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(12) Patent: (11) CA 1254009
(21) Application Number: 556880
(54) English Title: APPARATUS FOR MAKING A MOLDED URETHANE WINDOW GASKET ASSEMBLY WITH HINGE MEMBER
(54) French Title: DISPOSITIF DE MISE EN FORME D'UNE PARCLOSE EN URETHANE, GARNIE D'UN ELEMENT D'ARTICULATION, POUR FENETRES
Status: Expired
Bibliographic Data
(52) Canadian Patent Classification (CPC):
  • 18/108
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • B29C 45/14 (2006.01)
  • B29C 33/00 (2006.01)
  • B29C 70/76 (2006.01)
  • B29C 70/84 (2006.01)
  • B60J 1/10 (2006.01)
  • B60J 10/02 (2006.01)
  • B29C 67/24 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • SANOK, JOHN L. (United States of America)
  • ADAMS, DAVID G. (United States of America)
(73) Owners :
  • SHELLER GLOBE CORPORATION (United States of America)
(71) Applicants :
(74) Agent: MACRAE & CO.
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued: 1989-05-16
(22) Filed Date: 1984-10-31
Availability of licence: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data:
Application No. Country/Territory Date
560,603 United States of America 1983-12-12

Abstracts

English Abstract



ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

An improved window gasket assembly with an integral living hinge
member and the apparatus and associated method for reaction injection
molding and bonding such assemblies, as well as other molded articles, are
disclosed. The gasket is preferably integrally molded from an elastomeric
material such as urethane, and at least a portion of which is
simultaneously bonded onto at least one substantially transparent window
panel. The gasket and window assembly can than be mounted and bonded or
secured directly to a vehicle body panel opening, for example, with
adhesives, thereby eliminating the need for discrete mechanical fasteners,
with at least one window panel being hingedly and pivotally attached to
said vehicle body panel. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, an
improved aftermixer and gating apparatus includes a mixing body in which a
flowable multi-constituent molding material is separated into a number of
generally sepent?e mixing passageways and reunited in a common mixing
cavity before being conveyed through a fan-gate passageway to the mold
cavity. Adjustment means is provided for selectively altering the size of
the mixing cavity and its inlet openings in order to selectively alter the
back-pressure exerted on the material flowing therethrough, thereby
enancing the mixing of the molding material constituents. An improved
mold apparatus is also preferably employed and includes elongated
elastomeric members along the preferably edge of the mold cavity for
supportingly engaging the mold members and substantially minimizing or
preventing flashing of the molding material therefrom.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.



THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

l. A reaction injection molding system for
molding a window gasket assembly from a multi-constituent
material in a mold cavity, said system comprising a source
of said multi-constituent material in an intermixed
pressurized flowable state, and mold apparatus including a
first mold member and a second mold member mutually
engageable with one another and defining said mold cavity
therebetween, a first portion of said mold cavity being
adapted to receive a portion of at least one substantially
transparent window panel inserted therein prior to the
introduction of said material into said mold cavity in
order to mold a movable portion of said window gasket
assembly in place on an edge portion of said window panel
within said mold cavity, a second portion of said mold
cavity being adapted to mold a fixed portion of said window
gasket assembly, and a third portion of said mold cavity
being adapted to mold a living hinge web portion of said
window gasket assembly in a one-piece integrally-molded
relationship with said fixed and movable gasket members,
said living hinge web portion interconnectably extending
between said fixed and movable gasket members.



2. A reaction injection molding system for
molding a window gasket assembly from a multi-constituent
material in a mold cavity, said system comprising in
combination:




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Claim 2 cont'd...


a source of the constituents of said material ln
a pressurized flowable state;
means for receiving and intermixing said material
constituents from said source and for conveying said
intermixed multi-constituent material to said mold cavity
at a predetermined pressure;
a mold apparatus comprising at least a first mold
member and a second mold member mutually engageable with
one another and defining said mold cavity therebetween, at
least one of said mold members including at least one
flexible elastomeric member thereon generally adjacent an
edge of said mold cavity and extending generally around the
periphery thereof said elastomeric member supportingly
engaging the other of said mold members and being adapted
to substantially prevent flashing of said material out of
said mold cavity, said mold cavity being adapted to receive
at least one window panel inserted therein prior to the
introduction of said multi-constituent material into said
mold cavity, said window panel being sealingly supported
between a pair of said flexible elastomeric members; and
a first mold cavity portion adapted to receive a
portion of said at least one window panel inserted therein
prior to the introduction of said material into said mold
cavity in order to mold a movable portion of said window
gasket assembly in place on an edge portion of said window
panel within said mold cavity, a second mold cavity portion
being adapted to mold a fixed portion of said window gasket
assembly, and a third mold cavity portion being adapted to




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mold a living hinge web portion of said window gasket
assembly in a one-piece integrally-molded relationship with
said fixed and movable gasket members, said living hinge
web portion interconnectably extending between said fixed
and movable gasket members.

3. A reaction injection molding system
according to Claim 2, wherein said fixed gasket member and
window panel assembly is adapted to be bonded and secured
to a peripheral area surrounding an opening in an external
member with an adhesive substance without mechanical
fasteners.

