Carrier member with specific seal channel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016288630-A1
Application number	US-201615084283-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 29, 2016
Priority date	Mar 30, 2015
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A carrier component for a vehicle, e.g. in the form of an assembly or module carrier for a vehicle door is provided. The carrier component comprises a sealing channel at least in a protruding region in which a portion for a functional component protruding beyond the edge of the carrier base surface or for a functional component arranged to protrude from the carrier component extends across the sealing channel in cross-section is formed by at least two legs which each define an outer edge of the sealing channel and whose ends lie in a channel plane which extends inclined relative to a carrier plane defined by the carrier base surface, so that the sealing channel is open in a direction in space defining the carrier plane and a seal also can easily be injection-molded to the carrier component in the protruding region.

First claim

1 .- 18 . (canceled)

19 . A carrier component for a vehicle, comprising
a carrier base surface on which functional components of a window lifter are provided and which defines a carrier plane in which the carrier base surface substantially extends, and at least one sealing channel extending along an edge region of the carrier component, with a seal at least partly accommodated therein, by means of which the carrier component can sealingly be mounted on a vehicle part, wherein at least one functional component of the window lifter protrudes beyond an outer edge of the carrier base surface or is arranged to protrude from the carrier component, so that a portion of this functional component protruding beyond the edge of the carrier base surface, a portion of the carrier component carrying the functional component or a portion of a component carrying the functional component and attached to the carrier component extends across at least a part of the sealing channel, and wherein at least in a protruding region in which the portion extends across the sealing channel, the sealing channel in cross-section is formed by at least two legs which each define an outer edge of the sealing channel and whose ends lie in a channel plane which extends inclined relative to the carrier plane, so that the sealing channel is open in a direction in space defining the carrier plane.

20 . The carrier component according to claim 19 , wherein the sealing channel is J- or L-shaped in cross-section at least in the protruding region.

21 . The carrier component according to claim 19 , wherein the sealing channel is U- or V-shaped in cross-section at least in the protruding region.

22 . The carrier component according to claim 19 , wherein the at least two legs have different lengths.

23 . The carrier component according to claim 19 , wherein the at least two legs are formed to protrude from the carrier base surface.

24 . The carrier component according to claim 19 , wherein the at least two legs are connected with each other via a channel bottom of the sealing channel extending between the same.

25 . The carrier component according to claim 24 , wherein the two legs extend at different angles to the channel bottom.

26 . The carrier component according to claim 25 , wherein the at least two legs have different lengths and a first shorter leg extends at an angle to the channel bottom which is smaller than an angle at which a second longer leg extends to the channel bottom.

27 . The carrier component according to claim 24 , wherein one of the legs extends at an obtuse angle to the channel bottom.

28 . The carrier component according to claim 19 , wherein one of the legs lies at the edge of the carrier base surface.

29 . The carrier component according to claim 19 , wherein the sealing channel is formed to extend around the edge of the carrier component and includes at least two regions which are different from each other in cross-section and/or at least two sealing channels different in cross-section are provided on the carrier component.

30 . An assembly, comprising a carrier component according to claim 19 and a vehicle part which includes a sealing surface extending inclined relative to the carrier base surface, against which the carrier component sealingly rests in the region of the seal.

31 . A method for manufacturing the seal on a carrier component according to claim 19 , wherein the seal is manufactured from an expandable sealing material and the expandable sealing material is dosed into the at least one sealing channel in liquid form in a quantity such that after expansion of the sealing material the seal is supported on the at least two legs.

32 . The method according to claim 31 , wherein the sealing material is introduced into the sealing channel via a dosing head of a dosing tool, and
during introduction of the sealing material the carrier component at least temporarily is held inclined relative to the horizontal, and/or during introduction of the sealing material the dosing head at least temporarily is held inclined relative to the vertical.

33 . The method according to claim 32 , wherein the sealing channel is formed to extend around the edge of the carrier component and includes at least two regions which are different from each other in cross-section and/or at least two sealing channels different in cross-section are provided on the carrier component, and depending on region or sealing channel the carrier component and the dosing head are aligned differently relative to each other.

34 . The method according to claim 33 , wherein for an introduction of sealing material into the sealing channel outside the protruding region the carrier component is aligned such that the carrier plane substantially extends along the horizontal.

35 . The method according to claim 34 , wherein the carrier component is inclined with respect to the horizontal and/or the dosing head is inclined with respect to the vertical, in order to introduce sealing material in the protruding region into the sealing channel including the at least two legs.

36 . The method according to claim 32 , wherein the carrier component inclined relative to the horizontal is transported to a deposition site, after the sealing material has properly been provided thereon.

Assignees

• Brose Fahrzeugteile

Inventors

• Oertel Nico
• Angermueller Melanie
• Salhoff Thomas
• Heppner Matthias
• Krause David
• Mantel Robert
• Bernhard Andre
• Salzmann Michael

Classifications

• B60J5/0468 Primary

  Fixation or mounting means specific for door components (fasteners in general F16B21/00) · CPC title

• B60J5/0418

  Water or sound barrier, e.g. watershields or seals between dry/wet compartment, sound or vibration dampers · CPC title

• F16M13/02

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title

• F16J15/10

  with non-metallic packing · CPC title

• B60J5/00 Primary

  Doors (B60J10/00 takes precedence; window aspects B60J1/00 {; side board or tailgate structures for open load compartments B62D33/023}) · CPC title