Mounting frame member for motor vehicle tailgate having frameless window pane
AssigneeMAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
InventorsGerhard Krachler, Jürgen Hammer
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Abstract
A mounting frame member is provided for framing and sealing a frameless window pane of an after-market motor vehicle tailgate intended to replace a tailgate having a different structure. The mounting frame member includes a mounting frame body mounted to the motor vehicle, the mounting frame body including an integrally formed sealing weatherstrip at an inner peripheral region thereof. A supplemental sealing weatherstrip may be provided adjacent the sealing weatherstrip of the mounting frame body and over the frameless window pane. Accordingly, a single, unitary BIW structure may be utilized when effectuating after-market structural changes or replacements to an existing tailgate.
Claims19
A mounting frame member for a tailgate of a motor vehicle having a frameless window pane and a sealing weatherstrip, the mounting frame member comprising:
- a mounting frame body mounted over the sealing weatherstrip of the motor vehicle, the mounting frame body including an integrally formed second sealing weatherstrip at an inner peripheral region of the mounting frame body to form a seal at an interface between the mounting frame member and the frameless window pane.
A mounting frame member for a tailgate of a motor vehicle having a frameless window pane and a sealing weatherstrip, the mounting frame member comprising:
- a mounting frame body mounted over the sealing weatherstrip of the motor vehicle, the mounting frame body including an integrally formed second sealing weatherstrip at an inner peripheral region thereof;
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- a third sealing weatherstrip provided adjacent the second sealing weatherstrip of the mounting frame body and over the frameless window pane.
A motor vehicle tailgate assembly comprising:
- a tailgate door mounted to the motor vehicle at an opening thereof by a hinged connection to permit selective movement of the tailgate door about an axis between a closed position an opened position permitting access to an interior of the motor vehicle;
- a frameless window pane mounted to the tailgate door;
- a mounting frame body mounted to the motor vehicle, the mounting frame body including an integrally formed sealing weatherstrip at an inner peripheral region thereof which forms a first seal at an interface between the mounting frame member and the frameless window pane;
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- a supplemental sealing weatherstrip provided adjacent the sealing weatherstrip of the mounting frame body and over the frameless window pane to form a second seal at an interface between the sealing weatherstrip and the frameless window pane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.