Glass window comprising number of shaped seals, shaped seal and method for manufacturing such glass window

Abstract

The invention relates to a glazing (1) comprising a glazing element (2) comprising a longitudinal profiled seal (6) having a wing (60) and a longitudinal groove (61), and a lateral profiled seal (8) having an end (89) extending into the environment of a corner (27), and a base (80) positioned opposite said wing (60) of the longitudinal profiled seal (6).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of glazing units, in particular for vehicles and in particular for motor vehicles. More precisely, the present invention relates to a glazing comprising a glazing element having an outer face, an inner face and an edge face between the two faces, a longitudinal edge, a lateral edge and a corner between the longitudinal edge and the lateral edge.

[0002] More specifically, the invention relates to a glazing comprising a glazing element having an outer face, an inner face and an edge face between the two faces, a lower longitudinal edge, a higher longitudinal edge, two lateral edges, two lower corners each located between the lower longitudinal edge and one of the two lateral edges, and two higher corners each located between the higher longitudinal edge and one of the two lateral edges. The concepts of "high" and "low" here refer to the substantially vertical positioning of the glazing in the environment of the vehicle.

[0003] The invention also relates to a specific profile seal for such a glazing and to a method for producing such a glazing. Background Art

[0004] From the prior art, in particular from International Patent Applications No. WO 2001 / 45974 and WO 2001 / 85481, a glazing is known which comprises a longitudinal profiled seal along a low longitudinal edge and having a longitudinal flange and a longitudinal groove for snap-fitting an outer cover part to the low longitudinal profiled seal, the flange being attached to the inner face of the glazing element along the longitudinal edge of the glazing element and the groove extending from the flange further in the direction of the interior space or the exterior space than the edge face of the glazing element.

[0005] Although these documents do not mention it, it can be provided that the remaining perimeter of the glazing element is provided with a further profiled seal along the other edges, and in particular along the lateral edges, such as a profiled lip seal similar to that disclosed in International Patent Application No. WO 2002 / 30696. Thus, in the corners between the longitudinal edges and the lateral edges (and preferably in the two corners at the ends of the grooved low longitudinal profiled seal), the glazing comprises several different profiled seals.

[0006] These profile seals differ, first and foremost, because their profile sections differ due to their different functions. Side profile seals do not have grooves, since there are no outer cover parts that snap-fit ​​along the lateral edges.

[0007] When two different profile seals are close to each other near a glazing corner, usually the end of one profile seal (usually the lateral profile seal) is selected to point away from the other so that their different shapes and / or methods of attachment to the glazing element do not interfere with each other.

[0008] However, due to the function of each profiled seal, it may be desirable in this corner environment for two different profiled seals to be as close as possible, or even in contact with each other. Summary of the invention

[0009] The invention is based on the finding that surprisingly this can be achieved by providing that for a boss-type lateral profile seal the base extends into the corner environment to approach or contact the lip of a longitudinal profile seal, or the base extends even further into the corner environment to approach or contact the groove of a longitudinal profile seal.

[0010] This construction is particularly advantageous when the two profile seals are not attached to the glazing using the same method; in particular, this construction is very advantageous when the longitudinal profile seal is prefabricated and then attached to the glazing element using an adhesive tape and the lateral profile seals are attached to the glazing element by being pressed in situ onto the glazing element.

[0011] This configuration is particularly advantageous when two profile seals are attached to the glazing with primer strips and the two primer strips have different compositions; two different primer compositions mean that, essentially, these compositions are incompatible with each other and if both are present, neither can fulfil its primer function.

[0012] This configuration is also particularly advantageous for managing the flow of water along the lateral profile: water sliding along the lateral profile is directed towards the lowest point and does not stagnate: water does not remain and this avoids the risk of water degrading one (or both) primers; moreover, there is no risk of dust accumulation.

[0013] The present invention in its broadest sense therefore relates to a glazing according to claim 1 .

