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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Mark S. Ackerman, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Daniel Bennett, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Mark S. Ackerman, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Daniel Bennett, Tecumseh, MI (US);
AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
An adhesively bonded window and hardware assembly includes a window member () presenting a surface (), a hardware member () having a flange () and a projecting portion () contiguous with and projecting from the flange, an adhesive member () disposed between the flange and the surface of the window member and adhesively bonding the hardware member () to the window member (), and a sealing member () that envelopes part of the flange, fully surrounds the adhesive member, and bonds to and seals against the surface of the window member. The sealing member () serves to protect the adhesive member () from heat and humidity in the surrounding environment. The sealing member () can comprise an overmolded member formed of a polymer material.