US 12,103,367 B2
Window pane assembly for a vehicle
Markus Peter, Reichertshofen-Hög (DE)
Assigned to AUDI AG, Ingolstadt (DE)
Appl. No. 18/547,847
Filed by AUDI AG, Ingolstadt (DE)
PCT Filed Jan. 18, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/050932
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 24, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/184338, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 9, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 105 257.2 (DE), filed on Mar. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0123802 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B60J 10/75 (2016.01); B60J 10/40 (2016.01); B60J 10/50 (2016.01)
CPC B60J 10/75 (2016.02) [B60J 10/40 (2016.02); B60J 10/50 (2016.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A window pane assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a receiving shaft defining a window opening;
a window pane configured to move in a receiving gap of the receiving shaft between a closed position, an open position, and an intermediate position located between the closed position and the open position, wherein the window pane completely covers the window opening when set in the closed position and when the vehicle is set in a driving operation, and the window pane at least partially exposes the window opening when set in the open position, and the window pane completely covers the window opening when set in the intermediate position and when the vehicle is set in a parked state, wherein the window pane comprises:
a first edge region facing a roof of the vehicle and received in a pane receiving area when set in the closed and intermediate positions, and
a second edge region located opposite to the first edge region and received in the receiving gap of the receiving shaft,
a wedge-shaped thickened section disposed on an outer face of the window pane at the second edge region; and
a seal assembly sealing the window pane at the receiving gap of the receiving shaft, the seal assembly including an outer seal element configured to engage the wedge-shaped thickened section of the window pane,
wherein the wedge-shaped thickened section engages the outer seal element of the seal assembly when the window pane is set in the closed position, and the wedge-shaped thickened section is spatially separated from the outer seal element of the seal assembly when the window pane is set in the intermediate position.