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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2014
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Alex Khaykin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas Daniel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel Lynn Larner, San Jose, CA (US);
Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Kim, Mountain View, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems for mounting a windshield to a vehicle are described. In one example, an apparatus configured to a mount a windshield to a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a foam configured to be positioned between the windshield and a frame of the vehicle along at least three sides of an interior perimeter of the windshield. The apparatus also includes one or more rigid components configured to compress the foam when the windshield is deformed. The one or more rigid components may be positioned at least partially within the foam. The apparatus further includes an attachment component configured to attach the foam to the frame of the vehicle.