Use of a window glass comprising a profiled bead for installing it in an opening

Abstract

A window glass, particularly for installation by adhesive bonding in an opening of a vehicle bodywork, comprises a sheet of glass with a profiled bead that is fixed at least to the main surface of the sheet of glass facing toward the interior in the installed state and that rests against at least part of the opening. The use of such a window glass makes it possible, once the window glass has been installed in the bodywork opening, to obtain a visible space less than 5 mm between the opening and the edge face of the window glass.

1 . A method of centering a window glass during installation into an opening framed by bodywork of a vehicle, comprising pressing the window glass into the opening to deform an elastically deformable lip of at least one profiled bead provided on a surface of the window glass facing the opening;
 wherein:   the window glass comprises a sheet of glass having two main surfaces, each surface having a top edge, two side edges and a bottom edge;   the profiled bead is fixed to at least one edge of at least one main surface of the sheet of glass;   the elastically deformable lip is provided over at least a portion of the length of the profiled bead and projects beyond the at least one edge of the glass sheet;   deformation of the elastically deformable lip applies a reactive force against the bodywork causing the window glass to be centered in the opening; and   the installed window glass has the appearance of an uninterrupted continuation of the bodywork.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, when the window glass is installed in the opening, the lip deforms to provide a visible space of 7 mm or less between the at least one edge of the glass sheet and the bodywork. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, when the window glass is installed in the opening, the lip deforms to provide a visible space of 5 mm or less between the at least one edge of the glass sheet and the bodywork. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the lip is provided at and extends beyond the top edge of the sheet of glass. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the lip is provided at and extends beyond the side edges of the sheet of glass. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the lip is provided at and extends beyond the side edges of the sheet of glass. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the lip is provided at and extends beyond the top edge of the sheet of glass. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the lip is provided at and extends beyond only the top edge and the side edges of the sheet of glass. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the lip is provided at and extends beyond only the top edge of the sheet of glass.