Anti-squeak spacer and stop for automotive fixed glass
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorPaul L. Lipinski
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Abstract
A fixed glass mounting assembly for automotive vehicles is provided in which a combination stop and spacer is provided in a mounting block that is carried on a flange of the vehicle body surrounding a window aperture. The mounting block is fabricated as a compression molded part made from a polypropylene fiber material to present a soft, smooth surface at its interface with adjacent window parts.
Claims12
A fixed glass mounting assembly for an automotive vehicle having a body and a window aperture formed through the body, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a glass pane having a substantially planar, peripheral edge portion;
- a frame peripherally surrounding the pane and receiving the glass pane edge portion, and having a depending stop portion having a stop surface generally perpendicular to the glass pane edge portion and a spacer surface generally parallel to the glass pane edge portion;
- a flange formed in the body around the window aperture and having a flat mounting surface positioned in facing relationship with respect to the glass pane edge portion;
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- a mounting block fixedly secured to the flange flat surface and engaging only the stop portion stop surface, and spacer surface to prevent movement of the glass pane both parallel to and perpendicular to the flange flat surface.
A fixed glass mounting assembly for an automotive vehicle having a body and a window aperture formed through the body, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a glass pane having a substantially planar, peripheral edge portion;
- a flange formed in the body around the window aperture and having a flat mounting surface positioned in facing relationship with respect to the glass pane edge portion;
- a frame peripherally surrounding the pane and receiving the glass pane edge portion, the frame further including a stop surface projecting generally perpendicularly toward the flange flat mounting surface and a spacer surface extending generally parallel to the flange flat mounting surface;
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- mounting block fixedly secured to the flange flat surface and having a spacer surface extending generally parallel to the flange flat surface abuttingly receiving the frame spacer surface and a stop surface extending generally perpendicular to the flange flat surface abuttingly engaging the frame stop surface, the mounting block being otherwise spaced from the frame, to thereby prevent movement of the glass pane both parallel to and perpendicular to the flange flat surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.