4. A reaction injection molding system
according to Claim 3, wherein said multi-constituent
material comprises urethane.

5. A reaction injection molding system
according to Claim 4, further comprising means for coating
at least a predetermined portion of said mold cavity with a
pigmented material prior to conveying said multi-
constituent material thereto, said pigmented material being
adapted to be transferred to at least predetermined surface
portions of said multi-constituent material as said window
gasket assembly is formed in said mold cavity.

6. A reaction injection molding system for
molding a window gasket assembly for a multi-constituent
urethane material in a mold cavity, said system comprising:

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claim 6 cont'd...


a source of said multi-constituent urethane
material in a partially-mixed pressurized flowable state;
at least one aftermixing and gating apparatus for
further mixing said multi-constituent urethane material and
for conveying said material from said source to said mold
cavity, said apparatus including a common inlet passageway,
at least a pair of generally serpentine mixing passageways
in fluid communication with said common inlet passageway, a
common mixing cavity in fluid communication with said
mixing passageways, said common mixing cavity having cavity
inlet openings for receiving said material from said mixing
passageways, a gating passageway in fluid communication
with said mixing cavity for receiving said multi-
constituent urethane material therefrom and for conveying
said multi-constituent urethane material to said mold
cavity, and adjustment means for selectively altering the
size of said cavity inlet openings;
a mold apparatus including a first mold member
and a second mold member mutually engageable with one
another and defining said mold cavity therebetween, at
least one of said mold members including at least one
elongated elastomeric member thereon generally adjacent an
edge of said mold cavity and extending generally around the
periphery thereof, said elastomeric member supportingly
engaging the other of said mold members and being adapted
to substantially prevent flashing of said multi-constituent
urethane material out of said mold cavity; and






a first mold cavity portion being adapted to
receive a portion of at least one window panel inserted
therein prior to the introduction of said multi-constituent
material into said mold cavity in order to mold a movable
portion of said window gasket assembly in place on an edge
portion of said window panel within said mold cavity, a
second mold cavity portion being adapted to mold a fixed
portion of said window gasket assembly, and a third mold
cavity portion being adapted to mold a living hinge web
portion of said window gasket assembly in a one-piece
integrally-molded relationship with said fixed and movable
gasket members, said living hinge web portion
interconnectably extending between said fixed and movable
gasket members.



7. A reaction injection molding system
according to Claim 6, wherein said aftermixing and gating
apparatus includes an aftermixer body and a gating body
slidably connected thereto, at least a portion of said
gating passageway being formed in a tongue portion of said
gating body, said mixing body having a slot formed therein,
said slot extending from said mixing cavity generally
toward said gating body and being adapted to slidably
receive said tongue portion of said gating body therein, an
end of said tongue portion being configured to define a
portion of said mixing cavity so that the sizes of said
mixing cavity and cavity inlet openings increase as said
tongue portion is slidably moved in said slot in a




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direction away from mixing cavity and the sizes of said
mixing cavity and cavity inlet openings decrease as said
tongue portion is slidably moved in said slot in a
direction toward said mixing cavity.

8. A reaction injection molding system
according to Claim 7, further comprising locking means for
fixing a preselected position of said tongue portion in
said slot, said apparatus further comprising shim means
insertable into said slot for substantially filling the
unoccupied portion of said slot when said tongue portion is
slidably moved in said direction away from said mixing
cavity.




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Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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This is a division of copending, commonly
assigned Canadian Patent Applicat$on Serial No~ 466,774
filed October 31, 1984.
The invention relates generally ~o molded window
gaskets and to the reaction injection molding of such
articles from a multi-conscituent material in a mold
cavity. More particularly~ the invention relates to
equipment for reaction injection molding of ~uch articles,
wherein the elastomeric urethane window gaskets are
lntegrally molded and securely bonded onto a window panel
of glass or other transparent material and include living
hinge members incorporated therein. Reference i9 made to
the related copendlng Canad:lan appllcations, SerLal No.
448,329 filed February 27, 1984 entitled "Molded Window
Gasket Assembly And Apparatus And Method For Making Same",
and Serial No. 468,021 filed November 16, 1984 and entitled
"Molded Window Gasket Assembly And Apparatus And Method For
Making And Bondlng Same", both of whlch are assigned to the
same assignee as the present invention.
It has been known in the past to fabricate
articles 9uch as modular vehicular window gasketsj having
hinge members or portions therein, from materials such as
polyvinylchloride (PVC) using conventional compression or
injection molding techniques. Some of such window gaskets
have been in~ection molded directly onto the window panel,
which is made of glass or other substantially transparent
material. The window and gasket assemblies have then been
installed in a vehicle or other window frame w1th adhesives

