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US 11,673,460 · App. 16/650,455 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Fastening of trim to a window seal

Inventors: Xavier Carnoy (Thimister-Clermont, BE); Frank Bekaert (Ramillies, BE); Robert Hick (Chenee, BE); Joel Glady (Louvain-la-Neuve, BE)
Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
B60J10/36B60R13/04
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Patent No.
US 11,673,460
App. No.
16/650,455
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an element ( 100 ) for fastening trim ( 1 ) to a peripheral seal ( 10 ) of a window ( 11 ) of a vehicle, comprising at least one assembly of the clip type formed by a base ( 6 ) bearing, on the face intended to receive the trim, one or more semi-rigid clips ( 7 ), said clips comprising at least two arms between which a lug element ( 4 ) of the trim is introduced, characterized in that the fastening element ( 100 ) is formed of one piece enclosed in the peripheral seal during the moulding thereof to the window.

Claims (5)

1. An element for fastening a trim to a peripheral seal of a window of a vehicle, comprising at least one clip-type assembly constituted by a base bearing, on a face designed to receive the trim, at least two semi-rigid clips, the at least two semi-rigid clips comprising at least two arms between which a lug element of the trim is inserted, wherein the fastening element is constituted as a single component, comprising the base and the at least two semi-rigid clips, which is integrated with the peripheral seal during molding of the latter on the window, and

wherein the peripheral seal includes a wedge component on which an edge of the trim can rest, a principal body of the peripheral seal being formed with the wedge component by molding.

2. The fastening element according to claim 1 , wherein the base and the at least two semi-rigid clips are composed of a same material.

3. The fastening element according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening element is fastened to the peripheral seal of the window by encapsulation.

4. The fastening element according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two arms of the semi-rigid clips comprise polycarbonate/acrylonitrile/butadiene styrene (PC-ABS).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2021
From: CARNOY, XAVIER; BEKAERT, FRANK; HICK, ROBERT; GLADY, JOEL
To: AGC GLASS EUROPE
Reel/Frame 055216/0310 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP EP17193854 · Sep 28, 2017 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200307363A1 · Oct 1, 2020