Glass run

• US 6,226,926 B1
• Filed: 07/14/1999
• Issued: 05/08/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Omori, Hitoshi, Aritake, Masanori
• Primary Examiner(s): Stodola, Daniel P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thompson, Hugh B.
• Application Number:
  US09/353,145
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• Field of Search: 49/440, 49/441, 296/146.9
• US Class Current: 49/440
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/17 provided with a low-friction material on the surface
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/21 having corner parts or bends
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/27 having projections, grooves or channels in the longitudinal direction for separately inserted fastening means, e.g. beads or strips, B60J10/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/74 for sliding window panes, e.g. sash guides

Abstract

A glass run comprised of at least one molded part. The molded part comprises a channel portion having a bottom portion, side walls, seal lips projecting from the side walls and one or more gutters provided on the surface of the bottom portion for discharging debris.

Claims

1. A glass run adapted to be attached to a door sash of an automobile to provide a seal between an outer peripheral edge of a raised door window glass and the door sash, said glass run comprising:

at least one extruded part having a channel portion which defined a bottom portion and two side walls, and interior grooves formed in a longitudinal direction on both sides of said bottom portion, wherein said at least one extruded part is adapted to be attached to at least a substantially vertical straight section of said door sash;

at least one extruded gutter for discharging debris being integrally formed on said bottom portion of each of said at least one extruded part, wherein said at least one extruded gutter extends in a longitudinal direction along said bottom portion of said at least one extruded part;

at least one molded part having a channel portion which defined a bottom portion and two side walls, and interior grooves formed in a longitudinal direction on both sides of said bottom portion; and

at least one molded gutter for discharging debris being integrally formed on said bottom portion of each of said at least one molded part, wherein said at least one molded gutter extends in a longitudinal direction along said bottom portion of said at least one molded part,

wherein each of said at least one extruded part being in operative communication with at least one of said at least one molded part such that said at least one extruded gutter is operatively connected to said at least one molded gutter, and

wherein said interior grooves of said extruded part are operatively connected to said interior grooves of said molded part.

2. A glass run as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said at least one extruded gutter and said at least one molded gutter include from one to five gutters.

3. A glass run as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said at least one extruded gutter and said at least one molded gutter include at least two gutters with a pitch between centers thereof being about 1 to about 3 mm.

4. A glass run as set forth in claim 1, wherein each gutter of said at least one extruded gutter and said at least one molded gutter has a defined cross sectional shape.

5. A glass run as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one molded part is formed from rubber, and each molded gutter has a sufficiently large cross sectional area so that said molded gutter will not be completely filled with mold release agent or process oil contained in said rubber.

6. A glass run as set forth in claim 5, wherein each molded gutter has a cross sectional area of from about 0.15 to about 0.5 mm².

7. A glass run as set forth in claim 1, wherein each gutter of said at least one extruded gutter and said at least one molded gutter has a width of about 0.4 to about 0.7 mm.

8. A glass run as set forth in claim 1, wherein each gutter of said at least one extruded gutter and said at least one molded gutter has a depth of about 0.4 to about 0.7 mm.

9. A glass run as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one extruded part and said at least one molded part are formed from a thermoplastic elastomer.

10. A glass run as set forth in claim 9, wherein each gutter of said at least one extruded gutter and said at least one molded gutter has a width of about 0.4 to about 0.7 mm.

11. A glass run as set forth in claim 9, wherein each gutter of said at least one extruded gutter and said at least one molded gutter has a depth of about 0.4 to about 0.7 mm.