Patent ID: 6846039
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: B32B,B60J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicular window assembly suitable for use in a vehicle, said window assembly comprising: a glass panel having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a gasket for attachment to said glass panel for mounting said window assembly to the vehicle, said gasket comprising at least one of a rigid polymeric material and a flexible polymeric material, said gasket disposed adjacent at least a perimeter portion of said first surface; said glass panel and said gasket joined by an adhesive layer; said adhesive consisting essentially of urethane, said urethane adhesive disposed between said first surface of said glass panel and said gasket, said layer of urethane adhesive cured to form a load bearing joint suitable for use on the vehicle; said layer of cured urethane adhesive bonding said gasket to said first surface of said glass panel prior to installation of said assembly in the vehicle and without exposure of said bonded gasket on said second surface of said panel; and wherein said joint including said urethane adhesive is capable of withstanding a localized tensile load of at least 5 pounds per square inch without failure due to separation from the underlying glass, said localized tensile load being applied in a temperature range of −40° to 100° C., said cure of said joint being accelerated by at least one of a) heating and b) at least one chemical agent; and wherein said assembly further includes an attachment member adhesively attached to said first surface of said glass panel at a location spaced from said gasket.