Henniges Automotive Sealing Systems North America, Inc.

Peter Titz

A sealing, trimming or guiding strip () for windows of a motor vehicle comprises a loop formed around the fixed quarter light () of the vehicle and a further loop formed around the sliding main window () of the rear door of the vehicle. This strip comprises an extruded part () extending along both loops to provide a pleasing continuous appearance for the exterior of the vehicle. A portion of the extruded material () is cut away and replaced by molded material molded onto the extruded part () for the portion of the strip into which the quarter light () is mounted.

Sealing, trimming and guiding strip

A sealing, trimming or guiding strip for supporting a pane of window glass in a frame carried by the rear door of a vehicle in the region of the C-pillar of the vehicle. The strip is made of extruded material defining a channel which embracingly grips a flange. The extruded material is extended to form a limb which supports a lip contacting one surface of the window pane. A reinforcing carrier is embedded in the channel shaped extruded material to strengthen the grip on the flange. The carrier is provided with a plurality of transversely directed through slits to enable the carrier to be curved and the carrier has a longitudinally extending unslit region (B) arranged on the outside of the curve.

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Monchengladbach, Germany

Peter Titz