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and/or with integrally molded fastener protrusions, as
disclosed~ for example, in United States Patent No.
4,072,340, and with hinge members therein as disclosed in
United States Patent No~ ~,1391234. It has been found,
however, that window panel brealcage has been unacceptably
high in such prior processes because of the high pressures
required in the in~ection molding prccesses and because of
the hardness and rigidity of the mold structures involved.
Additionally, because of the t~pes of materials previously
used in molding the gaskets, such as rubber or
polyvinylchloride (PVC), it has been found that proper
adhesion of such gaskets to metal body panels and to glass
window panels has been dlEEicult to attain, thereby
resulting in water leaks, wind noise, and other related
problems9 as well as requiring the use of mechanical
fasteners to secure the assemblies to the body panels.
In accordance with the present invention,
improved apparatuses for reaction injection molding
articles such as vehicular window gasket assemblies are
provided in order to o~ercome the above-discussed
disadvantages. Such apparatus allows window gasket
assemblies to be reaction injection molded from multi-
constituen~ materials, such as urethane, for example, and
to be molded at relatively low pressures and securel~
bonded directly ontG the glass or other transparent window
panels.
According to the invention of the parent
application, such gasket assemblies include at least one



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movable gasket member and a flexible living hinge web
integrally molded therewith in a one-piece structureO The
window panel assembly can then be movably mounted ~n a
window opening ln a body panel and secured thereto. In one

embodiment, the gasket assembly also includes at least one
integrally molded fixed gasket member with the hinge web

interconnectably extending therebetween. The fixed gasket
melnber i9 ~dapted to be bonded and securetl directly to the

vehicle body with adhesives without the need for mechanical
fastener devices, thereby simplifying the installation

process and making it better suited for robotic or other
automated equLpment. Because of the incorporation of the

flexible living hinge web integrally molded into the gasket
assembly such ease of installation i9 also attainable in

window arrangements such as rear quarter windows and
Eolding convertible top windows, for example, wherein at

least one window panel must be pi~otally movable relative
to the vehicle body. All or a portion of the preferably

urethane gasket can also be coated with a plgmented
decorative material in the mold cavity if desired.
The gasket assembly may also be fabricated with a

lower cros~-sectional profile9 thereby providing for an

advantageous, aerodynamically smooth fit between the window
assembly and the body panel. Such lower profile also

re~uires less offset or other forming of the body panel
area surrounding the window opening9 thus slmplifying the

body panel fabrication and increasing the design
flexibility for such body panels. Also because in at least


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some embodiments of the invention the gasket and window
assembly is preferably bonded and secured to the body panel
substantially continuously around the window opening
periphery, the localized stress concentration9 callsed by
spaced, discrete mechanical fasteners are substantially
avoided and the bonding and securing forces are more evenly
distributed. Such modular window structure, with its
strong and preferably continuousl peripheral bond allows
the window panel to effectively contribute to the
structural integrity of the installation, and also to allow
for a reduction in window panel thickness and weight.
The strong and secure bond between the preferably
urethane gasket member and the preferably glass window
panel is achieved by a novel method whereby the bonding
occurs simultaneously with the molding process. Generally
speaking the preferred bonding method includes the steps of
applying a primer material, by spraying or wiping9 to at
least the peripheral portions of the window panel, allowing
the primer to air dry for a relatively short period of
time, and inserting at least the peripheral portions into
the mold cavity. A flowable urethane, or urethane-
containing, multi-constituent ma-terial is then injected or
otherwise introduced into the mold cavity where the gasket
member is allowed to at least partially cure.
The invention of this application may be
characterized as providing a reaction in~ection molding
system for molding a window gasket assembly from a mul~i-
constituent material in a mold cavity, the system



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comprising a source of the multi-constituent material in an
intermixed pressurlzed flowable s~ate, and mold apparatus
including a first mold member and a second mold member
mutually engageable with one another and defining the ~old
cavity therebetween9 a first por$ion oE the mold cavity
being adapted to receive a portion of at least one
substantially transparent window panel inserted therein
prior to the introduction of the material into the mold
cavity in order to mold a movable portion of the window
gasket assembly in place on an edge portion of the window
panel within the mold cavity, a second portion of the mold
cavity being adapted to mold a fixed portion of the window
gasket assembly, and a third portion of the mol~ cav:ity
being adapted to mold a living hinge web portion of the
window gasket assembly in a one-piece integrally-molded
relationship with the fixed and movable gasket members, the
living hinge web portion interconnectably extending between
the fixed and movable gasket members.
In a preferred embodiment of the present
invention, an aftermixer apparatus for use ln a reaction
in~ection molding system includes a mixing body having at
least one common inlet passagewar for receiving a multi-
consti~uent material (preferably urethane) in a pressuri~ed
flowable state. The apparatus includes a number of mixlng
passageways adapted to receive the material from the common
inlet passageway and separate it into a corresponding
number of material flow streams. A common mixing cavity in
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the separated flow streams and conveys the material into a
- gating device for introduction into the mold cavity~
Adjustment means is provided for selectively altering the
size of the common mixing cavity and the size of its inlets
in order to selectively alter the back-pressure exerted on
the material flowing therethrough. Such adjustment feature
allows for the optimizatlon of the back-pressure and thus
the intermixing of the constituents of the material for a
given flow rate and inlet pressure thereof. Preferably,
the mixing passageways each extend along a generally
serpentine path including at least one bight portion
adapted to cause the material flowing therethrough to
substantially reverse its direction of flow in order to
increase turbulence and enhance the mixing of the material
constituents.
At least a portion of ~he preferred mold cavity
of the reaction injection molding s~stem includes one or
more elongated elastomeric members positioned generally
adjacent the peripheral edge of the mold cavity for
supportingly enga8ing the mold members and the window
panel. The flexible elongated elastomeric members are
preferably seated in grooves in one or the other of the
mold members and are further adapted to substantially
minimize or prevent flashing of the gasket material out of
the mold cavity and also serve to accommodate variatlons in
the shape oE the window panels.
Additional objects~ advantages and features of
the present




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dailr5, ~Lken ~1 C~ljl~CtiC~I with the ac~c~Lr~ing dl:aWill98.




