Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – Plural strip – slat – or panel type – Movably interconnected
Patent
1990-04-03
1991-09-24
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
Plural strip, slat, or panel type
Movably interconnected
16225, 296107, E06B 348
Patent
active
050506633
ABSTRACT:
A hinge and a weather seal are provided for connecting together two adjacent panes in a rear window of an automobile having a fold-down convertible top. The hinge comprises a bonded flexible material, overlapping each adjacent peripheral edge portion of the two panes, on each interior of the rear window surface. The flexible material is preferably bonded to a ceramic frit trim coating located on each adjacent edge portion of the panes so as to screen the flexible material from degradative ultraviolet radiation. The bonded flexible material may comprise a silicone-coated glass fiber cloth having a silicone adhesive thereon for bonding the cloth to the panes. Alternatively, the bonded flexible material may comprise a vinyl-backed cotton fabric dielectrically bonded to the panes. A weather seal, flush with the two panes, is included within a gap located between opposing end portions of the panes. The weather seal may comprise a fluoropolymer resin strip bonded with a silicone adhesive to the end portions of the panes. The weather seal serves to protect the bonded flexible material from environmental degradation.
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DeBolt Michael A.
Dickie Ray A.
Rhoads Barbra D.
Ford Motor Company
May Roger L.
Porcari Damian
Ramirez Ramon O.
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