Patent ID: 6240676
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B60J,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
An orientable glazing for motor vehicles having a glazing frame (2) which has an attachment flange (3), said glazing comprising a toughened window glass (4), a run of elastically deformable adhesive (18) along part of the periphery of the window glass (4) for bonding the window glass to the attachment flange (3), a profiled elastomer seal (12) laid against the window glass at least in that part of the periphery of the window glass (4) that is not covered by the run of adhesive (18), and an opening and closing mechanism (24) acting at a point near that part of the periphery of the window glass that is not covered by the run of adhesive, wherein the part of the periphery of the window glass including the run of adhesive (18) is along a front edge (5), along an upper edge, along a contour of an upper rear comer (20) of the window glass (4), and along an upper segment (A) of a rear edge (6) of the window glass (4), and wherein the opening and closing mechanism (24) is situated to act in the region of a lower rear corner (22) of the window glass (4) so as to cause the window glass to elastically bend about an axis which is angled with respect to the upper edge.