Seal retention clip for vehicle window assembly
AssigneeAtieva, Inc.
InventorAfsar Khan
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Abstract
A vehicle comprises: a body including a frame defining an opening, the frame forming a flange; glass mounted to the body, wherein the flange extends substantially perpendicular to a plane of the glass in a first position of the glass; a seal extending along the flange and forming a first mouth and a channel, the seal including a protrusion inside the first mouth, wherein an end of the glass is positioned within the channel when the glass is in the first position; and a clip having a second mouth that defines a first angled end and a second angled end, wherein a portion of the flange is held by the second mouth, the seal mounted to the frame so that the clip is positioned in the first mouth, the first angled end abutting the protrusion, and the second angled end abutting an inside surface of the first mouth.
Claims16
A vehicle comprising:
- a body including a frame defining an opening, the frame forming a flange;
- glass mounted to the body, the glass having at least a first position where an entirety of the opening is covered by the glass, wherein the flange extends substantially perpendicular to a plane of the glass in the first position;
- a seal extending along the flange, the seal forming a first mouth and a channel, the seal including a protrusion inside the first mouth, wherein an end of the glass is positioned within the channel when the glass is in the first position;
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- a clip having a second mouth, the clip comprising a back, a first side member and a second side member, each of the first and second side members extending from the back toward one side of the back, wherein the first side member defines a first angled end, wherein the second side member defines a second angled end, wherein the second angled end forms a serration including teeth extending toward the one side of the back, wherein a line where the second angled end begins extends adjacent a base of the teeth, the first side member further defining a barb that extends into the second mouth, wherein a portion of the flange is held by the second mouth, the seal mounted to the frame so that the clip is positioned in the first mouth, the first angled end abutting the protrusion, and the second angled end abutting an inside surface of the first mouth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.