[0014] The glazing comprises a glazing element having an outer face, an inner face and an edge face between the two faces, a longitudinal edge, a lateral edge and a corner between the longitudinal edge and the lateral edge, the glazing element comprising several different profile seals:

[0015] a longitudinal profiled seal having a longitudinal flange and a longitudinal groove for snap-fitting the outer cover part to the longitudinal profiled seal, the flange being attached to the inner face along the longitudinal edge and the groove extending further from the flange than from the edge face,

[0016] - a lateral profile seal having a base and a lip, the base being attached to the inner face along the lateral edge and the lip extending further from the base than from the edge face,

[0017] The glazing is notable in that the lateral ends of the lateral profile seal extend into the environment of the corner and the base is located opposite the flange of the longitudinal profile seal, or even opposite the groove of the longitudinal profile seal.

[0018] The longitudinal profile seal is preferably a low longitudinal profile seal, preferably, the low lateral end of the lateral profile seal extends into the environment of the low corner, and the base is positioned relative to the flange of the longitudinal profile seal, or even lower relative to the groove of the longitudinal profile seal.

[0019] Advantageously, in the environment of the corner, the longitudinal profile seal is present by being attached to the glazing element all along the longitudinal flange; the base of the lateral profile seal is also attached to the glazing element in the environment of the corner.

[0020] Advantageously, said lateral edges of the glazing element are oriented substantially perpendicularly to said longitudinal edges of the glazing element.

[0021] Advantageously, the longitudinal profile seal has two ends and the glazing therefore has two corner environments; these two corner environments are preferably in accordance with the invention, without necessarily being identical. The two corners are preferably low corners.

[0022] Preferably, along said longitudinal profile, said groove extends from said flange further in a centrifugal direction than said edge face; preferably, said groove extends from said flange further in a downward direction than said edge face.

[0023] Preferably, along said lateral profile, said flange extends further from said base in an eccentric direction than said edge face.

[0024] Preferably, the longitudinal profile seal consists of the longitudinal flange and the longitudinal groove for snap-fitting the cover part. Preferably, the lateral profile seal consists of the base and the flange.

[0025] Preferably, in the environment of the corner, the groove is in contact with the ridge and / or the flange is in contact with the base.

[0026] Within the meaning of the invention, the concept of "contact" is to be evaluated on a vehicle scale; in practice, a gap of 1 to 2 or even 3 mm may be measurable. It is important that, visually, the lateral profile seals and the longitudinal profile seals appear to be in contact with each other; in an absolute sense, such a gap may cause a slight noise nuisance, but in practice this is acceptable.

[0027] Preferably, the end of the lateral profile seal has a sharp or blunt bevel; in this case, contact is more likely to occur than if the end of the lateral profile seal is straight.

[0028] Preferably, a lateral primer stripe is located between the base and the inner face, the lateral primer stripe extending into the environment of the corner.

[0029] Preferably, a longitudinal primer stripe is located between the flange and the inner face, the longitudinal primer stripe not extending into the environment of the corner.

[0030] Therefore, preferably, the two primer stripes do not overlap.

[0031] Preferably, the longitudinal primer stripes have a different composition than the lateral primer stripes.

[0032] Preferably, the groove has a pointed or blunt bevel at least at one end, and preferably at both ends, of the longitudinal profile seal and preferably one, and preferably two grooves between the flange and the base.

[0033] The invention also relates to a longitudinal profile seal for a glazing according to the invention, which is notable in that the groove has a sharp or blunt bevel at least at one end and preferably at both ends. This configuration then reduces the empty space (absence of profile seal) between the longitudinal profile seal and the lateral profile seal in the corner environment. Then, two different profile seals can approach each other, or as close as possible, or even touch each other.

[0034] In order to facilitate the positioning of the longitudinal profile seal, the flange has straight edges at least at one end, and preferably at both ends.

[0035] The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a glazing according to the invention, having an outer face, an inner face and an edge face situated between these two faces, a longitudinal edge, a lateral edge and a corner situated between said longitudinal edge and said lateral edge, said glazing comprising several different profiled seals:

[0036] a longitudinal profile seal having a longitudinal flange and a longitudinal groove for snap-fitting a cover part to the longitudinal profile seal, the flange being attached to the inner face along the longitudinal edge and the groove extending further from the base than the edge face,

[0037] - A lateral profile seal having a base portion and a lateral chime, the base portion being attached to the inner face along the lateral edge and the chime extending further from the base portion than the edge face.

