Patent ID: 7076919

Claim:
An automobile window pane structure comprising: a window pane; a single hinge means for mounting the window pane to a sash of an automobile so as to allow movement of the window pane between open and closed positions; and a resin layer provided on an interior surface of the window pane along a peripheral edge portion of the window pane and serving to secure the hinge means to the window pane, the hinge means including: a base embedded in the resin layer and extending along the peripheral edge portion of the window pane; a pair of elastically deformable supporting arms for supporting the window pane, said supporting arms extending from the base and projecting from the resin layer; and attachment portions each disposed at a distal end of each supporting arm and having an attachment opening formed therein for attachment to the sash to allow each supporting arm to undergo elastic deformation for moving the window pane between the open and closed positions; wherein the base includes an elongated base body parallel spaced from the window pane, and a plurality of projecting portions disposed longitudinally along the base portion and each protruding from the base body towards the window pane so as to define a slit in the base body, the slit being filled with a material of the resin layer, and wherein the projecting portions are disposed in the vicinities of the supporting arms and projecting towards the window pane in the form of a convex curve, the projecting portions each having a hole formed centrally thereof, the projecting portions each having curved edges each spaced from the base body to define a slit therebetween.