA of any such special instrumentalities as finger pieces or the like, and also serves to exclude rain and draft when the window is entirely closed.

a limiting sense.

An incidental advantage of the construction disclosed, is that the anti-rattle wedge prevents forcing the window to open position from the outside of the car, and so affords reasonable assurance against theft, even though the windows, when the vehicle is parked, are not completely closed.

Although the invention is shown embodied in a door construction of aA motor vehicle", as far as certain aspects of the invention are concerned said invention may be incorporated in any other window construction of the slide type.

It will thus be seen that there is herein described apparatus, in which the several features of this invention are embodied, and which apparatus in its action attains the various objects of the invention, and is well suited to meet the requirements of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing, shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in Having thus described my invention, what claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A window construction -including a slide window, a crank handle for raising or lowering said window, means for mechanically holding said windowagainst rattling, and means actuated by the normal pressure impulse imparted to said handle in turning the same, for releasing said holding means, to permit the lowering or raising of said window by the operation of said handle..

2. A window construction including a slide window, means for holding said window against rattling, a rotatable handle for raising or lowering said window, and means actuated upon an impulse imparted to said handle in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of 'said handle for releasing said holding means, to

permit the raising and lowering of said window upon the operation of said handle.

3. A window construction including a slide window, means for normally holding said window in any slide position thereof against rattling, .n

means including a. rotatable handle for mechanically raising or lowering said window, means actuated upon the initial pressure impulse imparted to said handle serving to release said holding means to permit the free slide movement of said window upon rotation of said handle, and means for effecting automatic reengagement of said holding means into anti-rattling position upon interruption of said impulse.

4. A window construction including a slide window, a vmovable wedge normally urged into frictional engagement with said window to hold.,

the same against rattling, a. crank handle for raising or lowering said window, and means actuated by the normal pressure impulse imtransmission between said handle and said holding means concealed within said housing, and means actuated by the normal pressure impulseimparted to said handle for actuating said transmission means to release said holding means.

6. A window construction including a housing at oneend and having a window opening at the other end, a window slidable between said opening and said housing, a slide wedge normally urged into frictional engagement with saidwindow to hold it against rattling, a handle, transmission means concealedwithln said housing and operated from said handle for raising and lowering said window, and a second transmission means between said handle and said slide wedge concealed within said housing and under controlof the handle in the initial part of said movement for shifting said wedge out of frictional engagement with said window to permit the raising or lowering of said window.

7. A window construction including a housing at one end and having a window opening at the other end, a window slidable between said opening and saidhousing, means for holding said window against rattling, a crank handle for mechanically 4raising or loweringsaid window, a rock shaft concealed within said housing, a transmission between said handie'and said rock shaft for rotating said shaft in one direction upon normal pressure impulse imparted tosaid handle, and transmission means in said housing between said rock shaft and said holding means for releasing said latter means upon rotation of said shaft. 8. In a window construction of the class in which there is included a frame casing having a pair of spaced plates forming a housing therebetween; and having a window opening above said housing, a window slidable between said opening and said housing means for holding said window against rattling, anda crank handle for raising and lowering said window; a mechanical transmission means between said handle and said holding means concealed within said housing for releasing said means, to permit the raising or lowering of said window.

9. A window construction including a 'pair of side frame uprights, a pair of Wedges fixed respectively to said uprights against longitudinal movement with respect thereto, a pair of .slide wedges co-acting with said fixed wedges respectively, a window between said slide wedges, means normally urging said slide wedges -into firm frictionalv engagement with said window to hold said window against rattling, an operating member for raising or lowering said window, means actuated by the normal impulse imparted lto said operating member for moving said slide wedges out of frictional engagement lwith said window to permit the raising or lowering thereof, and means for automatically returning said slidewedges into frictional anti-rattling engagement with ,said window upon interruption of said impulse.

