IP Library Granted Patent US 8,449,016
Granted Patent B2
US 8,449,016 · App. 13/381,894 · Granted May 28, 2013

Sealing arrangement for fixed vehicle panes, method for the production and use thereof

Inventor: Alwin Timmermann (Cologne, DE)
Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
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Patent No.
US 8,449,016
App. No.
13/381,894
Granted
May 28, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sealing arrangement for vehicle panes is presented. The sealing arrangement has a mounting rail, a pane, and a cover connected by a connection point to a latching rail.

Claims (26)

1. A sealing arrangement for motor vehicle panes, comprising:

a mounting rail,

a pane,

an adhesive connection bonding the mounting rail to the pane, and

a cover connected by way of a connection point to a latching rail, wherein:

the mounting rail comprises a latching channel that is formed by a contact tongue and a support body,

the cover is latched in the latching channel with the latching rail, and

a spring element is mounted between a contact surface of the cover and the support body such that a free distance of 0.1 mm to 2 mm between a margin of a lower region of the pane and rear edge of the cover is provided.

2. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the spring element is connected to the support body.

3. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the spring element is configured as a solid material or as a hollow chamber profile.

4. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the spring element contains elastomers, thermoplastic elastomers and, preferably, ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, polybutadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, chloroprene rubber, fluororubber, silicone rubber, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, copolymers and/or mixtures thereof.

5. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the connection point has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 1 mm.

6. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at least one positioning stop is arranged on a side of the latching channel facing away from the pane.

7. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at least one positioning stop is arranged on a side of the latching channel facing the pane.

8. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the latching rail is deflectably connected to the cover.

9. The sealing arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein the positioning stop is rounded.

10. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the latching rail comprises subsections with recesses, subsections without protruding sections, or subsections with recesses and without protruding sections.

11. A method for production of a sealing arrangement, comprising:

permanently bonding a mounting rail to a pane by way of an adhesive connection,

pressing a cover with a latching rail into a latching channel beyond a positioning stop under tensioning of a spring element between a support body and a contact surface of the cover, and

effecting a reversed movement of the cover, whereby the cover moves back under relaxation of the spring element and the latching rail is pushed back against the positioning stop, the cover thus assuming a defined position relative to the pane.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the cover is connected in segments to the mounting rail.

13. The method according to claim 11 , said method being for installation of a sealing arrangement in a lower region of a motor vehicle windshield.

14. A method comprising:

using the sealing arrangement according to claim 1 in a lower region of a motor vehicle windshield and a rear region of a water box cover.

15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the defined location of the cover relative to the pane is defined by a free distance between a lower region of the pane and a rear edge of the cover.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2012
From: TIMMERMANN, ALWIN
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 027571/0755 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2009 026 369 · Aug 13, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120126567A1 · May 24, 2012