Jeep Wrangler drivers can already take away their autos’ roofs and doorways, however Jeep guardian Stellantis can be attempting to patent detachable home windows for open-air driving with much less handbook labor.
A patent software from Stellantis for a “detachable window system” was printed by america Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) on Aug. 1, and initially filed by Stellantis in early 2023. Within the software, Stellantis notes that manually detachable onerous tops such because the Wrangler’s will be cumbersome, and suggests detachable home windows as a option to improve airiness with out eradicating the roof.
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Stellantis additionally seems to be pondering of the rear window and quarter-panel home windows particularly. These cannot usually be lowered, the automaker notes within the software, including that eradicating them might improve the open-air driving expertise together with decreasing the facet home windows or eradicating the doorways.
To make the home windows detachable, Stellantis proposes becoming them with a number of latches. Rotating a deal with on every mechanism causes retention clips to maneuver out of the best way, permitting the window to be eliminated.
Stellantis detachable window patent picture
Whereas this may seem to be a pure match for the Wrangler (which can be what’s proven in and accompanying picture), there isn’t any indication of what car may get this characteristic if it reaches manufacturing. Photographs of the Jeep Recon from the EV’s 2022 reveal present open rear-quarter home windows, hinting that this characteristic is perhaps destined for that mannequin.
On the time of its reveal, Jeep stated the Recon would attain the U.S. in 2024. However the automaker has been quiet about this mannequin since then. The Wagoneer S that was first proven alongside the Recon in 2022 will kick off the model’s electrical period within the U.S. when it reaches showrooms this fall.