[0038] The method is notable in that:

[0039] - the longitudinal profile seal is attached to the inner face and then

[0040] - the lateral profile seal is attached to the inner face,

[0041] - and the end of the lateral profile seal extends into the environment of the corner, with the base facing the flange of the longitudinal profile seal, or even facing the groove of the longitudinal profile seal.

[0042] The two seals of different profiles can then be brought as close as possible, or even in contact with each other.

[0043] Preferably, before attaching the longitudinal profile seal to the inner face, a longitudinal primer stripe is applied against the inner face, the longitudinal primer stripe not extending into the environment of the corner.

[0044] Preferably, before attaching the lateral profile seal to the inner face, a lateral primer stripe is applied against the inner face, the lateral primer stripe extending into the environment of the corner.

[0045] Preferably, the step of adjusting the end portions is performed before attaching the longitudinal profile seal to the inner face.

[0046] The method according to the invention has the advantage that it is easier to implement than the prior art methods for producing glazings having several profiled seals. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0047] By way of non-limiting examples, several embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0048] -[ Figure 1 ] shows a front view of an exterior space of a glass window of the prior art;

[0049] -[ Figure 2 ] shows the view from the interior space [ Figure 1 ] is a schematic diagram of the lower left corner of the glass window;

[0050] -[ Figure 3 ] shows [ Figure 2 ] is a schematic partial cross section of the glass window along the plane A-A';

[0051] -[ Figure 4 ] shows [ Figure 2 ] a schematic partial cross-section of the glass window in the plane BB'; and

[0052] -[ Figure 5 ] shows a schematic diagram of the lower left corner of a glass window according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from an interior space. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0053] The invention is described by way of example in the context of an application as a fixed glazing unit 1 for a vehicle. The glazing unit closes an opening by providing a separation between an exterior space E outside the vehicle and an interior space I inside the vehicle. Therefore, the concepts of "exterior" and "interior" are considered relative to the exterior space and the interior space, respectively.

[0054] By way of non-limiting example, the present invention is disclosed as applied to a windshield window. Figure 1 ], viewing the window from the outside, the window is oriented vertically as in a vehicle. Figure 5 In the diagram, the glass window is schematically shown in a view corresponding to a view from the interior, wherein the glass window has not yet been installed in the vehicle body opening (it is therefore not visible).

[0055] The glazing unit 1 comprises a glazing assembly 2. The glazing element may be monolithic, i.e., consist of a single sheet of material, or may be composite, i.e., consist of several sheets of material between which, in the case of a laminated glazing unit, at least one interlayer of adhesive material is inserted. The sheet(s) of material may be made of a mineral material, in particular glass which has undergone annealing or tempering, for example, or of an organic material, in particular of a plastic material such as polyvinyl butyral. The interlayer preferably comprises at least one thermoplastic plastic material, preferably polyvinyl butyral (PVB), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and / or polyethylene terephthalate (PET). However, the thermoplastic interlayer may also comprise, for example, polyurethane (PU), polypropylene (PP), polyacrylate, polyethylene (PE), polycarbonate (PC), polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl chloride, polyacetate resin, casting resin, acrylate, fluorinated ethylene propylene, polyvinyl fluoride and / or ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, or copolymers or mixtures thereof. The thermoplastic interlayer may be formed from one or more superimposed thermoplastic films, the thickness of the thermoplastic films preferably not exceeding 1.0 mm, in particular 0.25 mm or 0.5 mm to 1.0 mm or 0.9 mm, typically about 0.4 mm or 0.7 mm.

[0056] The glazing may form a windscreen or a vehicle side window. The vehicle may be a road vehicle, such as a car, truck, bus, tram or rail vehicle. The glazing may be fixed (immovable in the vehicle's reference frame). The glazing is preferably positioned vertically or substantially vertically in the vehicle's reference frame.

