Sheller-globe Corporation

Melvin S Coons

Olav H Brannstrom

John D Skillen

David A Hill

The sealing and guiding element comprises a single structure which defines at least three sides of an automotive window track and provides the sealing and guiding structures for the window. The sealing and guiding element may have a unitary body or may be formed of a plurality of individual elements connected together before installation on an automotive body. The sealing and guiding element may also include trim pieces for the exterior of the automobile and may be unitarily molded with other functional elements of the automobile such as mirror housings or the like.

Sealing and guiding element for flush mounted movable automobile window

An improved molded hinge assembly is disclosed and is particularly adapted for pivoted vehicle window applications. The assembly allows for the pivotal mounting of a vehicle window in a window opening in a vehicle body panel while requiring little or no bonding or other affixation of the window gasket or hinge assembly to the outer surface of the window panel. Futhermore, the present invention provides a molded hinge assembly that is relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture and to install in a vehicle window application. Such a hinge assembly can also be manufactured by reaction injection molding techniques from multi-constituent materials, such as urethane, for example, which allows molding at relatively low pressures to prevent or minimize glass breakage and provides for secure bonding and sealing between the window gasket and the window panel.

Molded hinge assembly

The sealing element comprises a first generally U-shaped member having an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall is shaped sustaining to form an outer guide for a movable vehicle window. A second generally U-shaped member is provided having a pair of legs which are spaced by a distance sufficient to receive the inner wall of the first U-shaped member and a mounting flange in order to clamp the inner wall and the mounting flange together. A second embodiment of the invention is disclosed in which a single S-shaped member is formed partly from a soft material with a hard core and partly from a hard, shape sustaining material.

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Marion, IN, United States of America

Melvin S Coons