Patent ID: 6250017
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A method for fitting a slideway to a door of a motor vehicle having a doorframe, as well as fixed glass and a moving glass which are separated by a fixed post, said slideway including a mounting region for a mounting on a support and a sealing region comprising at least two opposed sealing lips, the mounting region and the sealing region having a common wall region which bears at least one said sealing lip, and the sealing region having an outer wall region forming an outer covering of the slideway, said method comprising:separating the slideway longitudinally, over part of its length, into an outer portion which has at least said outer wall region, and an inner portion which has at least said mounting region and said sealing lip borne by said common wall, so that the slideway has an unseparated region in which it consists of a main portion and, from a point of separation onward, a separate region in which the main portion is split along a longitudinal cutting line to form the inner portion and the outer portion;mounting the main portion on the doorframe up to the point where the point of separation comes into line with the post; andmounting the outer portion and the inner portion on the doorframe beyond said point of separation and along the post, respectively.