Figure 1 i~ an eleva'ci¢.~ ~ew cf ane preferred ga~ket and wind~
panel ~ 5e~;bly ins~lled in a vehicle boay panel ~nd having a movâble
w~w F!nel hirP~ly and pivotally m~ble relative to a fixed wir~
;E~nel aa:ording ~ ~e pre6ent iventicn.
~ isure ;~ i6 a c:ross-~ectiona~ ~ taken alc~g line 2-2 o~ ~i~2re
.

F~re 3 i8 al~ elevatio3~a~ v~ew cf arl lte3:~te ~ ula W~CW
panel asse.~ly ~imilar ~co that o~ Figure 1, bu~ having only a movabl~
win~7 psnel~ '
Figure 4 1~ a cross-~ctiorlal v~ew taken along line 4-4 ~ Fi~ure
3.
Pigure 5 is a ~rtial perspective ~iew ~ t~e re~r wir.da~ of a
cQ~n7ertible ~?r i~l~;tratin~ still anvther allterrate ~dii~nt ~ the
present in~entiQn.
Fi ~_c 6 is a sc~lemati.c per~tive vie~ tic~ ~f a Etold
aE~arahzs for ml~lding the w~n~ gasket a~se~ly of Fi~ure 1.
Figure 7 is a pQrtial cros~6ec4.ional view generally t~en a~
lir~e 7-7 o~ Figure 6, but wi~h ~e windo~r panels in place ard~ e m~ld
a~a.~ cl~ed.
~ igur~a 8 is a sche~Jatic diagram illustrating a reaction
~ld~ng ~ys~ or fabricating and bo~dins tcgethe~ 'Jhe c2sket and w nd3
~Lne~ asseEbly o~ Figure 1.
Figure 3 1~ ~ per~pectlve view o~ an aftermixer and gating
a~3r~tus ~or a re~ction injecti~ ~olding apparatus in accordance ~it~ ~e
F~eSent in~entio~.


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Figure 10 i~ ~ cro6s-~ectional view ~ken alo.lg line lQ-10 ck
Fi3ure ~.


In Figures 1 'chrough 10~ e~emDlary embodim~rlt~ of ~e present
irw~i~ are ~llustraLed for t~e re3cticn iniectiorl D~ldir~ an3 bc~
in~gral~-molded v~ ~ar wir~ pa~el gasket a~;~blie~ v~ng rle~cible
living hinges integrally molded therein, c~nto their assc~i2ted glass ar
o~er albstantialiy tr~ent wi~ E~nelsO ~e skilled ~ t~e art w~
readily rec~nize frcm the follc~wing di~cusEion, h~ever~ ~hat ~e
~rinciple~ ~ lthe ~nventian are ~lly a~?licable to react~on in~ ectica~
m~lding a~ ~2di~ 6)f ~tems othOE than v~culæ windc~ ~ket~, ~5 we~l
as being applicable to aE~aratus offaer than the reaction injection ~l~
E~yst~ shown in the dra*~ings.
1~ Fi sure 1 ~nd 2 an e~:~lary ~lar v~ic~ar w~n~7 æsembl~
10 generall~ ludes at lea~t c~ substantially transparelat movable windcF~
p~nel 15, at le2st ~ ~bs~an~ially transparOElt fixed win~ nel 16, and
a ~in~ gasket asse~ly 78. A6 ~-lustrat~d in ~e d~wings, t~e ~
p~el~ 15 and 16 and l:he ga6ket a~ ly 18 are ~ to ~e ~alir~
dispo~ i;~ a win~? o~ing ~n a venide bc~ panel ~ or t~e like, wi~
at ~east a fixed psr~cion of the gas5ce'c Pssembly 18 bQnded an~ se~ured
direc~ly to a recessed portiorl 14 . o~ the perip~eral are ~ the v~cle
~y s~ro~mding ~e wind~ ~ Wit}l an adhesive ma~r~al lOo ~'lE;~
t~e need 15 elimin2ted for mechanical fasteners protruding '~.~ough
2pertures in the bo~ or e~bedded in t~e ~ ket ~terial
the need Cor 8UGll fasteners, t~e cros~sec~ior~l profile of the gc~s~e~
a&fiembly 18 may be m~nimized $n order to provl' de a ~moo~h selzti~e~
uno~trl;~ive fl~ with the vehicle body panel 12~ ~he~e~ redu~clnc7
aero~Lic drag ~ the vehicle. Al&o~ se ~e g2sket ~d ~


