Fixed window glass with division bar

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11780300-B2
Application number	US-202117185830-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2021
Priority date	Feb 26, 2020
Publication date	Oct 10, 2023
Grant date	Oct 10, 2023

Abstract

A fixed window glass with a division bar, includes a fixed window glass adapted to be fixed to a vehicle and having an edge portion; and a division bar attached to the edge portion, the division bar comprising a guide portion formed in a U-shaped in section configured to guide elevating and lowering movement of an elevating window glass; wherein the division bar further comprises a first member fixed to the edge portion of the fixed window glass, and a second member to be attachable to the first member from an exterior side of the vehicle; and wherein the second member is attached to the first member, and the division bar has an exterior side surface exposed on the exterior side of the vehicle such that the exposed exterior side surface forms a flush surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fixed window glass assembly, comprising:
a fixed window glass configured to be fixed to a vehicle and having an edge portion; and
a division bar attached to the edge portion, the division bar comprising a guide portion formed in a U-shape in section configured to guide elevating and lowering movement of an elevating window glass;
wherein the division bar further comprises a first member fixed to the edge portion of the fixed window glass, and a second member to be attachable to the first member from an exterior side of the vehicle;
wherein the first member comprises a fixing portion fixed to the edge portion of the fixed window glass, a joining portion formed integrally with the fixing portion and disposed to extend along an exterior side surface of the fixed window glass, and a first guide member formed integrally with the fixing portion and disposed on an interior side of the fixed window glass; the first guide member is formed in an L-shape in section; the first guide member comprises a first convex portion projecting from the fixing portion toward an interior side of the vehicle, and a second convex portion projecting from the first convex portion rearward; the second member comprises a body portion having a decorative surface on an exterior side surface, a joined portion formed integrally with the body portion so as to be configured to be joined to the joining portion on the exterior side surface of the fixed window glass, and a second guide member formed integrally with the body portion so as to be disposed on an exterior side of the fixed window glass; the second guide member is formed in an L-shape in section; the second guide member comprises a first convex portion projecting from the body portion toward the interior side of the vehicle, and a second convex portion projecting from the body portion rearward; the joining portion of the first member comprises an interior side surface brought into close contact with the exterior side surface of the fixed window glass, and further comprises an exterior side surface having a concave portion; the joined portion of the second member comprises a convex portion formed on an interior side surface so as to be engageable with the concave portion of the exterior side surface of the joining portion of the first member; and the first guide member and the second guide member form the guide portion, which is formed in a U-shape in section; and
wherein the second member is attached to the first member, and the first member of the division bar has a first exterior side surface and the second member of the division bar has a second exterior side surface, wherein the first exterior side surface and the second exterior side surface are both exposed on the exterior side of the vehicle, wherein the first exterior side surface of the first member and the second exterior side surface of the second member are flush with each other.

2. The fixed window glass assembly according to claim 1 , wherein exterior side surfaces of the body portion, the joined portion and the second guide member, which are exposed to the exterior side of the vehicle, form a flush surface with one another.

3. The fixed window glass assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the convex portion of the joined portion comprises a projecting portion projecting along a normal line of the exterior side surface of the fixed window glass, and a folded-back portion projecting from a leading edge of the projecting portion in a direction orthogonal to the normal line.

4. The fixed window glass assembly according to claim 1 ,
wherein the joining portion and the joined portion are brought closer to each other along an in-plane direction to join the joining portion and the joined portion together, and exterior side surfaces of the body portion and the second guide member, which are exposed to the exterior side of the vehicle, form a flush surface with one another.

5. The fixed window glass assembly according to claim 2 , further comprising a buffer material interposed between joining surfaces of the joining portion and the joined portion, the buffer material being softer than the joining portion and the joined portion.

6. The fixed window glass assembly according to claim 4 , further comprising a buffer material interposed between joining surfaces of the joining portion and the joined portion, the buffer material being softer than the joining portion and the joined portion.

7. The fixed window glass assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first member and the second member are bonded together by an adhesive interposed between the first member and the second member.

8. The fixed window glass assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the first member and the second member are bonded together by an adhesive interposed between the first member and the second member.

9. The fixed window glass assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the first member and the second member are bonded together by an adhesive interposed between the first member and the second member.

10. The fixed window glass assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the first member and the second member are bonded together by an adhesive interposed between the first member and the second member.

11. The fixed window glass assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the first member and the second member are bonded together by an adhesive interposed between the first member and the second member.

12. The fixed window glass assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the joining portion at least partly has a thickness gradually increasing from an in-plane toward an out-plane of the fixed window glass in section.

Assignees

• Agc Inc

Inventors

• Hatta Naonori
• Urata Ryoichi
• Takahashi Kazuhiro
• Kosaka Yoshio

Classifications

• B60J1/10 Primary

  fixedly mounted {(B60J1/085 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60J1/17

  vertically · CPC title

• B60J5/0402

  window frame details, including sash guides and glass runs · CPC title

• B60J1/20

  Accessories, e.g. wind deflectors, blinds (antiglare provisions B60J3/00; wind deflectors associated with roof openings B60J7/22; removable external protective coverings for windows or windscreens B60J11/08 {; aerodynamical spoiler for vehicles B62D35/00;} heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas H05B3/84) · CPC title

• B60J10/78

  adjacent to corner pieces, mirror supports or quarter windows · CPC title