Rear window with an alarm lamp for a vehicle

• US 5,410,455 A
• Filed: 03/31/1994
• Issued: 04/25/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited (AGC, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited (AGC, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hashimoto, Hideyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Cole, Richard R.
• Application Number:
  US08/221,260
• Time in Patent Office: 390 Days
• Field of Search: 362/61, 362/80.1, 362/80, 362/368, 362/382, 340/479
• US Class Current: 362/503
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/70 specially adapted for windows or windscreens
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/302 mounted in the vicinity, e.g. in the middle, of a rear window

Abstract

A rear window structure with an alarm lamp for a vehicle has a gasket to be attached to a rear frame in a vehicle body, a rear window glass sheet, and a holder provided with a glass sheet fitting portion and an alarm lamp holding portion, wherein the holder is provided between the gasket and a peripheral edge portion of the glass sheet; the holder is firmly secured by fitting the glass sheet to the glass sheet fitting portion; the alarm lamp holding portion opens to the backward of the vehicle body; and an alarm lamp is held by the alarm lamp holding portion.

Claims

1. A rear window structure with an alarm lamp for a vehicle which comprises:

a gasket to be attached to a rear frame in a vehicle body,

a rear window glass sheet, and

a holding member provided with a glass sheet fitting portion and an alarm lamp holding portion, wherein

the holding member is provided between the gasket and a peripheral edge portion of the glass sheet;

the holding member is firmly secured by fitting the glass sheet to the glass sheet fitting portion;

the alarm lamp holding portion is disposed on a side of said rear window glass sheet which is outside of said vehicle and said holding portion includes an opening which opens away from said rear window glass sheet and in a rearward direction relative to said vehicle when said rear window glass sheet is installed; and

an alarm lamp is held by the alarm lamp holding portion in said opening.

2. The rear window structure according to claim 1, wherein the gasket is formed integrally with a peripheral edge portion of the glass sheet, and the holding member is fitted to and secured by the glass sheet fitting portion of the holding member.

3. The rear window structure according to claim 1, wherein the holding member and the gasket are formed integrally with and secured to a peripheral edge portion of the glass sheet when the gasket is molded.

4. A rear window structure with an alarm lamp for a vehicle which comprises:

a rear window glass sheet to be attached to a rear frame in a vehicle body by means of a gasket, and

a holding member provided with a glass sheet fitting portion and an alarm lamp holding portion, said alarm lamb holding portion disposed on a side of said rear window glass sheet which is outside of said vehicle and said holding portion includes an opening which opens away from said rear window glass sheet and in a rearward direction relative to said vehicle when said rear window glass sheet is installed, the holding member being provided between the glass sheet and the gasket,

wherein the holding member is secured to a peripheral portion of the glass sheet by the glass sheet fitting portion, and

an alarm lamp is attached by means of the alarm lamp holding portion of the holding member.

5. The rear window structure according to claim 4, wherein the gasket is formed integrally with a peripheral edge portion of the glass sheet, and the holding member is fitted to and secured by the glass sheet fitting portion of the holding member.

6. The rear window structure according to claim 4, wherein the holding member and the gasket are formed integrally with and secured to a peripheral edge portion of the glass sheet when the gasket is molded.

7. A rear window structure with an alarm lamp for a vehicle which comprises:

a rear window glass sheet,

a holding member provided with a glass sheet fitting portion and an alarm lamp holding portion, said alarm lamp holding portion disposed on a side of said rear window glass sheet which is outside of said vehicle and said holding portion includes an opening which opens away from said rear window glass sheet and in a rearward direction relative to said vehicle when said rear window glass sheet is installed,

a gasket formed integrally with the holding member at a peripheral edge portion of the glass sheet, and

an alarm lamp attached by means of the alarm lamp holding portion of the holding member.

8. A rear window structure with an alarm lamp for a vehicle comprising:

a rear window glass sheet;

a holding member including an upper band portion, an intermediate band portion and a lower band portion;

said upper band portion and said intermediate band portion disposed on a side of said window glass sheet which is outside of said vehicle when said window glass sheet is installed, and wherein a spacing is provided between said upper band portion and said intermediate band portion such that an alarm lamp holding portion is defined between said upper band portion and said intermediate band portion, and wherein an alarm lamp is at least partially disposed and held in said alarm lamp holding portion, and further wherein said intermediate band portion is disposed between said window glass and said alarm lamp holding portion; and

wherein said intermediate band portion and said lower band portion are spaced from one another and define a glass receiving portion therebetween, and wherein said rear window glass sheet is received in said glass receiving portion.

9. The rear window structure of claim 8, wherein said alarm lamp holding portion has a V-shaped cross-section.

10. The rear window of claim 8, further including a gasket which extends over said upper band portion and said lower band portion of said holding member.

11. The rear window structure of claim 10, wherein said gasket further includes portions in contact with said rear window glass sheet.

12. The rear window structure of claim 11, wherein said portions of said gasket in contact with said rear window glass sheet are adjacent said intermediate band portion of said holding member, and further wherein said portions of said gasket are disposed between said alarm lamp and said rear window glass sheet.

13. The rear window structure of claim 12, wherein said gasket extends over said upper band portion of said holding member and adjacent to said alarm lamp on an upper side of said alarm lamp.

14. The rear window structure of claim 10, wherein said gasket extends over said upper band portion of said holding member and adjacent to said alarm lamp on an upper side of said alarm lamp.

15. A rear window structure with an alarm lamp comprising:

a rear window glass sheet including an inner surface, an outer surface, and an edge surface disposed between said inner and outer surfaces;

a holding member at least partially disposed on said outer surface of said rear window glass sheet, said holding member including an alarm lamp holding portion, and wherein an alarm lamp is disposed in said alarm lamp holding portion; and

a gasket extending at least partially over said holding member such that when said rear window structure is mounted on a vehicle said gasket is disposed between said holding member and a frame of the vehicle;

wherein when viewed in cross-section at least one of said gasket and said holding member extends from said outer surface of said rear window glass, along said edge surface and to said inner surface.

16. The rear window structure of claim 15, wherein each of said gasket and said holding member extend from the outer surface of said rear window glass to the inner surface of the window glass, and wherein said holding member is disposed between said gasket and said rear window glass at least along said edge surface.

17. The rear window structure of claim 15, wherein said gasket includes an upper portion which extends beyond an extension of said holding member such that said upper portion of said gasket is adjacent an upper side of said alarm lamp.

18. The rear window structure of claim 15, wherein said gasket includes portions disposed between a lower side of said alarm lamp and said outer surface of said rear window glass sheet.

19. The rear window structure of claim 15, wherein said holding member includes an intermediate portion disposed between said alarm lamp and said outer surface of said rear window glass sheet, and further wherein said holding member extends from said intermediate portion along said edge surface of said rear window glass sheet and to a lower portion of said holding member, and wherein said lower portion of said holding member is adjacent said inner surface of said rear window glass sheet.

20. The rear window structure of claim 19, wherein said gasket extends over said lower portion of said holding member and into contact with said inner surface of said rear window glass sheet such that said gasket extends inside of said holding member on said inner surface of said rear window glass sheet with respect to a direction extending from a periphery of said rear window glass sheet to a center thereof.

21. The rear window structure of claim 20, wherein said gasket extends over an upper portion of said holding member and adjacent said alarm lamp.

22. The rear window structure of claim 21, wherein said gasket further includes a portion disposed between said alarm lamp and said outer surface of said rear window glass sheet.