Joint system for an automotive glazing unit, glazing unit equipped with the system, and method for fitting the glazing unit
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Glass France
InventorLaurent Silvestrini
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Abstract
A joint system for an automotive glazing unit, or a windshield, the system including: a profiled bead including a hollow part that is elongate and opened toward the top, the profiled bead exhibiting in cross section a left neck part and a right neck part, a core including a pin placed inside the hollow part and a gripping mechanism allowing the pin to be removed from the hollow part. In cross section, the gripping mechanism forms a loop and includes a base located between the pin and the hollow part portion and a ring placed above the core.
Claims14
A joint system for an automotive glazing unit, or a windshield, the system comprising:
- a profiled bead comprising a hollow part that is elongate and opened toward a top, the profiled bead exhibiting in cross section a left neck part and a right neck part;
- a core comprising a pin placed inside the hollow part;
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- a gripping means that is slidable along a length the core and allows the pin to be removed from the hollow part,
- wherein, seen in cross section, the gripping means forms a loop and comprises a base located between the pin and the hollow part and a ring placed above the core, and
- wherein there is no bond between the gripping means and the core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.