Vehicle window assembly
AssigneeDonnelly Corporation
InventorsTimothy A. Davis, Loren B. Renkema
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Abstract
A window assembly for a vehicle provides at least one fixed panel or window and a movable panel or window. The window assembly includes a frame which includes a perimeter portion and a dividing portion. The fixed window panel is secured to the dividing portion and a portion of the perimeter portion, while the movable window panel slidably engages the dividing portion. The window assembly includes a resilient seal secured to the frame. The resilient seal is secured to the frame via integral molding of the resilient seal to the frame. The resilient seal may have different cross sectional forms at different portions of the frame.
Claims33
A window assembly module for a vehicle, said window assembly module comprising:
- at least one fixed window panel having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a movable window panel having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a frame configured to secure to the vehicle, said inner surface of said at least one fixed window panel being secured to said frame, said movable window panel being movable relative to said frame, said frame including a dividing portion separating said at least one fixed window panel and said movable window panel;
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- a resilient seal secured around at least a portion of said frame for sealing at least one of said movable window panel and said at least one fixed window panel relative to said frame, said resilient seal being secured to said frame via integral molding.
A rear window assembly module for a rear portion of a vehicle, said rear window assembly module comprising:
- a pair of fixed window panels, each of said pair of fixed window panels having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a movable window panel having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a frame configured to secure to the vehicle, said frame including a perimeter frame having opposite legs and an upper portion extending between said opposite legs, said frame including a pair of separating members extending downward from said upper portion and between said opposite legs of said frame, each of said pair of fixed window panels being secured to respective ones of said legs and said separating members, said movable window panel being slidable along and between said pair of separating members;
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- a resilient seal secured around at least a portion of said frame for sealing at least one of said movable window panel and said fixed window panels relative to said frame, said resilient seal being secured to said frame via integral molding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.