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a~ly is ~c~red a~d ~ed ~;ubstanti~lly cQnt~ zly aro~d at l~st ~
6~s~2nt~al p~r'iQrl of ~he perip~ery of ~e fiacecl ~r~ pan~l 16~ e
winds~ el 15 ef~ectively ~e5 pQrt ~ .e bo~ ~ruc~uce ~nd L5 n~t
~ubjecLed to the locali~ed ~'cress cor~centrations c~u~ed by discrete
m~arlical faE;teners. Ihu~ ~t leas' ffle wis~7 Eanel 16 c~ ~ ~rmer an~
li~hter in wei~ht than those prev ously u~ed. If dir~; ~din~
~e bo~ panel 12 and the window panel 16 i~ al~io desired, the w~nacu
~asket asse~ly 18 may o~onally ~e fo~d with a G~nel-~ped ~en~ng
24 exter~ding therethrough ~ or~er to all~7 a ~itable adhesi~e ~o ~ ~e
window panel 16 directly to the recessed portio~ 14. Such s~ptiQn
c~annel-~ped o~ing 24 nay c~sist of eiff~er a ~ingle ~g e2~tend~
con~ousl~ t~ro~ghout ~e er~tire window gaske~ as5~mbly 18, or a ~eries
~ discrete ~el-shaped c~ngs at &paced ~ at~ o.~ thro~ the
wind~ ga~et ass~mbly.
As will ~ecome apparen'c from the discussion ~elcwr ~he wi;ldoS~
ga~ke~ assernbly 18, which is preferably composed o~ urethane or a
~re~ar~tai~r~ material, ~y ~1 so c~tionally ~nclu~ a coat~ng ~
pigmented material either on its entire exteriGr ~urfzce, or orl a
predetermir~d portion t:hereof, as ~ ;trated }~y referer~:e mmL~ral 2~.
Such CQating of pi~mented ma~eriR~ e ~F~lied to ~he windaw ga~ket
~ss~ly 18 ~ur~ t:he moldi~ proce~3 ~ order to p~ovide a ~ecora~ve
s~ipe on its exterior surfaoe or to color ~he wmd~ ~sket ~r i n
order to c~leTent the color s~h~e ~ the vehicle.
As ~hown in the dr~wing~, the exemplary qasket a~E~iy 18
illustrated in Fi~ures 1 znd 2 ~ncludes a ~ble gasket i~ær 23 s~re d
arld bonded ~o at leas~ a por~c n of ~e periphera~ ~ge a~ ~.e
sn~rable w~r~ panel 15 ar.d a fi~ed ga~ket m~er 27 ~red ana b~3cc~
at lea~ a port~ of t~e perip~eral edge ar~2 29 ~ ~he ~i~ced windc~ p.ar.~l
16. A ~lexible livirlg hinge we~ 35 :~nter~ctably extena~ be~e~ ~.


~va~le ~nd fixe~ sket ~rs 23 ~ Z7, respectiYeiy, and i~ 3~'~ral3.~
mol~. in a o~ne~piec~ st:ructure there~-ithq ~e hlnge ~e~ 35 f~ctic~Ls to
hir~e~y znd pivo~ally at~ach ~e ~r~ble ~sket ~ber 23 aL~ t:~e m~ble
win~ow panel 15 to the body panel 12 for opening and clo~ng ~i~ot~1
~v~nt a~ irsdica,ed ~y rrc~ 37.
It ~ould be noted thai al~;sugn both the ~7able ~nd fixed ~ske~
member~ 23 ~nd 27 are shc1wn in the various figures herPin a~ be~r.g
inte~rally molded and bonaed substantially continuously ~rollnd
~3ubstantially t:~e entire Derip~eral e~ge area~ o~ ~eir ,espeoti~e W~J
panel~; 15 an2 16, at le2s'c t~e ~able w~ndcw Ee;ael 15 ~ay z~ternat_~ely
have it~ ga~ket member 23 integrally molded and bonded only along t~e
~ort~ the e~e Area 25 that i~ generally adjacent t~he living hinge w~
3~. ~n ~uch an alternate ~ t, ~he remainder cf the edge are~ 25
would be bare ~nd wculd sealingly abut or engage a ~aling ~ember ~ ~he
peripheral area o~ the body panel 12 ~urroun ~ ~ the wina~ oEe~ng ~en ~n
~t~ clo~ed position.
Figures 3 and 4 illustrate an e~emplary al~ernate modular
~hicular wlndow asse~ly lOa accor ~ to the presen~ ~nv~n~i ~n~ ~in~w
ass~mbly lOa i 8imilar to wind~w assembl~ t9~ cf Figures 1 and 2~ kut has
~ly a 8 ~gle windbw p9~1 hingedly and pivotally diD-posed in ~he ~icle
~ nel 120 The s~me re~erence n~meral~ are used for ~e c~rresp~ n~
elememn~s ln the ~arious esbol~nts ~hG~n in the dr2wings for E~-F~es of
iilus~rating 80me e~mpl~s of the ma.~y applic2tions or the ~_esen~
i~ventia~.
. ~ike the wind~w assembly 10 of Figures 1 and 2~ ~e windG~
as~ ~ ly lOa of Fi~u.es 3 and 4 generally includes a ~Lb~.antial~y
transps~nt mrv~ble w~n~cw pa~Rl lS and a windcw ~2seket ~ssY~biy 1~. ~he
~asket a~se3bly 18 ~ncludes a m~va~le gaske~ ~e~b~r 23 bond~d ~d ~ecured
to 2t le3st a Forti~ cf the EeriEheral eoge area 2~ of ~he ~Vzbl5 WLn~




