Insertable wear strip for glass run seals
AssigneeCooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
InventorsDavid Harold Berry, John David Mullett, Don Kelvin Wallace
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Abstract
An insertable wear strip assembly is dimensioned for insertion into an associated cavity of an associated weatherseal. The wear strip assembly includes a generally U-shaped base portion having a base wall, and first and second sidewalls extending from the base wall for receiving the window glass. First and second compliant thin wall regions extend outwardly from the first and second sidewalls, respectively, for low friction, sliding engagement with the window glass. Optionally, the insertable wear strip is secured to the weatherseal via fasteners.
Claims20
An insertable wear strip assembly dimensioned for insertion into an associated cavity of an associated weatherseal, the wear strip assembly comprising:
- a generally U-shaped base portion having a base wall, and first and second sidewalls extending from the base wall in spaced relation and at a dimension approximating an associated width dimension of an associated window glass;
- first and second compliant thin wall regions extending outwardly from the first and second sidewalls, respectively;
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- an inlet region having a funnel shape where the thin wall regions and sidewalls are spaced apart a first, greater dimension that transitions to a second, smaller dimension that remains substantially continuous over a remainder of the longitudinal extent of the insertable wear strip assembly.
In combination, a weatherseal and low friction insert comprising:
- the weatherseal having a base wall interconnecting first and second sidewalls and all formed of an elastomeric material and forming a receiving cavity dimensioned to receive a window glass of an automotive vehicle therein;
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- the low friction insert operatively received in the cavity of the weatherseal, the insert having a base portion including first and second sidewalls disposed in spaced relation, the insert base portion and sidewalls dimensioned to respectively conform with the base wall and sidewalls of the weatherseal, outer terminal ends of the first and second insert sidewalls forming thin wall regions of substantially reduced thickness than a remainder of the insert sidewalls, the thin wall regions having a thickness ranging from approximately 0.003″ to 0.030″.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.