Window Trim for Use with a Fixed Window of a Vehicle

摘要

A window trim is used with a fixed window of a vehicle. The fixed window is fixed to the vehicle and has interior and exterior surfaces and a window edge. The window trim includes a trim body having a first section having a substantially linear configuration and a second section having an at least partially arcuate configuration defining a bend such that the second section extends back toward the first section and presents a contact surface engaging the window edge. The first section extends beyond the contact surface and along the interior surface. The window trim includes a reinforcement element having first and second reinforcement portions configured to correspond to the substantially linear and at least partially arcuate configurations of the trim body, respectively. The first and second reinforcement portions continuously extend as a single unit within the first and second portions, to support the trim body.

主权项

1. A fixed window assembly for a vehicle, which has an exterior and an interior, said fixed window assembly comprising:
a fixed window configured to be fixed to the vehicle and having an interior surface for facing the interior of the vehicle, an exterior surface for facing the exterior of the vehicle, and a window edge extending between said interior and exterior surfaces; and a window trim comprising:
a trim body having a first section having a substantially linear configuration and a second section having an at least partially arcuate configuration defining a bend such that said second section extends back toward said first section and presents a contact surface spaced from said first section, with said first section extending from said second section beyond said contact surface to position said first section along said interior surface of said fixed window, with said second section extending around said fixed window from said interior surface to said window edge such that said contact surface of said trim body engages said window edge of said fixed window; anda reinforcement element enveloped within said trim body, with said reinforcement element having a first reinforcement portion configured to correspond to said substantially linear configuration of said first section of said trim body and a second reinforcement portion configured to correspond to said at least partially arcuate configuration of said second section of said trim body, and with said first and second reinforcement portions of said reinforcement element continuously extending as a single unit within said first and second sections of said trim body and supporting said trim body in said substantially linear configuration and said at least partially arcuate configuration; wherein said window trim is not supported by a drain pan of the vehicle.