Vehicle glazing having a trim mounted thereon
AssigneePilkington Italia S.p.A.
InventorChristoph Senge
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Abstract
A vehicle glazing has a glazing profile provided around at least a portion of the periphery of a pane of glazing material. A rigid insert is embedded in the glazing profile, and a trim is mounted on the glazing profile, the trim engaging the insert and being retained by it. The insert is provided with at least one aperture through which the insert is engaged by at least one protrusion on the trim.
Claims9
A vehicle glazing comprising a pane of glazing material having a glazing profile provided around at least a portion of a periphery of the pane, wherein the glazing profile is moulded in situ directly on the pane, wherein a rigid insert is embedded in the glazing profile, and a separate trim is mounted on the glazing profile, the trim engaging the insert and being retained by the insert, wherein the insert is provided with at least one aperture through which the insert is engaged by at least one projection on the trim, and wherein the insert comprises a main body in the form of a strip, which is provided with at least one elongate strengthening member extending along a length of the main body and at least one transverse strengthening member extending across a width of the main body.
A vehicle glazing comprising a pane of glazing material having a glazing profile edge-encapsulated around at least a portion of a periphery of the pane, wherein the glazing profile is moulded in situ directly on the pane, wherein a rigid insert that is separate from the glazing profile is embedded in the glazing profile, and a separate trim finisher is mounted on the glazing profile, the trim finisher engaging the insert and being retained by the insert, wherein the insert is provided with at least one aperture through which the insert is engaged by at least one projection on the trim finisher, and wherein the projection on the trim finisher comprises a hook on a flexible arm, and the hook engages with the insert when the trim finisher is mounted on the glazing profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.