APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO A LAMINATED TRANSPARENCY

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for filling and sealing an opening in a laminate and in particular sealing the cut-out notch area (30) of a vehicle windshield (12). A mold fixture (62) includes a mold (64), a backing plate (66), a sealant inlet (74) and a vent (76). The mold h...

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Hauptverfasser:	SHUMAKER, ROBERT T, KADUNCE, RANDY R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS ELECTRICITY LAYERED PRODUCTS LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM PERFORMING OPERATIONS SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS TRANSPORTING WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention provides an apparatus and method for filling and sealing an opening in a laminate and in particular sealing the cut-out notch area (30) of a vehicle windshield (12). A mold fixture (62) includes a mold (64), a backing plate (66), a sealant inlet (74) and a vent (76). The mold has resilient sealant contacting surfaces (70) that provide a smooth surface for forming the surface of the sealant (32) filling the opening. The mold fixture is clamped to the laminate such that selected portions of the mold overlay the opening and remaining portions of the mold overlay selected portions of the laminate immediately adjacent the opening. Sealant (32) is injected into a cavity (63) formed by the laminate and the mold fixture to seal the opening (30). The sealant is allowed to cure to achieve a desired hardness and the mold fixture is then removed from the laminate.