Window molding for a vehicle

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1999-03-12

2001-05-29

Ahmad, Nasser (Department: 1772)

Stock material or miscellaneous articles

Structurally defined web or sheet

Including sheet or component perpendicular to plane of web...

C049S490100, C296S093000, C428S031000, C428S122000, C428S192000, C428S358000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06238769

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a window molding for a vehicle, and more particularly to a window molding adapted to be mounted on an edge of a vehicle's windshield having at least one of the corner portion in order to seal between the windshield and a body panel of the vehicle.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A conventional window molding for a vehicle of this kind is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent laid-open publication No. 61(1986)-222812.
This window molding includes a leg portion, a head portion, an engaging portion and a lip portion. The leg portion is arranged between an outer peripheral surface of a windshield and a body panel of a vehicle exclusive of the outer peripheral surface of a lower portion of the windshield. The leg portion has an opposite surface which is opposite to the outer peripheral surface of the windshield. The head portion is integrally formed on the leg portion which is contacted to an outer surface of an edge of the windshield. The engaging portion is integrally formed on the leg portion. The engaging portion is contacted to an inner surface of the edge of the windshield. Thereby, the edge of the windshield is sandwiched between the head portion and the engaging portion. As a result, the window molding is mounted on the windshield along an upper portion, two side portions and two corner portions of the edge of the windshield. The lip portion is integrally formed on the leg portion. The lip portion is contacted to the body panel. Thereby, the window molding seals between the windshield and the body panel. The thickness of one part of the head portion which is disposed along the corner portions is gradually increased relative to that of the other part of the head portion disposed along the upper and side portions.
In general, the window molding is mounted on the edge of the windshield while bending itself along the edge of the windshield. Therefore, a force which makes a top end of the part of the head portion disposed along the corner portions separate from the outer surface of the windshield is generated and acts on the window molding. In the above mentioned prior window molding, since the thickness of the part of the head portion disposed along the corner portions is increased, it is possible to resist the above force and therefore it is possible to prevent the head portion from separating from the outer surface of the windshield. However, the gradually changing of the thickness of the head portion requires complicated forming for the window molding and therefore the manufacturing cost of the window molding is increased.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A need exists, therefore, for a window molding which addresses at least the forgoing drawbacks of the prior art.
According to the present invention, the window molding for a vehicle includes a leg portion arranged between an outer peripheral surface of a windshield and a body panel and having an opposite surface faced to the outer peripheral surface of the windshield, a head portion integrally formed on the leg portion and having an contacting surface contacted to an outer surface of an edge of the windshield, an engaging portion integrally formed on the leg portion and contacted to an inner surface of the edge of the windshield, a lip portion integrally formed on the leg portion or the head portion and contacted to the body panel, and a core member buried into part of the head portion which is located outside of the outer peripheral surface of the windshield, and extended in the longitudinal direction of the head portion.


REFERENCES:
patent: 4477507 (1984-10-01), Kunert
patent: 4880674 (1989-11-01), Shimizu
patent: 4982529 (1991-01-01), Mesnel
patent: 61-222812 (1986-10-01), None
patent: 10-53024 (1998-02-01), None

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