Glass run channels including molded sunshade hooks and vehicles including the same
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorsPierre-Etienne Roy, Yuta Yamato
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Abstract
A glass run channel includes a header and one or more inserts molded into the header. The header includes an upper header wall, an outer header wall extending from the upper header wall, and an inner header wall extending from the upper header wall opposite the outer header wall. The inserts include an upper insert wall provided within the upper header wall, an insert body extending from the upper insert wall and provided within the inner header wall, and a hook wall extending from the insert body. The header fully surrounds the inserts. A portion of the header surrounding the one or more inserts defines a hook for a sunshade.
Claims20
A glass run channel comprising:
- a header comprising:
- a cover lip;
- and
- a hook portion extending in a direction opposite the cover lip;
- and
- one or more inserts encased within the header, the one or more inserts including a hook wall extending through the hook portion of the header,
- wherein the hook portion of the header surrounding the hook wall of the one or more inserts defines a hook having an opening formed below and between a distal end of the hook portion and the cover lip.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- and
- a door including an outer door panel, an inner door panel cooperating with the outer door panel to define a receiving area, and a glass run channel provided within the receiving area, the glass run channel including:
- a header comprising:
- a cover lip;
- and
- a hook portion extending in a direction opposite the cover lip;
- and
- one or more inserts encased within the header, the one or more inserts including a hook wall extending through the hook portion of the header,
- wherein the hook portion of the header surrounding the hook wall of the one or more inserts defines a hook having an opening formed below and between a distal end of the hook portion and the cover lip.
A method comprising:
- forming a header including an upper header wall, an outer header wall extending from the upper header wall, an inner header wall extending from the upper header wall opposite the outer header wall, a cover lip extending from a distal end of the inner header wall, and a hook portion extending from the distal end of the inner header wall below the cover lip in a direction opposite the cover lip;
- forming one or more notches in the upper header wall and the inner header wall;
- positioning one or more inserts within a respective one of the one or more notches, the one or more inserts includes an upper insert wall provided within the upper header wall, an insert body extending from the upper insert wall and provided within the inner header wall, and a hook wall extending from the insert body;
- and
- injecting material into the header to surround the one or more inserts,
- wherein the hook portion of the header surrounding the hook wall of the one or more inserts defines a hook having an opening formed below and between the distal end of the hook portion and the cover lip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.