Modular window frame system for automotive vehicles.

摘要

An integrated window frame and glass run channel (10) for a door (20) of an automotive vehicle has an elongated core (30) having opposite ends (26, 28) adapted to be attached within the interior of a vehicle door (20). The core (30) is generally "U"-shaped in cross-section with a pair of legs (32, 36) joined by a web (34). The web (34) and one of the legs (32) are hollow and receive a structural pillar (44) at each end of the core (30). An elastomeric cover (46) is bonded to the core (30) and provides a glass run channel (52) adapted to slidably receive edge portions of a window pane (18).