Molding for windshield of automobile and its molding apparatus

Details Molding for windshield of automobile and its molding apparatus Molding for windshield of automobile and its molding apparatus

1990-10-22

1992-07-28

Cherry, Johnny D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Storm-front shield, apron, or robe

296154, E04B 162

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051335379

ABSTRACT:
A molding is disclosed and is adapted to be fit into a gap defined about a periphery of an automobile windshield between the windshield and a window frame of the automobile. The molding includes a main body portion including an elongated upper molding section adapted to extend along an outer periphery of the windshield, and a pair of elongated side molding sections adapted to extend along opposing side peripheries of the windshield. Each of the upper and side molding sections includes an inner portion adapted to extend into the gap between the windshield periphery and the window frame, and an outer portion adapted to overlie an outer surface of the windshield. The outer portion has a rain water guide groove formed therein longitudinally along a side of each of the side molding sections. The guide groove is gradually reduced in thickness along the elongated main body portion from predetermined locations on the side molding sections to predetermined locations on the upper molding sections, such that the guide groove is gradually reduced in width and is absent along substantially an entire length of the upper molding section. In addition, the molding includes a decoration member bonded to an outer surface of the main body portion. The elongated main body portion is a continuous unitarily molded element.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4757659 (1988-07-01), Miyakawa et al.
patent: 4765936 (1988-08-01), Ballocca
patent: 4865796 (1989-09-01), Tamura et al.

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