[0057] In the context of this document, the concepts "centripetal" and "centrifugal" are to be considered relative to the central longitudinal axis of forward travel of a vehicle equipped with the glazing according to the invention used as a windscreen, that is to say the axis usually referred to as the "X-X' axis" of the vehicle, which is perpendicular to [ Figure 1 ] in the plane of the sheet; the centrifugal direction is perpendicular to the axis and in the direction of the axis, while the centripetal direction is perpendicular to the axis and extends away from the axis in the opposite direction.

[0058] In the exemplary embodiment shown, the glazing unit 1 comprises a curved (ie not flat) and laminated glazing element 2. However, for greater simplicity, the glazing element 2 is considered to be flat in the drawings.

[0059] The glazing element 2 has an outer face 20 oriented toward the exterior space E, an inner face 22 oriented toward the interior space I, and an edge face 21 located between these two faces.

[0060] The glazing element 2 has a lower longitudinal edge 23 , a left lateral edge 24 , a higher longitudinal edge 25 and a right lateral edge 26 .

[0061] The glazing element 2 has two lower corners 27, 27', which are located:

[0062] - for the corner 27, between the lower longitudinal edge 23 and the lateral edge 24 of the interior space I, and at [ Figure 2 ] can be seen,

[0063] and, for the corner 27 ′, between the lower longitudinal edge 23 and the lateral edge 26 .

[0064] The glazing 1 comprises several different profile seals 6 , 8 which are described in detail below.

[0065] The glazing element 2 is a laminated glazing element, as in [ Figure 3 ] vertical section A-A' and [ Figure 4 ] can be seen in the horizontal section BB' of the embodiment, which comprises an outer glass sheet 3, an inner glass sheet 5 and a plastic interlayer sheet 4 located between the two glass sheets.

[0066] However, it is possible to insert at least one other sheet between the outer glass sheet 3 and the plastic interlayer sheet 4 or between the plastic interlayer sheet 4 and the inner glass sheet 5 .

[0067] The outer glass sheet 3 has an outer face 30 oriented toward the exterior E, an interlayer face 32 oriented toward the plastic interlayer sheet 4 , and an edge face 31 located between these two faces.

[0068] The inner glass sheet 5 has an interlayer surface 50 oriented toward the plastic interlayer sheet 4 , an inner face 52 oriented toward the interior I, and an edge face 51 located between these two faces.

[0069] The plastic sandwich sheet 4 has an outer sandwich layer 40 oriented toward and in contact with the sandwich layer 32 , an inner sandwich layer 42 oriented toward and in contact with the sandwich layer 50 , and an edge surface 41 located between the two sandwich layers 32 , 42 .

[0070] The glazing element 2 thus has an outer face 20 resulting from the outer face 30 of the outer glass sheet 3, an inner face 22 resulting from the inner face 52 of the inner glass sheet 5, and an edge face 21 located between these two faces, which corresponds to the edge face 31 of the outer glass sheet 3, the edge face 41 of the plastic sheet 4 and the edge face 51 of the inner glass sheet 5, the three edge faces being in line with each other here.

[0071] In addition to the glazing element 2, the glazing 1 comprises a longitudinal profile seal 6 along at least part of the bottom longitudinal edge and preferably along the entire bottom longitudinal edge, which is formed in [ Figure 3 ] can be seen in detail that the longitudinal molded seal 6 has a longitudinal flange 60 and a longitudinal groove 61 for snap-fitting the cover part 7 on the outside of the longitudinal molded seal 3 (in this article on the longitudinal molded seal 3, in the inside-outside direction).

[0072] In addition to the glazing element 2 and the longitudinal profile seal 6, the glazing 1 also comprises lateral profile seals 8 along at least part of the lateral edges and preferably along the entire lateral edges, which are [ Figure 4 ], the lateral profile seal 8 has a lateral base 80 and a lateral flange 81 for sealing between a vehicle body side pillar (not shown) and a lateral edge of the glass window element (here the lateral edge 24). The lateral flange 81 can also be used for sound insulation.