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p~nel 15 ~nd a fixe~3 ~sket m~er ~7 ~cured and ~ed directly to t:he
r~ces ed porti~n 14 ¢f the perip~eral ~ or the ~'y E~nel L~ ~rr~ns
lthe w~naow opening wi~h an sdhesive material 200 ThuE;~ the need i~
elimir)ated iEor ~Gh2nic21 faster~rs protrudin3 'ch:cough aperb~re~ ~n the
~y or ~ ~ the gasket material.
A flexible living hinge w~b 37 interconn~ctably ect~Ls ~e~e~.
~e ~ovable and :E,xed g~ske~c member~ 23 and ~7, re pectivelyt in
Fisures 3 and 4 and i integrally molde~ in ~ on~piece ~trl20ture
therewith. ~e h~nge we~ 37 flmctians to hin~edly ~nd pivotally at~ach ~e
~vable y~Lsket ~er 23 ~nd the ~le wind~ Eenel 15 to t~e bo~ el
12 for ~ir~ and closi~g pi~otal a~ i~icated ~ arrcw 371~
Still another example of the maIly varied applications of t.l~.e
present ~e.~tion i5 the modular vehicular windc~ ass~bly lOb i~ ~rated
~n Figure 5. Winda7 ass~b.l~ lOb is a folaable rear wiru~a~ afise;~bly ~r
~he~ a ~ft or h~xd ~c~Nertible tcp ~ and generally includes at l~st: a
p~ir c~ ~e wiz~7 panel~ 15 and a win~ gaE:ket as~ly 1~
~he Wi;l~ ~nels 15 has a m~vable g~sket ~r 23 ~zed and b~d 'co
~t ~eas~ a portion of their respective periphera~ edge areas 2~;o ~;le
m~ le g26ke~ ~Km~er~ 23 are interc~nnectec alcn~ g~ner~lly adj2cent ~i~es
by a ~lexible li~ ng hinge web 35, which is integrally ~olded in a
on~-~ie~e ~tructure therewith. ~he hinge web 35 ~unctions ,~ allcw ~e
Rx~le g2sket me~bers 23 ~nd the movable windc~ panels 15 ~o h~g~dly ~d
pivoælly m~Ye rel~tive to one another, as ~ndicated by the 2~`GW 37t ~s
~ e convert~ble top 11 i~ raised or lowered. ~he sides of the gss~et
asse~bly 1~ g~nerall~ aajac~t the tc? 11 are preferably ~ e~ ar~ ~e~u~
directly to the top ~ self, ~r directly to a ~ui~able frame or
reinforcing m~mDer therecn, with ~n adhesive material wi~hcu~ ~b~ n~d ~.
mechani~al fas ener~ ~s discu~.sed above $n connect~on w~th o~er
embodi~ents of the invent on~ It may b~ d~sira~le in ~i~ Q. ~t~ex

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lic~ti~s to mold ~nd bor~u uret.hane gzsket ~er~, ~nterconr~c~d ~ an
~tegral liv~ hinse we~, only to adjacellt e~ges ~ 2~,~cent win~ ne~s
~ithcut including such gas~et me;l~ers ~ ~e r~i~nq periEheral e~es o
the wind~7 panelfi~,
The window ~asket member 18 i5 preferably molded from a
~nilti-constituen~ material, ~uch as the preferred li~uid ~ ~ st.tuent
~aterial for exæmple, m a fiuitable r6ac~ion injectlon ~lding ~parat~s
~UGh as the ~ld ~pparatus 46 ~ch~ma~icall~ illustrated in Fisures 6 a~d 7~
~or eY~3~nle. Su ~ urethane ~ate~ial mey ~e compo&ed, for e~a~ler ~ a
p~lyol resin constituent, an i~ocyanate cons~it~entt and a ca~aly~t~
EXa~ples of co~merGialy-available polyol re~ins are man~a~tur~d by qhe
D~wn ~hemical Cc~sany under ~he tradem~rk VCR~NQL and by Tbxaco Chem~cal
C~mpany under the trademark I~ANOL ~F-6503. ~xamples of commercial
isocyanates are pro~uced by Ihe UE~ohn Cbmpany under the ~radema~k ISC~
143Lr ISO~IE 181, ISO~ATE 191 and I5D~ 2409 and al80 ~y Xk~hy Chemical
C~rpora~ion under the trademarks MCNCUR PF and MO~DUR CD. hn e~ample o~ a
suitable catalyst for ~uch urethane ma,er~al i~ n~lket2d by ~ o ~lemi~
C~sany un2er the trademark WrTOO ~ ~Lr2B.
As illustrated ~chem~t~cally ~y the reaction injec~i~n ~ ng
fi~8~en 3~ ~n Figure 8~ the ccnstituent6 of the winaow gasket materqal are
in~ec~ed ~rom two or more consti~ue~t ~ources 3~ ~nd 34 in'o a
hi~hrpressure mi~ing apparatus 36 by way of ~e respe~t~ve ~e ering deY.icc-s
38 ~nd 40. The ccnstituents of the ~akerial are mixed in ~he kighr~ressure
ins apparatus 36 at pressures in the range ~f ap~rox~a~ely ~'J00
~8. ~ Og. to approxim~tely 30Q0 p.s.iOg. and are ccnv~yed to ~n ~'enmi~:e~
and gating aE~aratus 42. AS discussed belcw, ~he a~.ermixer and ga~g
a~paratus ~2 ~urther mi~es the cQnstituents of the ga~ket ~er.a~ ~nd
re~uces ~ts pressure to a r~nqe of approximate.ly 3a p.S.~
appro~im~tely 1~0 p~.i.g., and preferably approximatel~ 50 ~.s~iDg~,


