Methods of joining members, forming molded portions with members, securing inserts with members, and joined members, such as for a frame or a frame for a fenestration unit, formed thereby, are disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes placing a first member with a first cavity in a joining position, placing a second member proximate the first cavity of the first member in the joining position, injecting a resin into the first cavity, allowing the resin to solidify at least partially to join the first member and second member to form a joined member, and removing the joined member from the joining position. Optionally, the joined member can be formed in a fixture, can include molded portions formed by the resin, and/or can include inserts held in place by the resin. Further, members without cavities can form a cavity that can receive the resin.

A window molding apparatus includes an upper mold, a lower mold under the upper mold, and a side mold under the upper mold and adjacent to at least one side of the lower mold. The upper mold includes a first surface, the lower mold includes a second surface having a portion facing the first surface, and the side mold includes a third surface. The first surface includes a first flat surface and a first bent surface extending from the first flat surface, the second surface includes a second flat surface facing the first flat surface and a second bent surface extending from the second flat surface, and the third surface includes a third bent surface contacting one end of the first bent surface and facing the second bent surface.

There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which an air bubble can be made difficult to be left behind between a lamination glass member and the interlayer film when laminated glass is obtained. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention contains a thermoplastic resin and has a portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is increased in a direction from one end to the other end in the region where the thickness is increased, has a portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is decreased in a direction from one end to the other end in the region where the thickness is increased, has a portion where the wedge angle is increased in a direction from one end to the other end in the region where the sectional shape in the thickness direction is a wedge-like shape, or has a portion where the wedge angle is decreased in a direction from one end to the other end in the region where the sectional shape in the thickness direction is a wedge-like shape, and the ten-point average roughness Rz of the surface at a center position of the portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is increased, the portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is decreased, the portion where the wedge angle is increased, or the portion where the wedge angle is decreased is 20 m or more.

A mesh to flexible screen frame laminator includes a first table with a horizontal surface and an alignment fence, a second table that is lower than the first table and a first pair of selectively driven heater rollers which are shiftable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the first table. A cradle is located adjacent the first table and above the second table and at least a portion of the cradle is shiftable between a raised position and a lowered position, the raised position being substantially coplanar with the first table. A second pair of selectively driven heater rollers is shiftable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the second table and is oriented transversely to the first pair of heater rollers. A third table is located adjacent the second table and at a height substantially coplanar with the second table.

There is provided an interlayer film for a laminated glass having improved appearance which has a MD and TD direction; and one end, and another end being opposite side of and thicker than the one end. The one end and other end are positioned on both sides of the interlayer film in the TD direction. When the distance between the one end and other end is X, the absolute value for the difference between the largest and smallest thermal shrinkage ratios from among three thermal shrinkage ratios is 15% or less. The three thermal shrinkage ratios are positioned from the one end towards the other end in MD direction with a first thermal shrinkage ratio at 150 C. at a first position at 0.05X, a second thermal shrinkage ratio at 150 C. at a second position at 0.5X, and a third thermal shrinkage ratio at 150 C. at a third position at 0.95X.

There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the visibility can be made uniform over the whole area of laminated glass. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention contains a thermoplastic resin and a heat shielding compound and has one end and the other end being at the opposite side of the one end and having a thickness thicker than the one end, the absolute value of a difference between the thickness of a thickest portion and the thickness of a thinnest portion is 0.1 mm or more, and in a sheet of laminated glass prepared by sandwiching the interlayer film between two sheets of heat ray-absorbing plate glass with a thickness of 2.1 mm, the absolute value of a difference between the visible light transmittance at the thickest portion of the interlayer film and the visible light transmittance at the thinnest portion of the interlayer film is 4% or less.

An economical method of manufacturing a plastic glazing panel having an encapsulation for aesthetic purposes and to enhance the sealing of the glazing panel to the vehicle is presented. This method includes the steps of forming a plastic panel having an A-side and B-side; printing an opaque border from an ink with the border being in contact with the B-side of the panel and substantially encircling the perimeter of the panel; curing the ink of the opaque border; applying a weatherable layer on the printed border and the plastic panel; curing the weatherable layer; depositing an abrasion resistant layer on the weatherable layer; placing the plastic panel into a mold having a soft gasket; injecting an elastomeric material to form an encapsulation that substantially encircles the perimeter of the plastic panel and encompasses the A-side; B-side and edge of the plastic panel; and removing the plastic panel from the mold.

A cooktop for a fixed or mobile cooking appliance, including a base plate, at least a part, or all, of a peripheral outer edge of a window being in the plane of a peripheral outer edge of the base plate, at least one end plate which is made of different material than that of a seal and is disposed above or on the seal, at least a part of an outer surface of the seal which is located between an outer surface of the base plate and an outer surface of the window being covered by the end plate.

A glass encapsulation structure and an injection molding device are provided. The encapsulation structure includes: a guide piece; and an encapsulation component, wherein the guide piece is fixed to a side surface of a glass through the encapsulation component, wherein the guide piece includes a strip part, a bump and a positioning hole, wherein the strip part has a first surface, and a second surface opposite to the first surface and facing an interior of a vehicle body when the guide piece is mounted onto the vehicle body, the bump is located on and perpendicular to the first surface, the positioning hole is formed in the bump, an axis of the positioning hole is perpendicular to the side surface of the glass, and the positioning hole matches a positioning pin in an injection molding device in an injection molding process. A yield of encapsulation structures may be improved.

Embodiments herein relate to fenestrations and components of the same exhibiting reduced thermal bowing and/or enhanced localized strength. In an embodiment, a fenestration assembly is included with a sash including a bottom rail, a top rail, a first side stile, and a second side stile, along with an insulating glazing unit, wherein the insulating glazing unit is disposed between the top rail and the bottom rail and between the first side stile and the second side stile. At least one of the rails or stiles includes a first lineal extrusion formed with a first composition including at least 5 wt. % fibers and a first polymer resin. At least one of the rails or stiles includes a second lineal extrusion formed with a second composition including a second polymer resin. Other embodiments are also included herein.