Vehicle window assembly with louvered window
US10434844B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB32B17/10779
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A window assembly for a vehicle includes a plurality of window panels arranged with at least one pair of adjacent window panels, with adjacent edge portions of adjacent ones of the window panels joined by a respective molded joining element. The adjacent edge portions joined by a respective molded joining element are offset or non-coplanar. The molded joining element may comprise an encapsulation that at least partially receives a perimeter edge portion of at least one of the adjacent window panels. The molded joining element may at least partially receive a rear perimeter edge portion of a forward window panel and may not overlap an outer surface of the forward window panel, with the molded joining element at least partially receiving a front perimeter edge portion of a rearward window panel.
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