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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018264918-A1
Application number	US-201715459026-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 15, 2017
Priority date	Mar 15, 2017
Publication date	Sep 20, 2018
Grant date	—

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; and an adhesive disposed with a glass-receiving channel of the locating adapter, wherein 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.

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 method for assembling an operable window within a door of a vehicle, the method including steps of:
disposing an adhesive within a glass-receiving channel of a locating adapter; disposing a bottom edge of a glass panel within the glass-receiving channel; pressing the bottom edge of the glass panel into the adhesive to project a squeeze-out section of the adhesive from the glass-receiving channel; and curing the adhesive, wherein the adhesive within the glass-receiving channel is at least partially visible through a portion of the glass panel.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the step of pressing the bottom edge of the glass panel into the adhesive includes visually inspecting the squeeze-out section of the adhesive.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the glass-receiving channel includes first and second portions, wherein the adhesive is visible through the glass panel within the second portion of the glass-receiving channel.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising steps of:
disposing the locating adapter within a window operating assembly; and aligning a locating notch of the locating adapter with a regulator slide of the window operating assembly.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the glass-receiving channel includes opposing first and second walls, wherein the first wall extends through the first and second portions of the glass-receiving channel and engages an outboard side of the glass panel.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the second wall is disposed only within the first portion and engages an inboard side of the glass panel.

17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the squeeze-out section of an adhesive is projected through first and second taper guides, wherein the first taper guide is disposed proximate a transition between the first and second portions of the glass-receiving channel, the squeeze-out section of the adhesive projecting from the first portion and into the second portion via the first taper guide, and wherein the second taper guide is disposed proximate an end of the locating adapter proximate the first portion of the glass-receiving channel, the squeeze-out section of the adhesive projecting from the first portion to an area outside of the glass-receiving channel.

18 . 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 and coupled with a window operating assembly; 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.

19 . The vehicle of claim 18 , 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 first and second portions of the glass-receiving channel, the squeeze-out section of the adhesive projecting from the first portion and into the second portion via the first taper guide, and wherein the second taper guide is disposed proximate an end of the locating adapter proximate the first portion of the glass-receiving channel, the squeeze-out section of the adhesive projecting from the 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.

20 . The vehicle of claim 18 , wherein the glass-receiving channel includes a first wall that engages an outboard side of the glass panel, the first wall extending through first and second portions of the glass-receiving channel, and wherein the glass-receiving channel includes an opposing second wall that engages an inboard side of the glass panel, wherein the opposing second wall extends only within the 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.

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 Primary

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

• E05Y2900/55

  Windows · CPC title

• B60J1/17

  vertically · CPC title

• E05F15/689

  specially adapted for vehicle windows · CPC title