WEATHERSTRIP INCORPORATING PINCH SENSOR, NEW PINCH SENSORS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A method of forming a weatherstrip comprising:
- forming an elastomeric or plastic material;
providing a recess along a surface of the extruded material; and
feeding a sensor strip into the extruded material recess.
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Abstract
A weatherstrip such as a glass run incorporates an associated anti-entrapment sensor. The glass run includes an elastomeric material having first and second legs interconnected by a base wall that together receive an associated automotive window peripheral edge and a recess formed in the elastomeric material dimensioned to receive the associated anti-entrapment sensor therein. The recess has a substantially T-shaped cross-sectional cavity in one embodiment and the pinch sensor has a substantially T-shaped cross-sectional conformation dimensioned for mating receipt in the T-shaped cavity. Facing, first and second flexible sidewall portions flex for ease of insertion and retention of the pinch sensor in the cavity. A fusible layer secures the weatherstrip and pinch sensor after assembly thereof. Preferably, the weatherstrip is formed from multiple materials, one of which is a low friction material.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of forming a weatherstrip comprising:
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forming an elastomeric or plastic material; providing a recess along a surface of the extruded material; and feeding a sensor strip into the extruded material recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A glass run dimensioned incorporating an associated anti-entrapment sensor, the glass run comprising:
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an elastomeric material having first and second legs interconnected by a base wall that together receive an associated automotive window peripheral edge; and a recess formed in the elastomeric material dimensioned to receive the associated anti-entrapment sensor therein. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. The glass run of claim 15 wherein pressure exerted on the seal lip and show surface flexes the first and second sidewalls away from one another to facilitate insertion or removal of an associated anti-entrapment sensor.
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16. A pinch sensor for an automotive vehicle comprising:
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a flat, first braided electrically conductive member; a flat, second braided electrically conductive member spaced from the first braided material; a compressible dielectric layer interposed between the first and second braided members; and a polymeric housing encasing the first and second braided members and the dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A pinch sensor comprising:
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a first, electrically conductive stamped or lanced copper member; a second, electrically conductive stamped or lanced copper material spaced from the first material; and a compressible dielectric layer interposed between the first and second materials. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A pinch sensor comprising:
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a flat, braided first electrically conductive member; a stamped or lanced second electrically conductive member disposed in spaced relation from the first electrically conductive member; a compressible dielectric layer between the first and second conductive members; and a polymeric housing encasing the first and second electrically conductive members and the dielectric layer.
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23. A weatherstrip assembly for an associated automotive vehicle comprising:
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an elongated weatherstrip having a flange portion with a substantially T-shaped cross-sectional cavity therein; and a pinch sensor having a substantially T-shaped cross-sectional conformation dimensioned for mating receipt in the T-shaped cavity. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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