[0073] As in [ Figure 2 ], so far in the vicinity of the corner 27, here the lower left corner with a radius of curvature R1 of, for example, 50 mm, the longitudinal profile seal 6 and the lateral profile seal 8 are present without contact; a distance of at least 1 cm and typically several cm is provided between the end 62 (here the left side) of the longitudinal profile seal 6 and the end 82 (here the bottom) of the lateral profile seal 8. The lateral profile seal 8 is described in more detail below.

[0074] The flange 60 is attached to the inner face 22 along the bottom longitudinal edge 23 , and the groove 61 extends from the flange 60 further than the edge face 21 in the centrifugal direction.

[0075] The flange 60 is located further towards the interior space than the inner face 22 of the glazing element.

[0076] The flange 60 is integral with the groove 61; it is located close to the bottom of the groove, outside the groove, and extends in the centripetal direction.

[0077] Viewed in cross section, the adhesive strip 69 located on the flange 60 bonds the inner flange 60 and therefore the longitudinal profile seal 6 to the inner face 22 of the glazing element.

[0078] As in [ Figure 2 ], so far, the two ends of the longitudinal profile seal each have a straight edge, that is, an edge cut perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal profile seal. Sometimes, such a longitudinal profile seal is curved after these straight cuts at its ends; nevertheless, the ends of the longitudinal profile seal are considered to be straight.

[0079] Viewed in cross section, the cover component 7 features a barbed hook 70 that penetrates the groove 60 during the snap fit.

[0080] The groove 60 has a mouth and a bottom: during the snap-fitting of the cover part 7 the barbed hook 70 penetrates through the mouth and into the groove 60 in the direction of the bottom; in the snap-fitting position the barbed hook 70 normally does not contact the bottom of the groove.

[0081] The mouth of the groove through which the barbed hook 70 is introduced consists of two throats: at [ Figure 3 ], and a centrifugal throat 67 located on the left side of the barbed hook 70 in these same figures, and a centripetal throat 68 located on the right side of the barbed hook 70. These two throats are used to guide the barbed hook 70 accurately toward the bottom of the groove 60 during the snap-fit ​​of the barbed hook 70.

[0082] The cover part 7 is intended to be positioned further towards the outside than the profiled joint 6 and to at least partially cover the profiled joint 6 when the glazing 1 is viewed from the outside E.

[0083] The groove 60 extends along the lower edge of the glazing element, more eccentrically than the edge face 21 of the glazing element 2, i.e., as in [ Figure 1 ], when the glass window is considered to be vertical, the groove 60 is below the edge surface 21.

[0084] The mouth of the groove is oriented towards the exterior space E.

[0085] The bottom of the groove 60 may be located further inwardly than the inner face 22 of the glazing element; this does not impair the positioning of the glazing in the vehicle body opening, since there is space below the inner face 22 .

[0086] The two throats of the mouth of the groove are each hammer-shaped, with the heads almost facing each other, the centrifugal throat 67 being located slightly further than the centripetal throat 68 .

[0087] The barbed hook is a double hook: when viewed in cross section, it consists of two bosses that are offset and divergent from each other, the centrifugal boss intended to sit under the centrifugal throat 67 being positioned slightly more toward the outside than the centrifugal boss intended to sit under the centrifugal throat 68 .

[0088] The snap fit thus consists in the barbed hook 70 entering the groove 60 , and more specifically in the two bosses of the barbed hook entering the grooves 60 below the two throats.

[0089] For proper retention, the width of the mouth at the shortest distance between the two throats is less than the width of the two bosses at their widest point.

[0090] It is important to note that this snap-fit ​​of the barbed hook 70 of the cover part 7 into the groove 60 of the longitudinal profiled seal 6 is well performed after the longitudinal profiled seal 6 has been attached to the glazing element 2; in fact, the glazing 1 is delivered to the vehicle manufacturer or vehicle repairer with the longitudinal profiled seal 6 attached to the glazing element and the barbed hook 70 is snap-fitted into the groove 60 only after the glazing 1 has been adhered to the vehicle body opening.

