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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Agc Automotive Americas R&d, Inc., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Agc Flat Glass North America, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Daniel Bennett, Tecumseh, MI (US);
David W. Lahnala, Adrian, MI (US);
Joel Jerrim, White Lake, MI (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 coupled to the glass panel and an encapsulant for securing the frame to the panel. The frame includes at least three sides, wherein at least two and less than all of the at least three sides of the frame have a C-shaped channel extending within an outer frame surface and wherein another one side of the at least three sides does not have a C-shaped channel. The panel is introduced onto the inner surface of the lower wall portion of the another one side and then slid within each one of the C-shaped channels on the at least two sides. An encapsulant is bonded onto the panel and frame to secure the frame to the panel. The encapsulant has a Shore hardness less than the Shore hardness of the frame.