Method of manufacturing a sealing gasket, in particular a window run for a motor vehicle, and to a gasket manufactured in this way

• US 20050120634A1
• Filed: 12/09/2004
• Published: 06/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hutchinson (Welltower, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hutchinson (Welltower, Inc.)
• Inventors: Drivon, Stephane, Moisy, Emmanuelle, Florentz, Bertrand
• Application Number:
  US11/008,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20050120634A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 49/475.100
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/16 consisting of two or more plastic materials having different physical or chemical properties B60J10/17 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/17 provided with a low-friction material on the surface
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/265 the surface being primarily decorative
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/30 characterised by the fastening means
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/74 for sliding window panes, e.g. sash guides
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/79 for flush-glass windows, i.e. for windows flush with the vehicle body or the window frame
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/88 mounted on, or integral with, the glass-run seals
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24198 Channel-shaped edge component [e.g., binding, etc.]

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a sealing gasket, in particular a hidden frame type window run for a motor vehicle, the method consisting in placing in the gasket that is made from thermoplastic materials, at least one anti-shrinkage element that is placed in a position that is determined so as to obtain automatically and naturally a gasket that is curved after it has been extruded and has cooled down, and the method further consisting in acting on the shrinkage ability of the materials constituting the gasket in order to obtain varying amounts of curvature.

Claims

1. A method of manufacturing a sealing gasket, in particular a hidden frame type window run for a motor vehicle, the method consisting in placing in the gasket that is made from thermoplastic materials, at least one anti-shrinkage element that is placed in a position that is determined so as to obtain automatically and naturally a gasket that is curved after it has been extruded and has cooled down, and the method further consisting in acting on the shrinkage ability of the materials constituting the gasket in order to obtain varying amounts of curvature.

2. A method according to claim 1, in which the anti-shrinkage element is positioned in the gasket in such a manner as to obtain curvature automatically in at least two different planes.

3. A method according to claim 1, in which the gasket presents a mounting clip of U-shaped right section having first and second mutually parallel limbs, a main leg and a secondary leg which extend perpendicularly from the second limb of the clip, and sealing lips towards the ends of said legs, where the method consists in placing the anti-shrinkage element in the clip of the gasket.

4. A method according to claim 3, for making a sealing gasket such as a top segment for a window run, in which the anti-shrinkage element is situated in the first limb of the clip that is the limb further from the sealing lip, and is positioned substantially in or on either side of a vertical plane containing the center of gravity of the right section of the gasket.

5. A method according to claim 3, for making a sealing gasket such as a top segment of a window run, in which the anti-shrinkage element is situated in the first limb of the clip and is positioned towards the right or towards the left of a vertical plane containing the center of gravity of the right section of the gasket.

6. A method according to claim 3, in which the shrinkage gradient of the various materials used for making the clip, the main leg, and the sealing lip at the end of the main leg decreases going from the clip towards the sealing lip.

7. A method according to claim 6, in which a material such as polypropylene is used for making the clip, a TPO is used for making the main leg, and a TPE is used for making the sealing lip.

8. A method according to claim 6, in which a material such as polypropylene is used for making the clip and the main leg, and a TPE is used for making the sealing lip.

9. A method according to claim 6, in which a material such as polypropylene is used for making the clip, and a TPE is used for making the main leg and the sealing lip.

10. A method according to claim 3, for making a vertical segment of a window run, in which the anti-shrinkage element is positioned at least in the web of the clip.

11. A method according to claim 9, in which the anti-shrinkage element is positioned in the web and in part in the secondary leg.

12. A method according to claim 1, in which the anti-shrinkage element is constituted by reinforcement or at least one metal wire or glass fiber.

13. A sealing gasket forming a hidden frame type window run, for example, the gasket comprising a mounting clip of U-shaped right section with first and second mutually parallel limbs, a main leg, and a secondary leg which extend perpendicularly from the second limb of the clip, and sealing lips towards the ends of said legs, and an anti-shrinkage element placed in the clip, and in which the thermoplastic materials used for making the gasket present a shrinkage gradient that decreases going from the clip towards the sealing lips.

14. A sealing gasket according to claim 13, in which the clip of the gasket is made of polypropylene, the main leg of the gasket is made of TPO, and the sealing lip at the end of the main leg is made of TPE.

15. A sealing gasket according to claim 13, in which the clip and the main leg of the gasket are made of polypropylene, and the sealing lip is made of TPE.

16. A sealing gasket according to claim 13, in which the clip is made of polypropylene, and the main leg and the sealing lip are made of TPE.

17. A sealing gasket forming a top segment of a hidden frame type window run according to claim 13, in which the anti-shrinkage element is situated in the first limb of the clip.

18. A sealing gasket forming a top segment of a hidden frame type window run according to claim 13, in which the anti-shrinkage element is situated in the web of the clip.

19. A sealing gasket according to claim 13, in which the anti-shrinkage element is constituted by reinforcement or by at least one metal wire or glass fiber.