Bonding bracket for an operable vehicle window having a partially open adhesive channel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10487558-B2
Application number	US-201715459026-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2017
Priority date	Mar 15, 2017
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

An operable vehicle window includes a glass panel, a locating adapter coupled to a bottom edge of the glass panel and adhesive disposed with a glass-receiving channel of the locating adapter. The glass-receiving channel includes a first portion that engages inboard and outboard sides of the glass panel and a second portion that engages only an outboard portion of the glass panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An operable vehicle window comprising:
a glass panel;
a locating adapter coupled to a bottom edge of the glass panel having two longitudinal edges, and
an adhesive disposed within a glass-receiving channel of the locating adapter, wherein the glass-receiving channel includes a first portion having a U-shaped cross section taken vertically through the glass-receiving channel, wherein the first portion engages inboard and outboard sides of the glass panel, and a second portion having an L-shaped cross section taken vertically through the glass-receiving channel, wherein the second portion engages only the outboard side of the glass panel, and wherein the second portion extends only a partial length from one of the two longitudinal edges of the locating adapter.

2. The operable vehicle window of claim 1 , wherein the locating adapter includes a locating notch defined within a base of the locating adapter, wherein the locating notch aligns the locating adapter and the glass panel with a regulator slide of a window operating assembly.

3. The operable vehicle window of claim 1 , wherein the glass-receiving channel includes opposing first and second walls.

4. The operable vehicle window of claim 3 , wherein the first wall extends through the first and second portions of the glass-receiving channel and engages the outboard side of the glass panel.

5. The operable vehicle window of claim 4 , wherein the second wall is disposed only within the first portion and engages the inboard side of the glass panel.

6. The operable vehicle window of claim 4 , wherein the second portion of the glass-receiving channel defines an adhesive verification mechanism, wherein a portion of the adhesive between the outboard side of the glass panel and the first wall is visible through the glass panel.

7. The operable vehicle window of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first taper guide disposed proximate a transition between the first and second portions of the glass-receiving channel, wherein a squeeze-out section of the adhesive projects from the first portion and into the second portion via the first taper guide.

8. The operable vehicle window of claim 7 , further comprising:
a second taper guide disposed proximate an end of the locating adapter proximate the first portion of the glass-receiving channel, wherein the squeeze-out section of the adhesive further projects from the first portion to an area outside of the glass-receiving channel.

9. The operable vehicle window of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive includes at least one of a two-part urethane adhesive and a silicone adhesive.

10. The operable vehicle window of claim 1 , wherein the glass panel is an operable window for a front door of a vehicle.

11. A vehicle comprising:
a door;
an operable glass panel disposed within the door;
a locating adapter attached to a bottom edge of the glass panel having two longitudinal edges, and coupled with a window operating assembly, the locating adapter including a first wall that extends a full length of the locating adapter, the locating adapter further including an opposing second wall that extends only a partial length from one of the two longitudinal edges of the locating adapter to define a U-shaped first portion that includes the first and second walls and an L-shaped second portion that includes only the first wall;
an adhesive coupling the glass panel to the locating adapter, the adhesive including a squeeze-out section that projects at least partially out of a glass-receiving channel of the locating adapter; and
a locating notch defined within a base of the locating adapter that aligns the glass panel and the locating adapter with the window operating assembly, wherein the glass-receiving channel includes the first wall that engages an outboard side of the glass panel, the first wall extending through the U-shaped first portion and the L-shaped second portion of the glass-receiving channel, and wherein the glass-receiving channel includes the opposing second wall that engages an inboard side of the glass panel, wherein the opposing second wall extends only within the U-shaped first portion of the glass-receiving channel, the opposing second wall defining an open section within which the glass panel can deflect in an inward direction when the door is moved into a closed position.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the squeeze-out section of the adhesive is projected through first and second taper guides, wherein the first taper guide is disposed proximate a transition between the U-shaped first portion and the L-shaped second portion of the locating adapter, the squeeze-out section of the adhesive projecting from the U-shaped first portion and into the L-shaped second portion via the first taper guide, and wherein the second taper guide is disposed proximate an end of the locating adapter proximate the U-shaped first portion of the locating adapter, the squeeze-out section of the adhesive projecting from the U-shaped first portion to an area outside of the glass-receiving channel, wherein the adhesive is visible within the second portion through a portion of the glass panel.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Walawender Chester Stanislaus
• Ayub Muhammed
• Blanco Gabriel
• Dellock Paul Kenneth

Classifications

• E05F11/385 Primary

  Fixing of window glass to the carrier of the operating mechanism · CPC title

• B60J1/006

  characterised by fixation means such as clips, adhesive, etc. (incorporated in seal B60J10/70) · CPC title

• E05Y2900/55

  Windows · CPC title

• E05F15/689

  specially adapted for vehicle windows · CPC title

• B60J1/17

  vertically · CPC title