Patent ID: 11912109
Assignee: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A flush glass apparatus comprising:
a fixed glass having an opening;
an operation glass configured to open and close the opening of the fixed glass;
a lower rail configured to slidably support a lower portion of the operation glass and mounted on the fixed glass;
a sealing member provided below the lower rail to seal a gap between an inner surface of the fixed glass and a vehicle body;
one or more upper drain holes provided on the lower rail to discharge rainwater on the lower rail to a buffer area between the lower rail and the sealing member; and
a drain induction member interposed between the inner surface of the fixed glass and the sealing member, provided integrally with the lower rail, and providing a lower drain hole to discharge rainwater in the buffer area to the outside,
wherein the one or more upper drain holes include a front upper drain hole disposed on a front side in a longitudinal direction of the lower rail, and a rear upper drain hole disposed on a rear side in the longitudinal direction of the lower rail, and
wherein the drain induction member extends downward from the buffer area at a corresponding position between the front upper drain hole and the rear upper drain hole, and
wherein the flush glass apparatus is configured such that the rainwater draining down through the one or more upper drain holes into the buffer area flows along the sealing member towards the drain induction member and is discharged to the outside through the lower drain hole.