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US 11,220,218 B2Granted
Rearview assembly housing with radio frequency activated bond
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorChristopher D. Pollack
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Abstract
A method of making a rearview assembly includes operably coupling a rearview device with a front housing. A bonding material is applied to the front housing and a printed circuit board is operably coupled with the front housing. A rear housing is engaged with the front housing. Energy is applied to bond the front housing with the rear housing.
Claims19
A rearview assembly comprising:
- a rearview device;
- a front housing defining a peripheral channel;
- a printed circuit board operably coupled with the front housing;
- a rear housing defining a peripheral engagement protrusion;
- and
- a bonding material disposed in the peripheral channel between the front housing and the rear housing, the bonding material configured to set upon application of energy to the peripheral channel after the front housing and the rear housing have been engaged.
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A rearview assembly comprising:
- a rearview device;
- a front housing having a peripheral edge that defines a channel, the front housing supporting a button pad that includes buttons projecting in a direction generally orthogonal to a planar extent of the rearview device;
- a printed circuit board operably coupled with the front housing and in electrical communication with the button pad;
- a rear housing defining a peripheral engagement protrusion and further defining a plurality of cutouts configured to receive the buttons;
- and
- a bonding material disposed in the channel between the front housing and the rear housing, the bonding material configured to set upon application of energy to the channel after the front housing and the rear housing have been engaged.
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A method of making a rearview assembly comprising:
- operably coupling a rearview device with a front housing;
- applying a bonding material to the front housing;
- operably coupling a printed circuit board with the front housing;
- engaging a rear housing with the front housing;
- and
- applying energy at an interface of the rear housing and the front housing to bond the front housing with the rear housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.