Patent ID: 8250812
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A slider window assembly for a motor vehicle comprising, in combination: a fixed panel formed of a single pane encircling an opening formed therein; a slider panel movable along a horizontal axis between a closed position wherein the slider panel covers the opening and an open position wherein the slider panel does not entirely close the opening; wherein said slider panel has a top edge and a bottom edge; a unitary injection-molded plastic slider frame adhesively bonded to the fixed panel; wherein the slider frame includes a sealing frame extending entirely about the opening, an upper run located above the opening and receiving the top edge of the slider panel, and a lower run located below the opening and receiving the bottom edge of the slider panel; wherein there is a substantially continuous adhesive bond between the slider frame and the fixed panel that entirely encircles the opening to form a seal entirely about the opening between the slider frame and the fixed panel; right and left vertical seal members secured to the slider frame on opposite sides of the opening and forming a seal between the sealing frame and the slider panel; a deflector secured to the slider frame and wherein the deflector and the right vertical seal member are angled relative to the slider panel with acute angles in different directions; and wherein the slider frame is formed of a rigid plastic and the right and left seal members are formed of a polymeric material softer than the plastic of the slider frame.