SIDE DOOR WINDOW STRUCTURE OF MOTOR VEHICLE

Abstract

The invention relates to a side door window structure of a motor vehicle, comprising a side door with a side door window and an area of vehicle body, which is arranged close to the side door window, wherein the side door window is moveable upward and downward and arranged frameless in the side door, wherein the side door window comprising at least two glass planes, an inside glass plane and an outside glass plane, wherein an upside end of the outside glass plane is lower than an upside end of the inside glass plane, wherein an outer surface of the outside glass plane is arranged flush with an outer surface of a roof skin of the vehicle body and/or any attached to the roof skin decorative trim part in a closed mode of the side door and the side door window, wherein inside glass plane reaches in the closed position of the side door and the side door window inside a channel and the outside glass plane is arranged outside the channel.

Claims

1. A side door window structure of a motor vehicle, comprising a side door with a side door window and an area of vehicle body, which is arranged close to the side door window, wherein the side door window is moveable upward and downward and arranged frameless in the side door, wherein the side door window comprising at least two glass planes, an inside glass plane and an outside glass plane, wherein an upside end of the outside glass plane is lower than an upside end of the inside glass plane, wherein an outer surface of the outside glass plane is arranged flush with an outer surface of a roof skin of the vehicle body and/or decorative trim part attached to the roof skin in a closed position of the side door and the side door window, wherein inside glass plane reaches in the closed position of the side door and the side door window inside a channel and the outside glass plane is arranged outside the channel.

2. The side door window structure according to claim 1, wherein the channel is attached to the roof skin.

3. The side door window structure according to claim 1, wherein the channel is formed by the roof skin.

4. The side door window structure according to claim 1, wherein the channel has an essentially U-shape.

5. The side door window structure according to claim 4, wherein the U-shaped channel is formed by three essentially rigid walls that are an inner side wall, an outer side wall and a middle, connecting wall.

6. The side door window structure according to claim 1, wherein at least one inside-seal is arranged inside the channel and is in contact with the inside glass plane of the side door window in the closed position of the side door and the side door window.

7. The side door window structure according to claim 1, wherein an outside-seal is arranged between the upside end of the outside glass plane and an outer side wall of the channel.

8. The side door window structure according to claim 7, wherein an offset from upside end of the outside glass plane to the upside end of the inside glass plane is essentially the same as length of the outer side wall of the channel plus the thickness of the outside-seal less the thickness of an inside-seal.

9. The side door window structure according to claim 1, wherein the outside glass plane has a thickness, which is larger than a thickness of the inside glass plane.

10. The side door window structure according to claim 1, wherein the outside glass plane has a thickness more than 2.6 mm.

11. The side door window structure according to claim 1, wherein the side door window comprises an interlayer, which is arranged between the inside glass plane and the outside glass plane.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

Description of Drawings

[0031] The following description of exemplary embodiments, the wording of the claims and the drawings provide further features, details and advantages of the invention. The figures shows:

[0032] FIG. 1 schematic sectional view of a side door window structure,

[0033] FIG. 2 schematic sectional view of another embodiment of the side door window structure.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Best Mode

[0034] FIG. 1 shows a schematic sectional view of a side door window structure 1 with at least two glass planes—an inside glass plane 2 and an outside glass plane 3. The side door window structure 1 is shown in a closed position, wherein the longer inside glass plane 2 reaches inside an essentially U-shaped channel 4. The channel comprises an inner side wall 5, an outer side wall 6 and a middle, connecting wall 7. The channel 4 in FIG. 1 is formed by a separate component and attached to the roof skin 12, especially by folding the roof skin 12 sheet around an ending of the outer side wall 6.

[0035] An upside end 8 of the outside glass plane 3 is lower than an upside end 9 of the inside glass plane 2. Further on, an outer surface 10 of the outside glass plane 3 is arranged flush with an outer surface 11 of a roof skin 12 of the vehicle body.

[0036] In the shown embodiment the outside glass plane 3 has a thickness, which is larger than a thickness of the inside glass plane 2.

[0037] Between the outer side wall 6 of the channel 4 and the upside end 8 of the outside glass plane 3 an outside-seal 13 is arranged.

[0038] In this embodiment two inside-seals 14 are arranged inside the channel 4 and are in contact with the inside glass plane 2 of the side door window in the closed position of the side door and the side door window. The inside-seals 14 stabilizes the inside glass plane 2 in the channel 4. Parts of the inside-seals are formed like a bent fingers 16, which push against the inside glass plane 2.

[0039] The offset from upside end 8 of the outside glass plane 3 to the upside end 9 of the inside glass plane 3 is essentially the same as length of the outer side wall 6 of the channel 4 plus the thickness of the outside-seal 13 less a thickness of the inside-seal 14.

[0040] Additionally, an interlayer 15 is arranged between the inside glass plane 2 and the outside glass plane 3.

[0041] FIG. 2 shows a schematic sectional view of a second embodiment of the side door window structure 1. In this embodiment the channel 4 is formed by the roof skin 12 sheet.

[0042] The invention is not limited to one of the described embodiments, but can be modified in many ways. All features and advantages resulting from the claims, the description and the drawing, including constructional details, spatial arrangements and procedural steps, may be essential to the invention, both individually and in various combinations.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

[0043] 1: side door window structure; 2: inside glass plane; 3: outside glass plane; 4: channel; 5: inner side wall; 6: outer side wall; 7: middle wall; 8: upside end of the outside glass plane; 9: upside end of the inside glass plane; 10: outer surface of the outside glass plane; 11: outer surface of the roof skin; 12: roof skin; 13: outside-seal; 14: inside-seal; 15: interlayer; 16: bent finger.