Assembly having a window support for a vehicle window

Abstract

A vehicle window has two individual panes that are bonded by an adhesive layer. A window support has a connection segment, forming a holder, for mechanically connecting to the vehicle window. An electrical contact element that is partially arranged within the holder is fastened to the window support. The electrical contact element, which has the form of a ribbon conductor, serves to electrically contact an electrical counter contact element of the vehicle window. According to one aspect, the electrical contact element is routed, from between the two individual panes, out of the vehicle window, and is fastened to a surface of the vehicle window.

Claims

1. An assembly, comprising: a vehicle window having a surface side and comprising two individual panes bonded to each other by an adhesive layer and the vehicle window further having an electrical counter contact element arranged on an edge region thereof; a support for the vehicle window, comprising a connection segment for mechanical connection of the support to the vehicle window, the connection segment comprising a holder for the vehicle window and a support electrical contact element fastened to the support and at least partially arranged within the connection segment, the holder comprising side walls configured to provide the mechanical connection of the support to the vehicle window; and an electrical connector comprising an electrical connection line electrically connectable to the support electrical contact element, the electrical connector being configured for connection to at least one electrical supply line, the electrical connection line being at least partially surrounded at one end by a housing that is detachably insertable into a recess in one of the side walls of the holder of the connection segment, wherein the support electrical contact element is configured to engage an electrical contact of the electrical connection line and the support electrical contact element is further configured to contactingly engage the electrical counter contact element arranged on the edge region of the window automatically upon the mechanical connection of the vehicle window to the support.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the connection segment is, at least in part, an enclosure for the electrical connector.

3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein the enclosure is an outwardly sealed enclosure.

4. A motor vehicle, comprising: the assembly according to claim 1.

Description

(1) Additional objectives, advantages, features, and application possibilities of the present invention emerge from the following description of multiple exemplary embodiments. All features described and/or illustrated per se or in any logical combination constitute the subject matter of the present invention, irrespective of their summary in the claims or back reference.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(2) They depict:

(3) FIG. 1 an embodiment of an assembly according to the invention with a window support and an associated vehicle window in an exploded view,

(4) FIG. 2 the assembly of FIG. 1 in a perspective view,

(5) FIG. 3 another embodiment of an assembly according to the invention with a window support and an associated vehicle window in a perspective view,

(6) FIG. 4 another embodiment of an assembly according to the invention with a window support and a vehicle window in a perspective view,

(7) FIG. 5 an electrical supply line with a two-part plug in an exploded view,

(8) FIG. 6 the electrical supply line with the plug of FIG. 5 in the installed state on an assembly with a window support and an associated vehicle window in a perspective view.

(9) FIG. 7 the assembly of FIG. 1 in a cross-sectional view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

(10) FIGS. 1 and 2 depict schematically an embodiment of an assembly 100 with a window support 1 and a vehicle window 50. FIG. 1 depicts the window support 1 and the vehicle window 50 separated from one another, whereas, in contrast, in FIG. 2 the window support 1 and the vehicle window 50 are assembled and the assembly 100 is formed. The vehicle window 50 can be lowerable side window of a vehicle door. In this case, the vehicle window 50 is moved jointly together with the window support 1, in particular lowered jointly.

(11) The vehicle window 50 is a composite pane, which comprises two (individual) panes 54, 54, which are fixedly bonded to one another by an adhesive layer 55. The structure of a composite pane is well known to the person skilled in the art such that it is unnecessary to present this in greater detail in FIGS. 1 and 2.

(12) The window support 1 has a connection segment 2, by means of which the vehicle window 50 is connected to the window support 1. The connection segment 2 is implemented as holder 4, whichas depictedcan, in particular, be implemented as a plug-in receptacle, which is, for example, U-shaped in cross-section.

(13) The vehicle window 50 is plugged into the holder 4 with one end or end region, by which means the mechanical connection between the vehicle window 50 and the window support 1 is produced.

(14) The vehicle window 50 is associated with an electrical device (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). The electrical device can be part of a separate layer that is applied to the vehicle window 50, or can even be embedded in the composite pane.

