Sealing, trimming and guiding strip
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1. An assembly for a window frame of a vehicle, said assembly comprising:
- a strip,a window pane fixed in position relative to the strip and having an interior side for facing an interior of the vehicle and an exterior side for facing an exterior of the vehicle, andthe strip including a length of extruded material in contact with the exterior side of the window pane and molded material in contact with the interior side of the window pane and molded onto and connected to the extruded material along only part of the length of the extruded material,the extruded material including a channel for receiving a flange of the window frame and a rigid reinforcing carrier embedded within the extruded material in a region of the extruded material corresponding to the channel,the molded material forming a first window pane receiving surface at the interior side of the window pane,the extruded material having a second window pane receiving surface at the exterior side of the window pane and having a generally oppositely facing surface facing opposite the second window pane receiving surface at the interior side of the window pane, andthe molded material supporting at least one clip spaced from the extruded material, said at least one clip extending from the molded material in a direction from the exterior side of the window pane toward the interior side of the window pane without extending through the extruded material for securing the molded material to the window frame.
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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 strip 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 molded material molded onto the extruded part (19) for the portion of the strip into which the quarter light (11) is mounted.
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1. An assembly for a window frame of a vehicle, said assembly comprising:
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a strip, a window pane fixed in position relative to the strip and having an interior side for facing an interior of the vehicle and an exterior side for facing an exterior of the vehicle, and the strip including a length of extruded material in contact with the exterior side of the window pane and molded material in contact with the interior side of the window pane and molded onto and connected to the extruded material along only part of the length of the extruded material, the extruded material including a channel for receiving a flange of the window frame and a rigid reinforcing carrier embedded within the extruded material in a region of the extruded material corresponding to the channel, the molded material forming a first window pane receiving surface at the interior side of the window pane, the extruded material having a second window pane receiving surface at the exterior side of the window pane and having a generally oppositely facing surface facing opposite the second window pane receiving surface at the interior side of the window pane, and the molded material supporting at least one clip spaced from the extruded material, said at least one clip extending from the molded material in a direction from the exterior side of the window pane toward the interior side of the window pane without extending through the extruded material for securing the molded material to the window frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of forming an assembly for a window frame having a flange the method comprising the steps of:
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a window pane having an interior side and an exterior side, the method including;extruding a length of material which forms part of a strip, removing a portion of the extruded material along only part of the length of the extruded material, replacing the portion with molded material which is molded onto and thereby connected to the extruded material to complete the strip, and assembling the strip to the window pane so that the window pane is fixed in position relative to the strip, wherein; the extruded material includes a channel for receiving the flange of the window frame and a reinforcing carrier embedded within the extruded material in a region of the extruded material 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 has a second window pane receiving surface at the exterior side of the window pane and has a generally oppositely facing surface facing opposite the second window pane receiving surface at the interior side of the window pane, said second window pane receiving surface remaining as part of the strip after removal of said portion of the extruded material, and the molded material supports at least one clip spaced from the extruded material, said at least one clip extending from the molded material in a direction from the exterior side of the window pane toward the interior side of the window pane without extending through the extruded material for securing the molded material to the window frame. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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