Glazing supports

• US 4,530,192 A
• Filed: 03/07/1983
• Issued: 07/23/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Draftex Industries Limited
• Original Assignee: Draftex Development AG
• Inventors: Ginster, Helmut
• Primary Examiner(s): Ridgill, Jr., James L.
• Application Number:
  US06/472,951
• Time in Patent Office: 869 Days
• Field of Search: 52/397, 52/400, 52/716-718, 52/403, 52/208, 52/211, 246/84 R
• US Class Current: 52/204.591
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/18 provided with reinforcements or inserts
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/32 using integral U-shaped retainers
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/365 comprising beads
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/70 specially adapted for windows or windscreens

Abstract

A windscreen mounting arrangement for a motor vehicle comprises an integral extrusion defining to channels facing in opposite directions. One channel grips a flange surrounding the windscreen opening, and the windscreen glass is fitted into the other channel. After that, a stiffening member is placed in a groove in the extrusion to hold the glass in position. A metal reinforcing carrier embedded in the extrusion has a channel-shaped portion embracing one channel and an integral sideways extension which is embedded within the material defining the base of the other channel. This sideways extension facilitates initial fitting of the windscreen mounting arrangement onto the flange and stabilizes the mounting arrangement when it is bent to follow curves in windscreen openings.

Claims

1. A window glass mounting arrangement, comprising

flexible material in strip form and sized to extend substantially around the whole of the opening for the window glass and which is formed to define first and second channels extending longitudinally along the length of the strip and arranged substantially side-by-side and with their mouths facing in opposite directions,

the first channel being sized to fit over and grip a support member surrounding the window opening so that the second channel then runs alongside the window opening for receiving the window glass,

a relatively rigid stiffening member,

the wall of the second channel furthest from the first channel defining a longitudinal slot sized to receive the stiffening member whereby the stiffening member when so received stiffens that wall so as to secure the window glass in the second channel, and

a flexible reinforcing carrier completely embedded in the flexible material,

the flexible reinforcing carrier extending for the full length of the strip and of which a portion is generally channel-shaped and embedded in that part of the material defining the first channel and of which another, integral, portion is embedded in that part of the flexible material forming the base of the second channel.

2. An arrangement according to claim 1, in which the flexible material defining the first channel includes integral gripping lips extending inwardly from its opposite inside side walls and running longitudinally along the length of the channel.

3. An arrangement according to claim 2, in which the said other portion of the reinforcing carrier extends transversely to one side wall of the channel-shaped portion of the carrier from adjacent the mouth of the channel-shape.

4. An arrangement according to claim 2, in which the carrier comprises a series of side-by-side metal elements each of which has a part which is generally U-shaped, so that together these parts define the said channel-shape, one leg of each such U-shaped part being extended outwardly in a transverse direction from the open end of the U so that together these extensions define the said other portion of the carrier.

5. An arrangement according to claim 4, in which the said elements of the carrier are interconnected with each other by flexible metal connecting links.

6. An arrangement according to claim 5, in which the connecting links are inclined to the directions of extensions of the legs of the U'"'"'s.

7. A window glass mounting arrangement, comprising

flexible material in strip form and sized to extend substantially around the whole of the opening for the window glass and which is formed to define first and second channels extending longitudinally along the length of the strip and arranged substantially side-by-side and with their mouths facing in opposite directions,

the first channel being sized to fit over and grip a support member surrounding the window opening so that the second channel then runs alongside the window opening for receiving the window glass, the wall of the second channel furthest from the first channel having means for receiving a stiffening member for stiffening that wall so as to secure the window glass in the second channel, and

a reinforcing carrier completely embedded in the flexible material, reinforcing

the reinforcing carrier extending for the full length of the strip and of which a portion is generally channel-shaped and embedded in that part of the material defining the first channel and of which another, integral, portion is embedded in that part of the flexible material forming the base of the second channel,

the carrier comprising a series of side-by-side metal elements each of which has a part which is generally U-shaped, so that together these parts define the said channel-shape, one leg of each such U-shaped part being extended outwardly in a transverse direction from the open end of the U so that together these extensions define the said other portion of the carrier,

the distal ends of the legs of the U'"'"'s which are not extended in a transverse direction being interconnected by marginal connections.