Method of assembling window glass and quarter glass into vehicle door

摘要

A method of assembling a window glass and quarter glass 4 into a vehicle door comprises the steps of providing a vehicle door with a door panel and a door frame, providing a quarter glass 4 and a window glass, providing a lower bar 2b of a divider bar and an upper bar 2a of a divider bar and providing a glass run 6. The upper bar 2a of the divider bar includes an integral glass seal 5 for the quarter glass 4. The method further comprises the steps of installing the lower bar 2b into the door panel, attaching part of the glass run 6 to the upper bar 2a, attaching the glass seal 5 around the periphery of the quarter glass 4 to form a quarter glass assembly, attaching the glass run 6 to parts of the door frame, installing the window glass into the door, connecting the upper bar 2a and lower bar 2b to form a divider bar and attaching the quarter glass assembly and the remainder of the glass run 6 to the door frame. The method may also comprise the step of attaching the glass run to the upper bar 2a. Alternatively the upper bar may include an integral glass run. Also provided is a vehicle door glass subassembly comprising a bar and a glass run, the bar having an integral glass seal.