Articulating window hinges and articulating window assemblies

An articulating window assembly comprising, in combination:

• a windowpane having an inner surface, an outer surface, and at least one peripheral edge;
• a hinge having a hinge axis, the hinge comprising:
• a first hinge member having at least an encapsulation section with an outward-facing surface, an inward-facing surface, an external peripheral edge, a first void edge defining a first encapsulant void and a second void edge defining a second encapsulant void;
• a second hinge member cooperatively forming a hinge joint with the first hinge member;
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• a continuous body of encapsulant overlying at least a portion of the outward-facing surface of the encapsulation section, at least partially filling the first encapsulant void, overlaying at least a portion of the inward-facing surface of the encapsulation section and overlapping at least a portion of the second void edge from both the outward-facing surface and the inward-facing surface;
• wherein the encapsulant is bonded to the inner surface of the windowpane, and wherein no part of the hinge extends through or overlays any portion of the outer surface of the windowpane.

A vehicle comprising an articulating window assembly, the window assembly comprising, in combination:

• a windowpane having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral edge;
• a hinge having a hinge axis, the hinge comprising:
• a first hinge member having at least an encapsulation section with an outward-facing surface, an inward-facing surface, an external peripheral edge, and a portion forming at least one encapsulant void;
• a second hinge member cooperatively forming a hinge joint with the first hinge member;
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• a continuous body of encapsulant overlying at least a portion of the outward-facing surface of the encapsulation section, at least partially filling the encapsulant void, overlaying at least a portion of the inward-facing surface of the encapsulation section and overlapping at least a portion of the external peripheral edge of the encapsulation section from both the outward-facing surface and the inward-facing surface;
• wherein the encapsulant is bonded to the inner surface of the windowpane, and wherein no part of the hinge extends through or overlays any portion of the outer surface of the windowpane.

A vehicle comprising an articulating window assembly, the window assembly comprising, in combination:

• a windowpane having an inner surface, an outer surface, and one or more peripheral edges;
• a hinge having a hinge axis, the hinge comprising:
• a first hinge member having at least an encapsulation section with an outward-facing surface, an inward-facing surface, an external peripheral edge, a first void edge defining a first encapsulant void and a second void edge defining a second encapsulant void;
• a second hinge member cooperatively forming a hinge joint with the first hinge member;
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• a continuous body of encapsulant overlying at least a portion of the outward-facing surface of the encapsulation section, at least partially filling the first encapsulant void, overlaying at least a portion of the inward-facing surface of the encapsulation section and overlapping at least a portion of the second void edge from both the outward-facing surface and the inward-facing surface;
• wherein the encapsulant is bonded to the inner surface of the windowpane, and wherein no part of the hinge extends through or overlays any portion of the outer surface of the windowpane.