Flush quarter glass seal
AssigneeCooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
InventorMarc Brookman
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Abstract
A method and resultant apparatus for a window seal assembly is shown and described. A thin layer of elastomer is introduced between a reinforcement member and a first surface of a window member. The subassembly of the glass member, elastomer, and rigid reinforcement is then introduced into a mold. Preferably, the thin layer of elastomer is provided by an extrusion process, such as on a metal reinforcement member, or as a co-extrusion process when an extruded reinforcement member is formed. A curable, elastomer/plastomer material is then injection molded to provide a flush glass appearance where an outer surface of the window is devoid of any seal material.
Claims11
A flush edge of glass seal assembly comprising:
- a first glass member having first and second opposed planar surfaces interconnected along an edge;
- a second glass member having first and second opposed planar surfaces interconnected along an edge, and facing edges of the respective first and second glass members spaced by a gap;
- a rigid reinforcement member spaced from the first planar surface of the glass;
- an elastomer interposed between at least the reinforcement member and the first planar surface of the first glass member, and the elastomer also extending along the edge of the first glass member while the second planar surface thereof is devoid of elastomer and does not extend beyond a plane defined by the second planar surface of the first glass member, a portion of the elastomer forming at least one seal lip that sealingly engages one of the edge of the second glass member or the second opposed planar surface of the second glass member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.