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~efore ~tr~cLny the ~terial ~nto ~ v~y 4~ cf a m~ld ~ar~s

Prior to ~he injecticn of ~e ~ ti-~;t.L~F~rlt gasket m~terial
into ~e mold apparatus ~, the mold caYi~ 44 ~S preferably s:~ated with
ar~ of a r~r of kn~n mold rele2se ~ge.~t~ ypic~ly c~ist or
lc~elting point waxes or silicc~ o , for exa~le. ~rcial e~?les
~ ld rele~se agen~ are produced lt~ Cc~t~r ~cal Ca;~y under l~e
traa~ark ~RAXO 1711, Exm II, ~ULEASE 125, LI~T and ~IC~ EFE,
~y Freka~e lnc. Ia~de~ ~e tca~rks E~Oæ 34, 3~RE~q~ 3~, FRE'~E 31j,
and ~O~S 31Elt ~2d ~ Park Chemical C~2~ ~er the trad~k :E~C7~,.
The volatile mDld release ager~t is ~hen allo~ed to at l~a~ E~'~i~lly g ~
off of ~he ~o~d appar2tu5 46 which i~ typically at a t~m~erature in ~he
range o~ a~roxIm2tely llOF to approximately lbOF.
I~ desired, ~ll of the mold cavity s~lrface, or a predetermin~d
Fortion thereof, may be c~ated wlth a pigmented material 80 ~ha~ the
pigmented material will be transferr~d in ~he ~old to the desired ~urfa~e
~r Eurfaces or the ga~ket ase~bly 18 ~or cther ~lded ar~icle) ~ur~g the
rea~ti~n injec~- o~ molding process. An example ~ ~uch pigmen~ed $~teri~1
~oating is menufactured ~y Sherwin Williams Cb~pany under ~he tra~e~æ k
PC&PXE. A~ter ~he pigmen~e~ material co3tins has ~een all~w~d '.o ~l~sh of~,
~he window p~nel 16 ~glass or other transparent m~erial~ ~ Fcsitioned ~n
the mold, ahhesive means i8 applied as de~cribed beiow, ~r.d the mo7d
~e~ers 48 and 50 of the ~old ap~Qratus 46 are clo&~d, ~bs~nt'ally ~n
mu~ual engagement with one another. me cons.ituen.s of ~he gaskct
terial are lniected into the ~y~.e~, moxed ~nd ~n~roduced into ~he m~'~
cavi~.y 44 as described above, and the windcw panel ur panel~ witk the
window asket asse~bly 18 in~Jegrally ~lded thereon ~5 th~n re~ove~.
As ~ kn~n to thos2 ~killæ in the ~e~cticn ~r~e~-.ic~ ~ld~l~
artJ the ~nter~.~ed constibuents c ~he m~lding ~aterial under~G a ra~id


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2nd highly excthe~c re~ction in the mold ~vit~y and are ~rox~ ~te~ 7Ut,
~ red within a very ~hort ~ime, ~ erally les~ ~.an ~ne to ~;ix ~nu.~s,
depenæing s~n ~che czt~lyst OE~Dl~ed. ~ter s~ch ti~e, the molded ~rt-cle
~y ~e r~wved fr~n the molding appara'cus ar~ lowed to ool ~ t
t3Dperatures.
As illustrated in Figure 7, at le~st c:ne, and p~eerEbly b¢th~
~e mold ~ers 48 3~ 50 ~nclude an elc~gated elAsto~ric ~ad ~e~ 56
c~?res~ly ~atecl within a correspondi~ sroave 580 ~he ~r~ves 5~ are
p~siti~ed generally adjacerlt tl~e perip~eral e~ges o~ the a;old ~avi~ ~4 fiO
ff~at ~:he eJast~eric m~5 56 cc:~re~;si~ly engage ~nd ~ l~ly ~;~rt
either the ~ite mold mesr~er or the wirK3~7 panel or par~s ar.d also
8ub~J~antially pre~ent or min~i~e flashin~ of ~he mold~g ma~er~a~ ~t ~rcm
~e mold cavi~y 44. ~en the ~old a~arat~ B ~ the el~Et~ i~
~s 56 prèferably protrude slishtly frc~ their associated ~;rooves 58 so
t}Lat the :Ec~rce requi.red to hol~ the mold merrbers 48 and S0 t~ge~her i~ a
~ling e3~g~ent i8 ~iubstan'cially re~ced fr~ ~he force that wo;21a ~e
ne~es~ary if the mold n~ ers were required t~ be forced ~ to direc'.
~ lt?Ct With Cne allotl~er. Simil~rly, a 8ignifiC~Ul'Cly redu~d ~essure i~
es~erted on ~e windc~ panel or p~nels and c~s~uent~ e f ~ y or
~reakage c~ ~e windaw E~nels i5 fiu~st2ntially ~ed or el~ted.
&t:h re~ction in ~he force r~ired to hold ~he mold me~r~ tGge~2er i~
al50 ~ignificant~y le~s tha~-l that r~uirea in e:~nventîor~ c~Dpr~siQ~. and

