Flush-mounted hinged window assembly and method for making same

• US 20060260204A1
• Filed: 05/18/2006
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1993
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America Incorporated (Magna International Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Donnelly Corporation (Magna International Incorporated)
• Inventors: Repp, R. Scott, Stallman, Pamela M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,360,338 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 49/397
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/14 with pivotal or rotary movement

Abstract

A flush-mounted articulated window assembly for use in a vehicle, the window assembly adapted to be mounted in a window opening such that, when closed, it is generally flush with the exterior surface of the vehicle. The window assembly includes a transparent sheet with at least one window-mounting member bonded by two separate adhesives to an inner surface of the sheet. The mounting member includes projections which space the mounting member from the inner sheet surface, and/or perforations which allow air and moisture to reach the space provided between the mounting member and the inner sheet surface. A first adhesive temporarily fixtures the mounting member to the sheet. A second adhesive permanently bonds the mounting member to the inner sheet surface. The bond created is sufficiently strong such that application of a load sufficient to cause a failure results in a failure other than in the adhesion of the adhesive to the mounting member and the panel.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. The window assembly of claim 1 wherein said vehicle comprises one of a van, a station wagon, a utility vehicle, and a truck.