Patent ID: 7604280
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for locating a glass pane in a window opening in a passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle comprising: a flange set back from an outer surface of the passenger compartment by a rim of a selected depth; an adhesive bead on the flange adhering the glass pane to the flange with the glass pane having a top edge spaced from the rim and extending beyond the adhesive bead; and at least one spacer of foam material disposed between and in contact with both the adhesive bead and the rim, the at least one spacer having; wherein the second portion abuts the rim and only one edge of the glass pane so as to establish a gap between the top edge of the glass pane and the rim; wherein the thickness of the second portion is substantially uniform along a thickness of the top edge of the glass pane; and a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion to facilitate tearing away the second portion after the adhesive bead is cured so that a presence of the spacer is not visible in the gap.