Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Window or window sash – sill – mullion – or glazing – Panel or panel edging – directly clamped or adhered to wall
Patent
1988-05-17
1989-02-21
Scherbel, David A.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Window or window sash, sill, mullion, or glazing
Panel or panel edging, directly clamped or adhered to wall
52400, 52302, 296 93, 296201, E06B 356, B60J 102
Patent
active
048053635
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for retaining a window panel on an outer surface of a flanged body panel of an automotive vehicle body is to be used with a curable adhesive. The apparatus utilizes a decorative trim portion adapted to bridge the space between the window panel and the flanged body panel while overlying both the outer surface of the window panel and outer metal frame of the vehicle body. The decorative trim includes a resiliently yieldable stem extruded integrally therewith and extending generally perpendicularly therefrom for insertion into the space between the window panel and the body panel. The stem includes extensions which extend generally radially outwardly therefrom and are adapted to project into the curable adhesive, thereby attaching the decorative trim portion to the vehicle body. A flange on the flanged body portion includes a plurality of holes communicating with the space between the window and the body. A plurality of retaining elements are attached to the inner surface of the flange. Each of the retaining elements has an interior portion thereof in communication with each of the openings in the flange for receiving the curable adhesive. The cross-section of this interior portion is greater than the cross-section of the openings in the flange whereby a mechanical interlock is formed between the curable adhesive, upon the curing thereof, and the inner surface of the flange.
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Scherbel David A.
Van Patten Michele A.
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