Glazing with a mechanical member bonded thereto
OwnerLuigi Capriotti, Ciro Paudiceinventors
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Abstract
A mechanical member for bonding to a glazing comprises a universal first or base part and a second part which is specific to a particular class of glazing. The glazing may be for a vehicle window, in which case the second part may be adapted to a particular vehicle model. The first part is bonded to the glazing by adhesive, and the second part is maintained in position by engagement with the first part. The mechanical member may be a bracket for a vertically sliding door glazing, or a centring pin, fixing stud, retaining clip, positioning lug or locating spacer. A corresponding method employing a solid tack-free heat-resistant adhesive is also disclosed.
Claims18
A glazing with a mechanical member attached thereto, characterised in that:
- the mechanical member comprises a first or base part bonded to the glazing by adhesive,
- and a second part maintained in position by engagement with the first part, wherein the first part is a standardised design usable with several differing designs of second part, each adapted to a differing glazing.
A glazing as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein a third part attaches to the first part so as to hold the second part in place.
A glazing, as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising a pane of glazing material having two major faces, and at least one first part is applied to each major face.
A glazing as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the adhesive is activated by heat.
A glazing as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the mechanical member is a bracket, pin, clip, spacer or lug.
A method of making a glazing with a mechanical member attached thereto, characterised by the steps of:
- (a) providing a pane of glazing material, and a mechanical member comprising a first or base part of a standardised design and a second part which is one of several differing designs of second part adapted to differing glazings, the first part being usable with the differing designs of second part,
- (b) applying adhesive, to the pane or the first part of the mechanical member,
- (c) positioning the first part on the pane, and maintaining it in position until the adhesive has partially cured, and
- (d) engaging the second part of the mechanical member with the first part so as to maintain the second part in position,
- wherein step (d) may be performed either before or after step (c).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.