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US 2014/0367989 A1Published application
Automotive glazing
AssigneePilkington Group Limited
InventorWolfgang Erner
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AssigneePilkington Group Limited
InventorWolfgang Erner
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An elongate glazing component such as a water-tray mounting profile is attached to an automotive glazing adjacent an edge thereof to extend along at least part of the edge. At least one small, generally flat reinforcing member is bonded by adhesive to the inner face of the glazing adjacent the glazing component, each reinforcing member having a contact area for bonding to the inner face of the glazing, and a flange which extends over part of the elongate glazing component and is in contact with it. The flange may be generally parallel to the inner face of the glazing. Preferably the adhesive is cured by ultraviolet light and shrinks on curing. This property may be used to compress an attachment limb of the water-tray mounting profile, thereby holding it more securely. The arrangement may be used to attach a water-tray to a vehicle windscreen without support from the vehicle bodywork.
An automotive glazing for a vehicle, the glazing having two major faces, comprising an inner face which faces the interior of the vehicle when the glazing is installed in the vehicle, and an outer face which faces outwardly the glazing further having at least one edge,
A method of attaching an elongate glazing component to an automotive glazing, the glazing having two major faces, comprising an inner face which faces the interior of the vehicle when the glazing is installed in the vehicle, and an outer face which faces outwardly, the glazing further having at least one edge, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.