Passenger retention system and method
AssigneeSunset Vans, Inc.
InventorsEric Schicora, Derek Murray
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Abstract
A method and a system are provided for retaining a side window in a vehicle to meet FMVSS No. 226 standard, where the side window is being secured to an exterior surface of a vehicle body. An optically transparent flexible film laminate is adhered to a visible interior surface of the side window. The optically transparent flexible film laminate has a thickness of between about 0.005 inches and about 0.020 inches. A peripheral edge of the optically transparent flexible film laminate is bonded to an interior surface of the vehicle body. The bonding agent overlaps the peripheral edge and the interior surface at a distance of at least 0.5 inches. The bonding agent can be a Sikaflex-552 adhesive.
Claims20
A method of retaining a window in a vehicle to meet FMVSS No. 226 standard, said window being secured, with an adhesive, to an exterior surface of a vehicle body, said method comprising the steps:
- adhering a flexible film laminate to a visible interior surface portion of said window;
- bonding, with a bonding agent, a peripheral edge of said flexible film laminate to an interior surface of said vehicle body;
- and
- air curing a bond between said flexible film laminate and said interior surface for a duration of time sufficient to pass the FMVSS No. 226 standard during testing of said window.
A vehicle window retention system, comprising:
- a flexible film laminate, said flexible film laminate being directly adhered to a visible portion of an interior surface of a vehicle window;
- and
- a bonding agent, said bonding agent being positioned in a direct contact with a peripheral edge of said flexible film laminate and in a direct contact with an interior surface of said vehicle body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.