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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Agc Automotive Americas R&d, Inc., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Agc Flat Glass North America, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
David W. Lahnala, Adrian, MI (US);
Daniel Bennett, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Brian Kinross, Florence, KY (US);
AGC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS R&D, INC., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
An encapsulated glass assembly includes a glass panel and a plastic frame and a clip. The frame has at least three frame sides and has a lower wall portion extending from an outer wall surface along each of the at least three frame sides. The clip has a C-shaped clip channel and is coupled to a first frame side of the frame such that a portion of the panel is retained within the C-shaped clip channel. An optional clip can be coupled to a second frame side. The plastic frame can alternatively include a C-shaped channel on the second frame side, wherein another portion of the panel is retained within the C-shaped channel. An encapsulant is bonded onto the panel, the frame, and the clip to secure the frame to the panel. The encapsulant has a Shore hardness less than the Shore hardness of the frame.