Movable or removable closures – With means mounting closure for reciprocation – With latch or lock
Patent
1994-09-02
1995-10-31
Kannan, Philip C.
Movable or removable closures
With means mounting closure for reciprocation
With latch or lock
E05D 1516
Patent
active
054618304
ABSTRACT:
A one-piece glass run guide for retaining and smoothly guiding a slidable vehicle window includes a polymeric strip having a substantially U-shaped transverse cross section including a base, an inboard leg having a projecting lip portion which engages an interior surface of a slidable vehicle window, and an outboard leg having a projecting lip portion which engages an exterior surface of the slidable vehicle window. The glass run guide can be formed such as by injection or compression molding, extruded, or can be formed from a combination of molded and extruded portions. The one-piece glass run guide of the invention is formed of a fiber reinforced polymer having sufficient strength and rigidity to counter forces exerted by the sliding vehicle window to prevent undesirable inboard, outboard, forward and rearward movement of the window, while at least the surfaces of the lip portions which contact the surfaces of the slidable vehicle window are low friction, non-abrasive surfaces which facilitate smooth movement of the window as it is raised or lowered. The invention, therefore, performs, with a one-piece guide, two different functions which are conventionally performed by separate components.
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GenCorp Inc.
Hudak Daniel J.
Kannan Philip C.
Rywalski Robert F.
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