Automotive windowpane support structure
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakeshi Ishikawa, Shun Kadota, Kazunori Watanabe, Hidetoshi Ijuin
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Abstract
An automotive windowpane support structure includes a slider bonded to an inner surface of a windowpane with an adhesive. The slider is vertically movable along a rail member. The rail member is divided into and comprised of two parts, an inner guide and an outer guide. The inner guide is provided at a sash portion of a door. The outer guide is provided at a garnish provided opposite to the sash portion and supports a side portion of the slider protruded from an edge of the windowpane. The garnish is provided such that its outer surface is flush with an outer surface of the windowpane.
Claims6
An automotive windowpane support structure comprising:
- a windowpane mounted vertically movably along at least one of front and rear sash portions of an automotive door;
- a body exterior part mounted to the sash portion in opposed relation to an outer surface of the sash portion and being flush with the windowpane;
- an inner guide mounted to the sash portion in opposed relation to the body exterior part;
- an outer guide mounted to an inside surface of the body exterior part in opposed relation to the inner guide;
- a rail member comprised of the inner guide and the outer guide;
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- a slider movable along the rail member, the slider being bonded to an inner edge surface of the windowpane with an adhesive such that a side portion thereof protrudes from the windowpane,
- wherein the outer guide supports the protruded side portion of the slider, and the inner guide supports other portions than the side portion of the slider so that the slider is restricted in movement in automobile longitudinal and transversal directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.