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Vehicle window assembly with louvered window

US10434844B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 16, 2013
Grant dateOct 8, 2019
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Expiry dateMay 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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