[0091] The material from which the groove 60 is made can be reinforced by the presence of a tenon 66 (such as a metal insert) on the inside, which makes it possible to increase the rigidity of the groove. The tenon can be, for example, an aluminum profiled section with a thickness of 0.4 mm. This increases the rigidity of the groove 60.

[0092] When viewed in cross section, the outer face 20 of the glazing element 2 is preferably free relative to said groove 61 .

[0093] The profiled joint 6 is prefabricated before it is attached to the glazing element: it is manufactured by extrusion through an extrusion die, then bent along its length to conform to the overall shape of the lower part of the glazing element along its length, and then attached to the glazing element.

[0094] In order to attach the profile seal 6 to the glazing element 2 it is recommended that:

[0095] - positioning the groove 61 against the edge surface 21,

[0096] The profiled seal is then adhered to the glazing element 2 .

[0097] This bonding can be performed using an adhesive strip 69 formed by an adhesive layer or an adhesive tape, in particular a double-sided adhesive tape, which is located on the outer face of the inner flange 60 .

[0098] For good adhesion, a longitudinal primer strip 65 is preferably provided between the flange 60 and the inner face 22. This longitudinal primer strip 65 follows the size and shape of the adhesive strip 69;

[0099] Before attaching the longitudinal profile seal 6 to the internal face 22 , a longitudinal primer stripe 65 is applied against the internal face 22 to ensure good bonding of the flange 60 to the internal face 22 .

[0100] The flange 60 has a width l comprised between 5.0 and 20.0 mm, or even comprised between 8.0 and 15.0 mm, in particular 12 mm. 60 This width is sufficient to ensure that the inner flange is held securely against the inner glass sheet.

[0101] exist[ Figure 3], the cover part 7 is intended to be positioned more toward the outside than the molded seal 6 and only partially covers the glass window 1 when it is observed from the outside E; the centrifugal throat 68 constitutes a lip, the outer face of which is in line (flush) with the outer face 20 of the glass window element and in line (flush) with the outer face of the cover part 7.

[0102] The glazing element 2 is manufactured before the profiled joint 6 is attached to the glazing element 2 and before the lateral profiled joint 8 is attached to the glazing element 2, that is, before the profiled joint 6 is attached to the glazing element 2, the glass sheets 3, 5 are laminated together with the plastic sheet to form a laminated glazing.

[0103] The lateral profile seal 8 is arranged only on part of the periphery of the glass window 1: it is present at least in the bottom of the left lateral edge 24 and the right lateral edge 26 of the glass window element, respectively, and preferably along the entirety of these left lateral edges and the right lateral edges; it is further preferably along the entirety of the top longitudinal edge 25.

[0104] The constituent material of the lateral profiled joint 8 may be a polymer material such as a thermoplastic material (PVC, TPE, etc.), polyurethane or even a synthetic rubber such as EPDM, or any other suitable flexible plastic material.

[0105] The lateral profile seal 8 is preferably manufactured using a manufacturing method known as "extrusion", since it involves a step of placing the lateral profile seal 8, already in its profiled shape, directly in situ against the internal face 22. It may be prefabricated before being attached to the glazing element: in this case, it is manufactured by extrusion through an extrusion die and then attached to the glazing element.

[0106] As with the longitudinal profile seal 6, for good adhesion, a lateral primer stripe 88 is preferably provided between the base 80 and the inner face 22. This lateral primer stripe 88 follows the size and shape of the substrate 80;

[0107] Before the lateral profile seal 8 is attached to the inner face 22 , a lateral primer stripe 88 is applied against the inner face 22 to ensure good adhesion of the base 80 to the inner face 22 .

[0108] The lateral primer stripes 88 herein have a different composition than the longitudinal primer stripes 65 .

[0109] In this case, the bead 81 has a lip 87 extending along the lateral profile seal 8. Before the glazing is attached in the body opening, the lip 87 extends substantially from the edge face 21 in a centrifugal direction behind the base 80. When the glazing is attached in the body opening, the lip 87 is deformed (here upwards) to come into contact with the opening.

