The present application relates to an automotive cargo or a tray area cover assembly. The cover assembly includes a cover for covering a cargo or a tray area of an automobile. One or more rib supports are provided for moving over the cargo or the tray area and supporting the cover.

A body frame of a vehicle is provided. The body frame having: a rear wall extending between a pair of pillars of the body frame; a reinforcement beam that is spaced from the rear wall to define a gap and wherein the reinforcement beam extends between the pair of pillars of the body frame; a rear window opening partially defined by the rear wall and the reinforcement beam; and wherein the body frame is configured for use with either a fixed window or a moving window, wherein the fixed window when secured to the body frame is fixedly secured to the reinforcement beam and the rear wall and the fixed window has an overmolding located about a periphery of the fixed window and a bottom portion of the overmolding traverses the gap and wherein the moving window when secured to the body frame moves in the gap.

A vehicle that comprises a passenger compartment comprising a plurality of door openings. The vehicle also includes a plurality of selectively openable and closable doors movably disposed in the door openings. The vehicle also includes a selectively openable and closable vent duct. The vehicle further includes a controller configured to selectively open and close the selectively openable and closable vent duct, the controller configured to control an open condition of the vent duct during a door close event or a door open event of one of the doors. The vehicle may use the controller to sense the door close event or the door open event for at least one of the doors and a vehicle state; determine whether an opening of a predetermined first cross-sectional area exists in that state; and if not, use the controller to control the open condition thereby providing the predetermined first cross-sectional area by opening the vent duct.

An assembly for a vehicle, including exterior and interior door panels forming a door body and a glass extending from a top of the door body in a closed configuration and being disposed within the door body in an open configuration, lower and upper corners of the glass including lower and upper protruding structures, respectively. An upper guide element is secured to or formed in a pillar of the vehicle and receives the upper protruding structure. A lower guide element is secured to or formed in an interior portion of the door body and receives the lower protruding structure, an upper portion of the lower guide element including a curved guide piece. When the lower protruding structure translates inboard through the curved guide piece and vertically downwards through the lower guide element, the upper protruding structure translates vertically downwards through the upper guide element.

A body frame of a vehicle is provided. The body frame having: a rear wall extending between a pair of pillars of the body frame; a reinforcement beam that is spaced from the rear wall to define a gap and wherein the reinforcement beam extends between the pair of pillars of the body frame; a rear window opening partially defined by the rear wall and the reinforcement beam; and wherein the body frame is configured for use with either a fixed window or a moving window, wherein the fixed window when secured to the body frame is fixedly secured to the reinforcement beam and the rear wall and the fixed window has an overmolding located about a periphery of the fixed window and a bottom portion of the overmolding traverses the gap and wherein the moving window when secured to the body frame moves in the gap.

A vehicle door assembly includes portions of a vehicle body structure that define an opening, a window and a movement mechanism. The window is movably connected to the vehicle body structure. The window is configured to move between a closed position at least partially closing the opening and an open position exposing the opening such that the window is at least partially disposed between a body member of the vehicle body structure and a trim element of the vehicle body structure. The movement mechanism has a movable member and a glass attachment structure attached to the movable member for pivotal movement with respect thereto. The movement mechanism is installed between the trim element and the body member and is configured to move the movable member and the window between the closed position and the open position.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle door comprising a structure-forming unit and a glazed unit assembled with each other. According to the invention, the structure-forming unit has a first frame and said glazed unit has a second frame, said first frame and said second frame being essentially superimposed, said first frame and/or said second frame bear at least one complementary centering element enabling them to be assembled, each centering element controlling the position of the second frame relative to said first frame along at least one direction, said first frame and/or said second frame bear fixed-attachment elements enabling definitive attachment to each other, said second frame comprises two guide rails slidingly guiding a mobile glazed panel between a closed position and at least one open position, said mobile glazed panel resting, in closed position, against said second frame such that the latter is situated between said first frame and said mobile glazed panel, said mobile glazed panel bears, on its face oriented towards the interior of the vehicle, at least two guide skids, each mounted so as to be sliding relative to one of said guide rails, and the position of at least one of said skids relative to said mobile glazed panel is adjustable.

A heated vehicle sliding window assembly has a fixed glass panel with an opening formed in it and a slidably movable glass panel capable of closing the opening. Disposed on the fixed glass panel are electrically conductive grid lines that form two grid resistors which are connected together as a series circuit, which is connected between two electrically conductive bus bars deposited on the fixed glass panel. Disposed on the slidably movable glass panel are electrically conductive grid lines that form a third grid resistor, which is connected between two other electrically conductive bus bars disposed on the movable glass panel. Both sets of electrically conductive bus bars may be connected together as a parallel circuit when the opening is either opened or closed by the movable glass panel.

The technology disclosed herein enables retraction of a vehicle midgate into a cavity. In one example, a vehicle includes a passenger cabin, a cargo bed, and a midgate module positioned between the passenger cabin and cargo bed. The midgate module includes a window, and a midgate body. The window is configured to move from a closed position to an open position within a cavity of the midgate body. The midgate body is configured to move from a closed position to an open position within a cavity formed by the passenger cabin.

A mid-gate assembly for a vehicle includes: a module frame installed between a passenger compartment and a cargo compartment of a vehicle and spaced apart from a floor of the vehicle; a mid-gate rotatably installed on the floor and configured to selectively close a lower side of the module frame by being rotated by a mid-gate regulator and open the lower side of the module frame by being folded toward the floor; and a back glass installed on the module frame and the mid-gate and configured to be selectively movable upward and downward by a back glass regulator.