Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Patent
1985-07-31
1987-07-14
Reeves, Robert B.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
296 84A, 296 84D, 296 31P, B62D 2510, B62D 2700, B60J 102
Patent
active
046798455
ABSTRACT:
The windshield is adhesively secured on the firewall or other vehicle body structure with the lower edge of the windshield extending forwardly and downwardly from the point of attachment. The windshield plate is molded plastic and has an integral channel member at the rearward edge thereof defining a groove which receives the lower edge of the windshield and contains a groove-shaped elastomeric member which seals and retains but permits limited lateral movement of the windshield plate relative to the fixed windshield. The windshield plate is preferably formed of separate left-hand and right-hand portions, one having a longitudinally extending groove and the other having a longitudinally extending tongue member which extends into the groove in order to retain the left and right-hand portions together and yet permit relative lateral movement between the left and right-hand portions. In addition, the left and right-hand portions have downwardly and forwardly angled forward edge portions which extend underneath the hood in order to conceal the engine compartment from view through the opening between the hood and the windshield plate.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1829751 (1931-11-01), Ledwinka
patent: 3637254 (1972-01-01), LaPointe et al.
patent: 4402537 (1983-09-01), Gallitzendorfer et al.
Detampel Heinz
Hillemann Frank
Jobst Wolfgang
Prien Manfred
General Motors Corporation
Leahy Charles E.
Pedder Dennis H.
Reeves Robert B.
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