[0110] [ Figure 5 ] shows a solution in which the longitudinal profile seal 6 extends into the environment of the corner 27 and in the environment of this corner 27:

[0111] - one end 89 of the lateral profile seal extends into the environment of the corner 27 and the base 80 is therefore located opposite the flange 60 of the longitudinal profile seal 6 and even extends opposite the groove 61 up to the corner between the end 62 of the longitudinal seal 6 and the eccentric edge of the longitudinal groove 61, and

[0112] The flange 60 and the groove 61 do not extend into the environment of the corner 27 .

[0113] Thus, the end 89 (here the bottom end) is in contact or almost in contact (with a maximum gap of 2 mm, or even 3 mm) with the end 62 (here the left end) of the longitudinal profile seal 6 .

[0114] The longitudinal profile seal 6 is therefore located vertically above the lateral profile seals 8 .

[0115] exist[ Figure 5 ], the end 89 has a sharp bevel, the end of the bevel points to the corner between the end 62 of the longitudinal seal 6 and the eccentric edge of the longitudinal groove 61.

[0116] The groove 61 has a sharp bevel at the end 62 and preferably has a slot 63 between the flange 60 and the base 80 .

[0117] Only the ends (edges) of the groove 61 are inclined; the ends (edges) of the flange 60 are straight, i.e. perpendicular to the general longitudinal direction of the longitudinal profile seal 6 (or at least perpendicular to the general longitudinal direction of the longitudinal profile seal 6 before the bend at the ends). In this way, the gap between the longitudinal profile seal and the lateral profile seal is minimized and the surface area of ​​the flange facing the inner face 22 is maximized.

[0118] Since the flange 81 is intended to be compressed against a body pillar, it may be preferred that the end 62 stops approximately 2 mm before the end 89 of the lateral profile seal 8 so that it is not itself compressed when the glazing is installed in the body opening.

[0119] The groove 63 may exist between the portion of the flange 60 that is attached to the interior face 22 (here to the right of the groove 63 ) and the base 80 (here to the left of the groove 63 ).

[0120] The groove 63 further facilitates the removal of the adhesive strip 69 in the portion of the end 62 to prevent this portion of the flange from adhering to the inner face 22; when bonding the longitudinal profile seal 6 at a portion other than its end 62, the groove 63 also facilitates the application and removal of a tool (here on the left side of the groove) designed to press the flange 60 against the inner face 22 indirectly (here on the right side of the groove), for example by a rolling operation.

[0121] Preferably, the two ends 62 of the longitudinal profile seal are identical; preferably, they both have a sharp bevel facing upwards; preferably, for both ends, only the groove has an inclined edge at the end: the flange has a straight edge at the end. For the glazing 1, there are two grooves 63, one at each end of the longitudinal profile seal.

[0122] In the context of the present invention, the lateral profile seals 8 are preferably present along the entire periphery of the glazing element 2 , except in the portions of the periphery in which the longitudinal profile seals 6 are present.

[0123] Preferably, in the context of the present invention:

[0124] - The longitudinal profile seal 6 is first attached to the inner face 22, preferably after applying the lateral primer stripes 68, and then

[0125] - the lateral profile seal 8 is preferably attached to the inner face 22 a second time after the lateral primer strip 88 has been applied,

[0126] and the end 89 of the lateral profile seal 8 extends into the environment of the corner 27 so that the base 80 is located opposite the flange 60 of the longitudinal profile seal 6 or so that it extends even further downwards, opposite the groove 61 of the longitudinal profile seal 6 .

[0127] In this way, the end 89 provides an accurate and reliable reference point for the subsequent attachment of the longitudinal profile 6, so that the two profiles can be attached very quickly and accurately and easily repeated from one glazing to the next.

[0128] Before the longitudinal profile seal 6 is attached to the inner face 22 , the ends 62 , and in particular the two opposite ends of the longitudinal profile seal 6 , may be adjusted so that the longitudinal profile seal 6 is well centered in the lateral direction.

