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US 4,396,223 AGranted
Window for motor vehicle
AssigneeDaimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHeinrich Drexel, Klaus Sotzko
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AssigneeDaimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHeinrich Drexel, Klaus Sotzko
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A window arrangement for motor vehicles, especially a rear window wherein a window pane, through an adhesive connection, is held at an opening formed by flanges connected by spot welding. The flanges form a part of at least an outer covering of a vehicle such as, for example, an outside sheathing of the roof, and an inside closing sheet or portion of a roof frame or similar device. The adhesive connection is covered by a moulding and the flanges are extended or lengthened beyond the spot welded connection in a direction of the opening. A free end of at least the upper flange is bent to an outside behind the spot weld connection but at a position forwardly of the adhesive connection.
A window arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising means for forming an outer covering of the vehicle, means for forming an inner member of the vehicle, a flange provided on each of the forming means for defining an opening for accommodating a window pane, the flanges are disposed one above the other and are connected to each other by a spot weld, the flanges extend beyond the spot weld parallel to the direction of the window pane, a free end of the uppermost flange is bent outwardly of the vehicle behind the spot weld but in front of an adhesive connection means interposed between the flange of said inner member and the window pane, a moulding means is provided for covering the adhesive connection means, and means are provided for connecting the moulding means to the bent free end of the upper flange.
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