Patent ID: 8328975

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a fixed window assembly, having a fixed window pane, a division post, an upper reveal having a fixed window segment, an outer belt having a fixed window segment, and an encapsulation, for a door of a motor vehicle utilizing a mold assembly including an upper mold and a lower mold having a plurality of receiving areas, the method comprising the steps of: placing the fixed window pane in one of the plurality of receiving areas of the lower mold; placing the fixed window segment of the upper reveal in one of the plurality of receiving areas of the lower mold adjacent to a portion of the fixed window pane; placing the fixed window segment of the outer belt in one of the plurality of receiving areas of the lower mold adjacent to a portion of the fixed window pane; injecting plastic material into the mold assembly; curing the plastic material to form the encapsulation securing the upper reveal and the outer belt to the fixed window pane; removing the fixed window assembly, including the upper reveal and the outer belt secured to the fixed window pane by the encapsulation, from the mold assembly; and securing the division post to the encapsulation subsequent to the step of removing the fixed window assembly, including the upper reveal and the outer belt secured to the fixed window pane by the encapsulation, from the mold assembly.