ENCAPSULATED WINDOW ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL SEAL AND METHOD OF INSTALLING SAME.

摘要

An encapsulated window assembly may be fixed or movable upon installation into an opening in a vehicle body, particularly a vehicle roof. In order to keep air, water and/or dirt from entering the passenger compartment of the vehicle, an integral seal (40) is molded onto a dielectric substrate material (44). The seal (40), upon installation of the assembly into the vehicle body opening, effectively closes the gap between the edge of the window assembly and the sheet metal surrounding the body opening, without the need for a post-applied seal, for example, a preformed bulb seal.