Claims

1. A glazing (1) comprising a glazing element (2), the glazing element (2) having an outer face (20), an inner face (22) and an edge face (21) located between the two faces, a longitudinal edge (23), a lateral edge (24) and a corner (27) located between the longitudinal edge (23) and the lateral edge (24), the glazing (1) comprising several different profile seals (6, 8): a longitudinal profiled seal (6) having a longitudinal flange (60) and a longitudinal groove (61) for snap-fitting the outer cover part (7) to the longitudinal profiled seal (6), the flange (60) being attached to the inner face (22) along the longitudinal edge (23) and the groove (61) extending from the flange (60) further than the edge face (21), - a lateral profile seal (8) having a base (80) attached to the inner face (22) along the lateral edge (24) and a lip (81) extending from the base further than the edge face (21), It is characterized in that One end (89) of the lateral profile seal (8) extends into the environment of the corner (27), and the base (80) is positioned opposite the flange (60) of the longitudinal profile seal (6), or even opposite the groove (61) of the longitudinal profile seal (6).

2. The glazing (1) according to claim 1, wherein: The end (89) of the longitudinal profile seal (8) has a sharp or blunt bevel.

3. The glazing (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: A lateral primer stripe (88) is located between the base (80) and the inner face (22), the lateral primer stripe (88) extending into the environment of the corner (27).

4. The glazing (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: A longitudinal primer stripe (65) is located between the flange (60) and the inner face (22), the longitudinal primer stripe (65) not extending into the environment of the corner (27).

5. The glazing (1) according to claim 4, wherein: The longitudinal primer stripe (65) has a different composition than the lateral primer stripes (88) located between the base (80) and the inner face (22).

6. The glazing (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The groove (61) has a sharp or blunt bevel at least at one and preferably both ends (62) of the longitudinal profile seal (6), and the sharp or blunt bevel has preferably one and preferably two grooves (63) between the flange (60) and the base (80).

7. A longitudinal profile seal (6) for a glazing (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The groove (61) has a sharp or blunt bevel at least at one end (62) of the longitudinal profile seal (6), and preferably at both ends (62) of the longitudinal profile seal (6).

8. The longitudinal profile seal (6) according to claim 7, wherein: The flange (60) has a straight edge at least at one end (62), and preferably at both ends (62).

9. A method for manufacturing a glazing (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the glazing (1) having an outer face (20), an inner face (22) and an edge face (21) situated between these two faces, a longitudinal edge (23), a lateral edge (24) and a corner (27) situated between the longitudinal edge (23) and the lateral edge (24), the glazing (1) comprising several different profile seals (6, 8): a longitudinal profiled seal (6) having a longitudinal flange (60) attached to the inner face (22) along the longitudinal edge (23) and a longitudinal groove (61) for snap-fitting a cover part to the longitudinal profiled seal (6), the flange (60) being attached to the inner face (22) along the longitudinal edge (23) and the groove (61) extending further from the base than from the edge face (21), - a lateral profile seal (8) having a base (80) attached to the inner face (22) along the lateral edge (24) and a lateral bead (81), the base (80) being attached to the inner face (22) along the lateral edge (24) and the bead (81) extending further from the base than from the edge face (21), Features - the longitudinal profile seal (6) is attached to the inner face (22), then - the lateral profile seal (8) is attached to the inner face (22), - and the end (89) of the lateral profile seal (8) extends into the environment of the corner (27), and the base (80) is positioned relative to the flange (60) of the longitudinal profile seal (6), or even relative to the groove (61) of the longitudinal profile seal (6).

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: Before the longitudinal profile seal (6) is attached to the inner face (22), a longitudinal primer stripe (65) is applied against the inner face (22), the longitudinal primer stripe (65) not extending into the environment of the corner (27).

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein: Before the lateral profile seal (8) is attached to the inner face (22), a lateral primer stripe (88) is applied against the inner face (22), the lateral primer stripe (88) extending into the environment of the corner (27).

12. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein: The step of adjusting the end (62) of the longitudinal profile seal (6) is performed before the longitudinal profile seal (6) is attached to the inner face (22).

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