Patent · US Expired

Window structure of a vehicle body

US4405174A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 1981
Grant dateSep 20, 1983
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J10/345
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A window structure of a vehicle body, comprises an inwardly offset flange structure defining a window opening therein, the inwardly offset flange structure including inwardly bent walls which have substantially straight wall portions and curved corner wall portions each merging into adjacent two of the straight wall portions; a window panel secured to the flange structure for closing the window opening, the window panel having an edge wall which includes a plurality of substantially straight edge wall portions respectively spaced apart from the straight wall portions and a plurality of curved corner edge wall portions each merging into adjacent two of the straight edge wall portions and respectively spaced apart from the curved corner wall portions, each of the straight edge wall portions and each of the straight wall portions forming a straight gap therebetween, and each of the curved corner edge wall portions and each of the curved corner wall portions forming therebetween a curved corner gap which merges into the adjacent two of the straight gaps and which is at least partially smaller in width than each of the straight gaps; and a resilient reveal molding fitted in and lengthwi…

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