Patent ID: 7155863

Claim:
A flush-closing multi-panel window assembly for a vehicle, the flush-closing multi-panel window assembly comprising: first and second fixed window panels; a sliding window panel of the window assembly, the sliding window panel being provided between the first and second fixed window panels when the sliding window panel is in a closed position, the sliding window panel being flush with the first and second fixed window panels when in the closed position; a seal carrier supported by the sliding window panel; an injection molded flexible bulb seal supported by at least the seal carrier, wherein the injection molded bulb seal extends around an entire periphery of the sliding window panel so as to contact the sliding window panel and cover first and second gaps adjacent the periphery of the sliding window panel when the sliding window panel is in the closed position, the first gap being covered by the bulb seal being defined by and located between the sliding window panel and the first fixed window panel, and the second gap being covered by the bulb seal being defined by and located between the sliding window panel and the second fixed window panel, and wherein the seal carrier and the bulb seal are made of different materials and are not integrally formed with one another.