Quarter glass assembly for a vehicle and a manufacturing method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12330480-B2
Application number	US-202218083065-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2022
Priority date	Jul 20, 2022
Publication date	Jun 17, 2025
Grant date	Jun 17, 2025

Abstract

A quarter glass assembly for a vehicle includes a glass window and a plastic glass disposed adjacent to the glass window and forming, with the glass window, a partitioned quarter glass. The assembly includes decorative members integrally provided to cover edges of one side and an opposite side of the plastic glass and provided vertically with respect to the front of the quarter glass, a main trim piece provided to surround a rim of the glass window and upper and lower portions of the plastic glass, and a molding member provided to integrate the glass window and the plastic glass by including the decorative members and the main trim piece.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A quarter glass assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
a glass window;
a plastic glass disposed adjacent to the glass window and forming, with the glass window, a partitioned quarter glass;
decorative members integrally provided to cover edges of one side and an opposite side of the plastic glass and provided vertically with respect to the front of the quarter glass;
a main trim piece provided to surround a rim of the glass window and upper and lower portions of the plastic glass; and
a molding member provided to integrate the glass window and the plastic glass by including the decorative members and the main trim piece.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the decorative members comprise a front trim piece and a rear trim piece provided to implement two lines.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plastic glass is made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or polycarbonate (PC).

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plastic glass is provided to have a relatively thick thickness compared with the glass window.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plastic glass is provided to have a visible light transmittance of from 5% to 30% or less in black color and is selectively coated on one surface exposed to an exterior side.

6. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the plastic glass is provided such that a shape of the one surface exposed to the exterior side between the front trim piece and the rear trim piece for implementing the two lines is selectively engraved or embossed.

7. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the molding member is provided with a plurality of boss members protruding at a boundary position between the glass window and the plastic glass and disposed to face a panel fixed to an interior side.

8. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the molding member is provided with a fastening member configured to be fastened to an insert bolt in a state in which the insert bolt inserted at a boundary position between the glass window and the plastic glass penetrates a panel fixed to an interior side.

9. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the decorative members are provided to partially cover the edges of the one side and the opposite side of the plastic glass, thereby forming a space for inserting the insert bolt at the boundary position.

10. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a blocking layer selectively applied to an inner surface of the glass window and the plastic glass and provided to shield interior trim including a panel fixed to the interior side from the outside.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp
• Se Jin Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kong Nak Kyoung
• Wang Sang Heon
• Moon Chan Joo
• Kim Kyung Hwan
• Jang Pil Gu
• Son Min Hyung

Classifications

• B60J1/10 Primary

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

• B60R13/04 Primary

  External} Ornamental or guard strips; Ornamental inscriptive devices {thereon (fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates by means of clips F16B5/12) · CPC title

• B60J1/007

  received in frames to be attached to vehicle · CPC title

• B60J1/003

  Rear seat windscreens · 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