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Granted Patent B2
US 12,358,349 · App. 17/935,628 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Vehicle window assembly with bonded perimeter frame

Inventors: Darin J. Snider (Holland, MI); David L. Guillozet (Hamilton, MI); Michael J. Hulst (Holland, MI)
Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
B60J1/007B60J1/006B60J1/10B60J1/18
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Patent No.
US 12,358,349
App. No.
17/935,628
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicular window assembly includes a window panel having an inner side and an outer side separated from the inner side by a thickness of the window panel. The window panel has a perimeter edge that spans between the inner side and the outer side. A perimeter frame includes a plastic inner frame portion and a polymeric outer frame portion disposed at an outer surface of the inner frame portion. The inner frame portion has an attaching element that is adhesively bonded at the inner side of the window panel to attach the perimeter frame to the window panel. With the attaching element adhesively bonded at the inner side of the window panel, the outer frame portion receives and seals against the perimeter edge of the window panel.

Claims (34)

1. A vehicular window assembly, the vehicular window assembly comprising:

a window panel, wherein the window panel has an inner side and an outer side separated from the inner side by a thickness of the window panel, and wherein the window panel has a perimeter edge that spans between the inner side and the outer side;

a perimeter frame comprising (i) a plastic inner frame portion, and (ii) a polymeric outer frame portion disposed at a first side of the inner frame portion;

wherein the inner frame portion comprises a first material and the outer frame portion comprises a second material different from the first material;

wherein the inner frame portion comprises an attaching element that is adhesively bonded at the inner side of the window panel to attach the perimeter frame to the window panel; and

wherein, with the attaching element adhesively bonded at the inner side of the window panel, the outer frame portion receives and seals against the perimeter edge of the window panel.

2. The vehicular window assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first material of the inner frame portion comprises an engineered plastic material.

3. The vehicular window assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second material of the outer frame portion comprises a deformable material that conforms to the perimeter edge of the window panel when the attaching element is adhesively bonded at the inner side of the window panel.

4. The vehicular window assembly of claim 1 , wherein a bezel element is attached at an edge region of the perimeter frame.

5. The vehicular window assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer frame portion is overmolded along the first side of the inner frame portion.

6. The vehicular window assembly of claim 1 , wherein, when the vehicular window assembly is installed at a vehicle, a second side of the inner frame portion opposite the first side is adhesively bonded to an outer surface of the vehicle at a mounting region.

7. The vehicular window assembly of claim 6 , wherein the second side of the inner frame portion is separated from the first side of the inner frame portion by a thickness of the inner frame portion, and wherein the inner frame portion comprises a uniform thickness between the second side and the first side.

8. The vehicular window assembly of claim 6 , wherein the inner frame portion comprises a shape configured to correspond to the outer surface of the vehicle at the mounting region.

9. The vehicular window assembly of claim 1 , wherein, when the perimeter frame is attached to the window panel, the perimeter frame is disposed along a perimeter region of the window panel and at least partially circumscribes the window panel.

10. The vehicular window assembly of claim 9 , wherein, when the perimeter frame is attached to the window panel, the perimeter frame fully circumscribes the window panel.

11. The vehicular window assembly of claim 1 , wherein the window panel comprises a glass window panel.

12. The vehicular window assembly of claim 1 , wherein the vehicular window assembly comprises a vehicular side window configured to mount at a side portion of a vehicle.

13. A vehicular window assembly, the vehicular window assembly comprising:

a window panel, wherein the window panel has an inner side and an outer side separated from the inner side by a thickness of the window panel, and wherein the window panel has a perimeter edge that spans between the inner side and the outer side;

a perimeter frame comprising (I) a plastic inner frame portion, and (ii) a polymeric outer frame portion disposed at a first side of the inner frame portion;

wherein the inner frame portion comprises a first material and the outer frame portion comprises a second material different from the first material;

wherein the inner frame portion comprises an attaching element that is adhesively bonded at the inner side of the window panel to attach the perimeter frame to the window panel;

wherein, with the attaching element adhesively bonded at the inner side of the window panel, the outer frame portion receives and seals against the perimeter edge of the window panel;

wherein the second material of the outer frame portion comprises a deformable material that conforms to the perimeter edge of the window panel when the attaching element is adhesively bonded at the inner side of the window panel; and

wherein, when the vehicular window assembly is installed at a vehicle, a second side of the inner frame portion opposite the first side is adhesively bonded to an outer surface of the vehicle at a mounting region.

14. The vehicular window assembly of claim 13 , wherein the first material of the inner frame portion comprises an engineered plastic material.

15. The vehicular window assembly of claim 13 , wherein a bezel element is attached at an edge region of the perimeter frame.

16. The vehicular window assembly of claim 13 , wherein the outer frame portion is overmolded along the first side of the inner frame portion.

17. The vehicular window assembly of claim 13 , wherein the second side of the inner frame portion is separated from the first side of the inner frame portion by a thickness of the inner frame portion, and wherein the inner frame portion comprises a uniform thickness between the second side and the first side.

18. The vehicular window assembly of claim 13 , wherein the inner frame portion comprises a shape configured to correspond to the outer surface of the vehicle at the mounting region.

19. The vehicular window assembly of claim 13 , wherein, when the perimeter frame is attached to the window panel, the perimeter frame is disposed along a perimeter region of the window panel and at least partially circumscribes the window panel.

20. The vehicular window assembly of claim 19 , wherein, when the perimeter frame is attached to the window panel, the perimeter frame fully circumscribes the window panel.

21. The vehicular window assembly of claim 13 , wherein the window panel comprises a glass window panel.

22. The vehicular window assembly of claim 13 , wherein the vehicular window assembly comprises a vehicular side window configured to mount at a side portion of a vehicle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2025
From: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
To: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 071070/0085 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2025
From: SNIDER, DARIN J.; GUILLOZET, DAVID L.; HULST, MICHAEL J.
To: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 071058/0536 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63261839 · Sep 30, 2021
Related Publication 20230094469A1 · Mar 30, 2023
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