Sealing, trimming or guiding strips
First Claim
1. A sealing, trimming or guiding strip for a window frame of a vehicle, said strip being disposed to selectively contact a window pane having an interior side and an exterior side, said strip comprising. a length of extruded material extending along and forming part of the strip, a portion of the extruded material along part only of the length thereof having been removed and replaced with molded material which is molded onto and thereby connected to the extruded material. the extruded material includes including a channel for receiving a flange of the window frame and a rigid reinforcing carrier embedded within the extruded material in a region corresponding to the channel, the channel remaining as part of the strip after removal of said portion of the extruded material, the molded material forming a first window pane receiving surface at the interior side of the window pane, the extruded material extending from the channel and having a second window pane receiving surface at the exterior side of the window pane and a generally oppositely facing surface directly visible from the exterior of the vehicle, this extended extruded material also remaining as part of the strip after removal of said portion of the extruded material.
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Abstract
A sealing, trimming or guiding strip 15 for windows of a motor vehicle comprises a loop formed around the fixed quarter light 11 of the vehicle and a further loop formed around the sliding main window 9 of the rear door of the vehicle. This seal comprises an extruded part 19 extending along both loops to provide a pleasing continuous appearance for the exterior of the vehicle: A portion of the extruded material 19 is cut away and replaced by moulded material moulded onto the extruded part 19 for the portion of the strip into which the quarter light 11 is mounted.
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Citations
37 Claims
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1. A sealing, trimming or guiding strip for a window frame of a vehicle, said strip being disposed to selectively contact a window pane having an interior side and an exterior side, said strip comprising.
a length of extruded material extending along and forming part of the strip, a portion of the extruded material along part only of the length thereof having been removed and replaced with molded material which is molded onto and thereby connected to the extruded material. the extruded material includes including a channel for receiving a flange of the window frame and a rigid reinforcing carrier embedded within the extruded material in a region corresponding to the channel, the channel remaining as part of the strip after removal of said portion of the extruded material, the molded material forming a first window pane receiving surface at the interior side of the window pane, the extruded material extending from the channel and having a second window pane receiving surface at the exterior side of the window pane and a generally oppositely facing surface directly visible from the exterior of the vehicle, this extended extruded material also remaining as part of the strip after removal of said portion of the extruded material.
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18. A method of forming a sealing, trimming or guiding strip for a window frame comprising a flange and a window pane having an interior side and an exterior side, the method including:
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extruding a length of material to form part of the strip, removing a portion of the extruded material along part only of the length thereof, and replacing the said portion with molded material which is molded onto and thereby connected to the extruded material;
wherein;
the extruded material includes a channel for receiving a the flange of the window frame and a rigid reinforcing carrier embedded within the extruded material in a-region corresponding to the channel, the channel remains as part of the strip after removal of said portion of the extruded material, the molded material forms a first window pane receiving surface at the interior side of the window pane, the extruded material extends from the channel and has a second window pane receiving surface at the exterior side of the window pane and a generally oppositely facing surface directly visible from the exterior of the vehicle, this extended extruded material also remaining as part of the strip after removal of said portion of the extruded material. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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37. A sealing, trimming or guiding strip for a window frame of a vehicle, comprising a length of extruded material extending along and forming part of the strip, wherein the extruded material comprises a limb forming at least part of a glass pane receiving channel, and which limb has an embedded rigid member therein for reducing the tendency of the limb to bend as it emerges from an extruder device used to form the strip.
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