Variable ratio adhesive application
AssigneeMagna Exteriors Inc.
InventorsKeijo J. Huotari, Mike Karpinski
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Abstract
A process for adhering a window to a frame comprising the steps of: providing a frame for a window having a peripheral surface for mating to an outer peripheral surface of a window; applying a bead of curable adhesive at least partially around the peripheral surface of the frame or on the outer peripheral surface of the window; and adding a boosting agent to the bead of curable adhesive at preselected areas of the peripheral surface of the frame or of the outer peripheral surface of the window for securely holding the window in place upon assembly of the window into the frame.
Claims20
A process for adhering a window to a frame comprising the steps of:
- providing a frame for a window having an inner peripheral surface defining an opening in the frame and an outer peripheral surface of the frame, wherein the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface have two or more mating corners;
- applying a bead of curable adhesive at least partially around the opening in the frame on a flange between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface, wherein applying the bead of curable adhesive further includes applying to at least two or more preselected areas located at the two or more mating corners and a boosting agent that is added to the curable adhesive for securely holding the window in place upon assembly of the window into the frame;
- providing a window having an edge;
- placing the window on the frame such that a portion of the inside surface of the window extends over the flange and the edge aligns with the outer peripheral surface of the frame wherein the bead of curable adhesive and the boosting agent is positioned between an inside surface of the window and the flange of the frame.
A process for adhering a window to a frame comprising the steps of:
- providing a frame for a window having an inner peripheral surface defining an opening in the frame and an outer peripheral surface of the frame, wherein the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface have two or more mating corners;
- providing a curable adhesive and a boosting agent;
- mixing a curable adhesive with a boosting agent;
- applying a bead of the curable adhesive and boosting agent at least partially around the opening in the frame on a flange between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface, wherein applying the bead of curable adhesive and boosting agent further includes applying to at least two or more preselected areas located at the two or more mating corners for securely holding the window in place upon assembly of the window into the frame;
- providing a window having an edge;
- placing the window on the frame such that a portion of the inside surface of the window extends over the flange and the edge aligns with the outer peripheral surface of the frame wherein the bead of curable adhesive and the boosting agent is positioned between an inside surface of the window and the flange of the frame.
The process of claim 111 where the adhesive is selected from a water curable adhesive, a two component adhesive or combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.