10. A window construction including a slide window, a wedge normally urged into frictional engagement with said window to hold said window against rattling, a handle having a single grip portion and serving in the operation thereof for raising or lowering said window, a rock shaft, a transmission between said handle and said rock vshaft for rotating said shaft in one direction upon initial impulse imparted to said handle,` and transmission means between said rock shaft and said wedge to move said wedge out. of frictional f engagement with said window upon the rotation 1l. A Window construction including a slide window, a wedge fixed against longitudinal movement and having an inclined surface facing the side of said window, a slide wedge having an inclined surface engaging the inclined surface of said fixed wedge, a spring at one end ofsaid slide wedge urging said latter wedge longitudinally into frictional engagement with said win dow, a handle for raising or lowering said window, and means actuated upon an impulse imparted to said handle, for' moving said slide wedge longitudinally against the action of said spring and out of frlctional engagement with saidwindow.

12. A window construction including a slide window, a pair of co-acting wedges on one side of said window having interengaging inclined surfaces, one of said Wedges being longitudinally slidable along the inclined surface of the other wedge, spring means normally urging said slidable wedge into frictional engagement with one side of said window to hold said window against rattling in any slide position thereof, a crank handle for raising or lowering said window, and means actuated by the normal pressure impulse imparted to said handle in turning the same for moving said slidable wedge against the action of said spring means, and out of frictional engagement with said window'to permit-said window to be lowered or raised by the operation of said handle.

13. A window construction including a slide window, means for holding said Window against rattling, a crank handle for raising or lowering said Window, a push rod axially moved in one direction by an impulse imparted to said crank handle in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation thereof, andv transmission means interlinking said push rod and said holding means for releasing said latter means upon the axial movement of said rod. 14. A window construction vincluding a slide window, two pairs of co-acting wedges on opposite sides of said window respectively, each pair including a. wedge nxed against slidable movement, and a longitudinally slidable wedge, spring means normally urging said slidable wedges into frictional engagement with the sides of said window, a crank handle for raising or lowering said window, a push rod actuating axially by an inward impulse imparted to said handle, and transmission means between said push rod and said slidable wedges for moving said wedges longitudinally against the action of/saidl spring means, and out of frictional engagement with said window.

15. A window construction including a slide window, a wedge fixed against longitudinal movement and having an inclined surface, a slide Wedge having an inclined surface engaging the inclined surface of said fixed wedge, a spring at one end of said slidewedge urging said latter wedge into frictional engagement with said winy dow, a push rod, and means responsive to the axial movement of said push rod in one direction 16. A window construction including a slide* window, means for holding said window against rattling, a hollow shaft, a crank handle hinged to the outer end of said shaft, a transmission between said shaft and said window for raising or lowering said window upon rotation of said shaft, a push 'rod extending axially through said hollow shaft and urged axially into end engagement with said handle whereby said rod is pushed axially inwardly upon an inward impulse irnvparteci to said crank handle, vand means interlinking said push rod and said holding means for releasing said latter means upon the inward axial movement of said rod.

17. A window construction including a frame structure, a slide window, means for holding said window against rattling,v a hollow shaft supported onsaid frame structure, a crank handle hinged to the outer end of said shaft, a transmission between said shaft and said window for raising or lowering said window upon rotation of said shaft, a push rod extending axially through said hollow shaft and urged axially into Contact with v permit the raising or lowering of said window.

18. A window construction including a slide window, a wedge normally urged into fricticnal engagement with said window to hold said window against rattling, a crank handle for raising o-r lowering said window, a rock shaft, a transmission between said handle and said rock shaft for rotating said shaft in one direction upon normal pressure impulse imparted to said handle in turning the same, and an arm aixed atone end to said rock shaft and pivotally connected at its other end to said wedge to move said Wedge out of frictional engagement with said window upon the rotation of said shaft in said direction.

19. A window construction including a slide window, a pair of wedges on opposite sides of said window normally urged into frictional engagement with said window to hold said window against rattling, a crank handle for raising or lowering said window, a rock shaft, a transmission between said handle and said rock shaft for rotating said shaft in one direction upon normal pressure impulse imparted to said handle in turning the same, and a pair of arms affixed near opposite ends of said rock shaft, and pivotally connected respectively to said wedges to move said wedges out of frictional engagement with said window upon the rotation of said shaft in said direction.

20. A window 'construction including a slide window, -a wedge 'on one side of said window having a channel connected thereto forming a runway for said window, means normally urging said wedge into frlctional engagement with said window to hold said window against rattling, and means for moving said wedge out of frictional engagement with said window to permit said Window to be raised or lowered.

. JAY D. SILBERMAN.

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