A zipper less removable window system having removable windows for use with a foldable, stowable roof for a vehicle. A plurality of attachment devices of the zipper less removable window system connect the windows to the foldable, stowable roof and to the vehicle without the use of zippers. The operator zipper effort caused by traditional windows is thereby eliminated and misalignment issues present with traditional zippered windows is eliminated or reduced. The stress placed on the portions of the windows connectable to the foldable roof during installation and removal, including around curved portions of the removable window, is eliminated or reduced.

A system for reducing the effect of a force includes a panel having a first side and a second side; a plurality of contact members disposed around a perimeter of the panel first side; and a biasing member positioned around a perimeter of the panel second side. The perimeter of the panel second side generally corresponds to the perimeter of the panel first side. The biasing member biases the contact members toward the panel first side. In a use configuration, a force received by the panel second side is at least partially transferred to the contact members causing at least one of the contact members to temporarily lose contact with the panel first side, whereby the return of the contact member into contact with the panel first side imparts a second force onto the panel first side, the second force being less than the force transferred to the contact members.

A vehicle liftgate assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a vehicle body, a liftgate bracket, a liftgate rotatably mounted to the vehicle body by way of the liftgate bracket, and a strut connected to the liftgate bracket to regulate rotational movement of the liftgate bracket. This disclosure also relates to a method and a rotation assembly, which may include a liftgate bracket and a flipglass bracket.

A vehicle includes first and second roof rails spaced from each other, and a forward member and rearward member connected to each other and each extending from the first roof rail to the second roof rail. The forward member includes a beam and a finger. The finger is on the first roof rail and extends from the beam away from the rearward member.

The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.

A driver element for a motor vehicle window lifter, which element can be connected to a window pane to be moved.

A vehicle door cover device for inhibiting contact between an upper frame portion of a door frame of a vehicle door assembly and a glass pane during installation of the glass pane into the vehicle door assembly includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a channel wall that extends between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the channel wall form a pillar receiving channel that extends between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and the pillar receiving channel comprises a width dimension and a length dimension and the width dimension is sized to slidably receive the upper frame portion of the door frame during installation of the glass pane.

A polyacetal resin composition suitable for providing a plate-shaped resin molded article that satisfies all of the following: high flatness, low shrinkage ratio anisotropy (high dimensional stability), high creep resistance, high impact strength, and excellent color stability during residence in the molding machine. The polyacetal resin composition for molding a plate-shaped molded article includes 100 mass parts of a polyacetal resin having a melt index (according to ASTM D1238, 190 C., 2.16 kgf) of 2.0 g/10 min to 4.0 g/10 min; 0.1 mass parts to 2 mass parts of a polyacetal copolymer that is a copolymer of (b1) trioxane, (b2) a compound having two to four cyclic ether units per one molecule, and (b3) a compound having one cyclic ether unit per one molecule, the polyacetal copolymer having a branched or crosslinked structure; and 0.1 mass parts to 1 mass part of a hindered phenol antioxidant.

The subject invention includes a fixed window assembly for a vehicle comprising a fixed glass, a trim portion having a polymeric base and a decorative member bonded to the polymeric base. An encapsulation is coupled to the fixed glass and the polymeric base to mount the trim portion in a spaced and adjacent position relative to the fixed glass. A method of manufacturing is also provided using first and second molding apparatuses. Polymeric material is injected into a first mold cavity of the first molding apparatus to form the polymeric base bonded to the decorative member. Polymeric material is injected into a second mold cavity of the second molding apparatus to form the encapsulation coupled to the fixed glass and simultaneously coupled to the polymeric base to mount the trim portion in an adjacent position to the fixed glass.

A vehicle liftgate assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a vehicle body, a liftgate bracket, a liftgate rotatably mounted to the vehicle body by way of the liftgate bracket, and a strut connected to the liftgate bracket to regulate rotational movement of the liftgate bracket. This disclosure also relates to a method and a rotation assembly, which may include a liftgate bracket and a flipglass bracket.