# US 11,440,380 B2 · Fixed window for vehicle

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- Number: US 11,440,380 B2
- Document ID: US11440380B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/037,688
- Filed: 2020-09-30
- Published: 2021-06-24
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2019-12-23
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Kazuki Komoriya
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11440380B2

## CPC

- B60J 1/10: fixedly mounted {(B60J1/085 takes precedence)}
- B60J 1/005: {using positioning means during mounting}
- B60J 1/006: {characterised by fixation means such as clips, adhesive, etc. (incorporated in seal B60J10/70)}
- B60J 10/20: characterised by the shape
- B60J 10/70: specially adapted for windows or windscreens
- B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05)

## Abstract

A window member is joined to a surface of a window-opening peripheral edge on an inside of a vehicle cabin through an adhesive to cover a window opening. A dam member for separating the window-opening peripheral edge and the window member from each other at a predetermined interval is interposed between the window-opening peripheral edge and the window member. The dam member is set at a position closer to an inner peripheral end of the window-opening peripheral edge than a set position of the adhesive when viewed in a penetrating direction of the window opening.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fixed window for a vehicle, the fixed window comprising:
a window-opening peripheral edge defining a peripheral edge of a window opening provided in a vehicle, the window-opening peripheral edge including
an inner flange, and
an outer flange superposed on and joined to a first surface of the inner flange from an outer side of the vehicle;
a window member joined to a second surface of the inner flange of the window-opening peripheral edge to cover the window opening; and
an adhesive interposed between a surface of the window member and the second surface of the inner flange to directly join the surface of the window member to the second surface of the inner flange.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fixed window for the vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:
a dam member separating the window-opening peripheral edge and the window member from each other at a predetermined interval and interposed between the window-opening peripheral edge and the window member, wherein
the dam member is set at a position closer to an inner peripheral end of the window-opening peripheral edge than a set position of the adhesive when viewed in a penetrating direction of the window opening.

### Claim 3

A fixed window for a vehicle, the fixed window comprising:
a window-opening peripheral edge constituting a peripheral edge of a window opening provided in a vehicle; and
a window member joined to a surface of the window-opening peripheral edge on an inside of a vehicle cabin through an adhesive to cover the window opening, wherein
the window-opening peripheral edge includes:
an inner flange that constitutes a region of the window-opening peripheral edge on an inside of the vehicle cabin and is joined to a part of the window member through the adhesive, and
an outer flange that constitutes a region of the window-opening peripheral edge on an outside of the vehicle cabin and is joined to the inner flange in a state of being superposed on the inner flange portion from the outside of the vehicle cabin,
a weatherstrip is mounted on the inner peripheral end side of the window-opening peripheral edge to close a gap between respective tips of the inner flange and the outer flange, and
the weatherstrip is provided with a gap placement portion disposed between the window-opening peripheral edge and the window member, and a gap-filling portion for filling a gap between the gap placement portion and the window member is interposed between the gap placement portion and the window member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The fixed window for the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein
the inner flange defines a first region of the window-opening peripheral edge on an inner side of the vehicle and is joined to a part of the window member through the adhesive, and
the outer flange defines a second region of the window-opening peripheral edge on the outer side of the vehicle,
a weatherstrip is mounted on an inner peripheral end side of the window-opening peripheral edge to close a first gap between respective tips of the inner flange and the outer flange, and the weatherstrip is provided with a gap placement portion disposed between the window-opening peripheral edge and the window member, and
a gap-filling portion filling a second gap between the gap placement portion and the window member is interposed between the gap placement portion and the window member.