An exemplary traction battery assembly includes, among other things, a first portion of an enclosure, a second portion of the enclosure, and a compression limiter. The first portion is overmolded to the compression limiter. An exemplary method includes, among other things, securing a first portion of an enclosure for a traction battery to a second portion, and limiting compression of the first portion during the securing using a compression limiter. The first portion is overmolded to the compression limiter.

In an embodiment a glass run for a door of a vehicle includes a core inserted in the glass run, wherein the core comprises a flat portion extending to a predetermined height in a longitudinal direction of the core and a punched portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the core from the flat portion, and wherein the glass run is mountable to the door of the vehicle to support a door glass

A vehicle includes a vehicle door including a door body portion, a door frame portion and a door window that is retractable from the door frame portion and extendable into the door frame portion. The door frame portion includes an upper portion including a glass run channel that receives an upper edge of the door window with the door window in a closed configuration. A glass run sealing member is located in the glass run channel. The glass run sealing member includes an exterior side including an interior face that faces toward the glass run channel. The glass run sealing member includes a hinged sealing projection structure including an inboard sealing member that extends from the interior face into the glass run channel and an inboard sealing sub-member connected to the inboard sealing member. The inboard sealing sub-member rotates into contact with an exterior side of the door window as the inboard sealing member moves with an upper edge of the door window as the door window enters the glass run channel.

A vehicle includes a vehicle door including a door body portion, a door frame portion and a door window that is retractable from the door frame portion and extendable into the door frame portion. The door frame portion includes an upper portion including a glass run channel that receives an upper edge of the door window with the door window in a closed configuration. A glass run sealing member is located in the glass run channel. The glass run sealing member includes an exterior side including an interior face that faces toward the glass run channel. The glass run sealing member includes a hinged sealing projection structure including an inboard sealing member that extends from the interior face into the glass run channel and an inboard sealing sub-member connected to the inboard sealing member. The inboard sealing sub-member rotates into contact with an exterior side of the door window as the inboard sealing member moves with an upper edge of the door window as the door window enters the glass run channel.

This invention provides a knitted wire carrier for use in constructing a (e.g.) automotive weather seal that incorporates a locking stitch formed from a relatively incompressible and expansion-resisting material that passes through at least one of the warp threads adjacent to the wire weft. In an embodiment, the locking stitch constructed from a steel (or another metal) wire that is solid or braided. In other embodiments, the locking stitch can be constructed from fiberglass, monofilament polymer or another similarly performing material. In an embodiment, the lockstitch wire is constructed from approximately 0.5-millimeter diameter steel and the wire carrier is constructed from approximately 0.5-0.91-millimeter diameter steel. The wire lockstitch can be woven through a center warp yarn that is surrounded by other knitted warp yarns along the overall weft of the wire carrier. The wire carrier is coated with an adhesive, e.g., latex to maintain the knit in place.

This invention provides a knitted wire carrier for use in constructing a (e.g.) automotive weather seal that incorporates a locking stitch formed from a relatively incompressible and expansion-resisting material that passes through at least one of the warp threads adjacent to the wire weft. In an embodiment, the locking stitch constructed from a steel (or another metal) wire that is solid or braided. In other embodiments, the locking stitch can be constructed from fiberglass, monofilament polymer or another similarly performing material. In an embodiment, the lockstitch wire is constructed from approximately 0.5-millimeter diameter steel and the wire carrier is constructed from approximately 0.5-0.91-millimeter diameter steel. The wire lockstitch can be woven through a center warp yarn that is surrounded by other knitted warp yarns along the overall weft of the wire carrier. The wire carrier is coated with an adhesive, e.g., latex to maintain the knit in place.

A polymer profile frame (1) for a vehicle window unit (12), includes a base portion (3), a flexible lip (4) extending out from and alongside the base portion (3), and at least one bend portion (5) that is to be applied to a corner portion of a window glass substrate (2). The bend portion (5) includes a V-shaped notch (7) that is formed so as to extend completely through the base portion (3) but only part-way through the flexible lip (4), thereby leaving a residual lip portion (45) next to the notch (7). A flexible linear member (6) is integrally molded into the profile within the lip area. Tearing at the bend portion (5) can then be prevented.

A polymer profile frame (1) for a vehicle window unit (12), includes a base portion (3), a flexible lip (4) extending out from and alongside the base portion (3), and at least one bend portion (5) that is to be applied to a corner portion of a window glass substrate (2). The bend portion (5) includes a V-shaped notch (7) that is formed so as to extend completely through the base portion (3) but only part-way through the flexible lip (4), thereby leaving a residual lip portion (45) next to the notch (7). A flexible linear member (6) is integrally molded into the profile within the lip area. Tearing at the bend portion (5) can then be prevented.

A device for edge sealing of a part or a window pane of a vehicle body, which device has a fastening dement that fastens the sealing device to a body flange and retaining a sealing strand. The fastening element has a main leg, to which a decorative element is fastened, which has a surface visible after installation on the vehicle body, and a connecting leg, which protrudes from the main leg and is provided for holding the sealing strand. The fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are formed of plastic or fiber composite material and the fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are molded onto each other by injection molding. The fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are produced by multi-component injection molding. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a sealing device.

The elastically deformable seal member has hollow tube (6) and porous body (7) inserted into the interior of tube (6). The interior of tube (6) is not completely filled by porous body (7), and air-holding space (8) is provided between a portion of the inner wall of tube (6) and a portion of the outer surface of porous body (7). Porous body (7) comprises a material having a water absorption coefficient in the range of 10% to 3000% in an uncompressed state. Porous body (7) is disposed such that the volume of porous body (7) occupies 2.5% or more of the internal volume of tube (6).