(15) In order to be able to connect the electrical device (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) to an electrical energy supply and/or an electrical control device for controlling the electrical device, the vehicle window 50 has an electrical counter contact element 51 that is electrically connected to the electrical device and can, for example, be arranged in a section 52 of an edge region 53 of the vehicle window 50, which is or will be inserted into the holder 4 of the window support 1. Preferably, the electrical counter contact element 51 extends at least partially over the section 52 of the edge region 53.

(16) The counter contact element 51 is implemented in the form of a ribbon conductor, which is routed out of the composite pane between the two individual panes 54, 54 in the edge region and is fastened, for example, by gluing, to a surface 56, i.e., surface side, of the vehicle window 50, as also shown in FIG. 7.

(17) The window support 1 has, correspondingly, an electrical contact element 3, in order to form an electrical contact, by means of the electrical counter contact element 51 of the vehicle window 50.

(18) The electrical contact element 3 of the window support 1 is preferably arranged in the region of the holder 4, for example, on one of the side walls of the holder 4 and/or on the base of the holder 4 such that by insertion of the vehicle window 50 into the holder 4 of the window support 1, an electrical contact between the electrical contact elements 3 and 51 is (automatically) produced at the same time. By means of the assembly 100, the electrical device (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) can be connected to an electrical power supply network, for example, the vehicle's electrical system, without requiring a separate outward cable on the vehicle window 50 for this.

(19) FIG. 3 depicts another embodiment of an assembly 100 width a window support 1 and an associated vehicle window, which can be the vehicle window 50 already described in FIGS. 1 and 2. The assembly 100 of FIG. 3 differs from the assembly 100 of FIGS. 1 and 2 among other things, in that the window support 1 is provided an electrical connection 5, which can be formed by a pushbutton 6, a snap, a clamp, or like connection element or can contain such a component. An electrical supply line (not shown in FIG. 3) can be connected thereto. The electrical supply line can be an electrical power supply line, for example, of the electrical system of a motor vehicle. Additionally or alternatively, the electrical supply line can also be an electrical signal line, for example, to direct appropriate control signals to the electrical device.

(20) FIG. 4 depicts another possible embodiment of an assembly 100 with a window support 1 and a vehicle window, which can be the vehicle window 50. The assembly 100 differs from the assembly 100 of FIG. 3 among other things, in that, there, the electrical connector 5 provided with the assembly 100 is formed by a socket 8 and an electrical connection line 7, which is, in turn, electrically connected to the electrical contact element 3 of the window support 1. For example, the electrical connection line 7 is implemented as a ribbon conductor and protrudes outward out of the insertion opening 57 of the holder 4 of the vehicle window 50, with the socket 8 electrically connected to a plug 31 of an electrical supply line 30.

(21) FIG. 5 depicts components of an assembly 100 with a window support 1 and a vehicle window, which can be the vehicle window 50. The assembly 100 is depicted in FIG. 6. The components shown in FIG. 5 relate to an electrical connection line 9 with electrical contacts 10 and 11 arranged on the ends. The electrical contact 11 is surrounded by a preferably two-part housing, whose housing parts 12 and 13 protect the electrical contact against mechanical forces and/or seal against moisture from the outside.

(22) The housing parts 12 and 13 are provided in the assembled state with the electrical connection line 9 for the purpose, for example, of being installed in a recess of a wall of the holder 4 of the window support 1. For example, the recess can be implemented as a plug-in receptacle into which the housing formed by the housing parts 12 and 13 is inserted and thus the electrical contact element 3 of the window support 1 is formed thereby. The recess in the wall of the holder 4 is indicated in FIG. 6 by the section 14. The electrical connection line 9 of FIG. 5 is then connected to the electrical connection line 30, which is merely indicated in FIG. 6.

LIST OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS

(23) 1 window support 1 window support 1 window support 1 window support 2 connection segment 3 electrical contact element 4 holder 5 electrical connector 6 pushbutton 7 electrical connection line 8 socket 9 electrical connection line 10 electrical contact 11 electrical contact 12 housing part 13 housing part 14 section of 4 (recess) 30 electrical supply line 31 plug 50 vehicle window 51 electrical counter contact element 52 section 53 edge region 54 individual pane 54 individual pane 55 adhesive layer 56 surface 57 insertion opening 100 assembly 100 assembly 100 assembly 100 assembly