FLEXIBLE GLASS RUN WITH RIGID MOLDED SUPPORT.

摘要

A vehicle door glass run (32) including a header section (26), and first and second end sections that extend into the door well (16) of the vehicle door (10) below the vehicle belt line. Each section of the glass run (32) includes a flexible metal insert (70) that has been stamped and rolled into a configuration such that a cross section of the insert includes two adjacent U-shaped portions (72) and a tab portion (76). An outer layer (68) is extruded around the shaped of the insert. The outer layer (68) defines a glass run channel (100) that accepts a vehicle window (22) and a sealing configuration (112). Plastic support members (116) are molded to the sections that extend into the door well (16). A bracket (56) attached to or integral with the glass run (32) allows the glass run to be connected to a trim panel (14) within the door well (16). panel (14) within the door well (16).