injecticla mol~ processefi~ ~dditionally, the elasta~Deric ~e S 56 ~e
s~ffic~en~ly flex ble to all~ ~or minor var~a~ions in ~he sha~ nd
~n.aar of the win~i panel or E~ s and there~ alingly i~c' ate ~he
mold cavi~y 44 rec2rdle5s of SUG'l minor windcw ~nel var~atic~sO
Rs ment oned ab~ve, win~;w gasket ~sse~ly 18, wbi~ is pre~ra~lv
urethane, i~ securely b~ded to ~e prefe~ably g~2~;;= w~ panel e p~ne~s
~ring 'che molalng process. Prior to ~e in~ec~crl Gr ot~ lC.it~




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o the c~rlstituen~:s o the gasket ~terial into t'~e D~ld recesses o~ c~ity
44, the windc~ s~nel br E~els, or ~t le~st the ~p~ro~riate por ~i~ns o .
i:heir periF~Ieral ~ge are~ re de~ned to remwe gr~e, rele2se ~gen~s,
or o~her residue or debris. Such cleaning i~ preferably done with an
a~kal~ne wash. If, hGwever, the glass w~7 panel or pEIr~15 ~e a1r~L~
relati~ely clean and free o:E release ~ents, a ~olven'c ~ thylene
~lor~deO for ~r~le, i8 ~lied.
~ ext a silane-containin~ materlal ~ app:lied, ~t lea~ to the
peripheral edge ar~ portic~s ~d all~ed ~:o fla~ of ~ ~cr a per~ c~ o~
ap,Dr~xi~tely ten ~ to ~roximately thirty ~ecor~sO ~s ~s ~n~ to
1:h~e skilled ln the art, tlLe exact ti~re dep~ds ~n ~actor~ h the
mold temperature and the particular ~te;ial u~ed, for ea:~mple~ q~he
peripheral edge asea porti~ns are therl wiped to prevent the gla6~, or other
tra~enL material, .ram do~d~g.
Prior to ~rting the window E~nel ~r panels irlto the s~old ~
~4, a prLmer m~terial 4~ is applied ~y wiping or sprayir~g to at leas. ~ne
~;ide o~ the peripheral edge area portio~s. A preferred e~ le of ~e
primer ~a.erial 45 is BETP~ L glass and metal pr~mer e~3S.2i, as

m ~ufa ~ ured ~ ex ~ ~ cal Cor ~ ratiorl, Special~y C~ ~ .cals na~:Lsi¢~.
"B~5~3hL" iB a regis.ered ~ademark of Es.sex ~cal t~r~ratic~
p~r 4~ is air~ried ~or a~?ro~i~tely t~o minutes to a~ro~reLtel~ r~
~utesO ~Ehe ~sket ~aterial coslstituents are t~en in~ected or in~cdu~d
~s~to ~e m~ld ~avi~y 44, which mlst be ~e with~ ~3?prox~1y 33 ~u~es
af er ~he pr~me, i8 ~lied. q he gaske~ asse~bly 18 is ~en ~la~d as
~scr~d above, a~.d a ~ng a~hesive ~d intermolecu~ar ~d ~s ashieved.
It fiho~d be noted ~l3at alth~gh the primer ~ r~y alternately
~?li~d to c~ or more of the ~5ite ~;ides and/or ed~e o~ ~e ~erir~.eral
e~ge are~ ~ort~ons~ ~n actua~ly-constr~cted prototypefi ~f the m~dular
wind~ a~e~biy, the sasket asse~bl~es 18 have ~een mold~d with ~he p~iG~r




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~5 &~ Rnly ~ si~3e of t!le per,~eral e3ge ~ poLt.L~`.'.~s of S:he W~5
~anels a~ have ~ m to e.vhibit ~n extr~eiy ~trong ~ ~cu~e ~
~us ~uch single-sided a~plication ~ the ~r~r 45 i s preferred ~n order
lto prese~e materials and to ~ze the h~lling cf t~e wind~ n~,
~here~y minim~ ng the potential Ior breakage and waste.
Figu-es 9 ~nd 10 illustrate ~n lmproved afte~xer ~d gating
~ara~s 42, generallv i~cluding an after~ er ~Lc~k or ~ 6~
gatis~g ~ock or b~ 6fi ~psition ir one or th other o~ the mold ~er~ 48
or ~0 for fur~er mixing the cons~ituent:; o~ the ga~ket ~a~eria
(preferably uret.~ne) and admitting th~ materi21 to i~e ~',d ca~i~y 440
~ e af termi~er bo~ 6 4 ~nclude~ at least one c~on inlet
passag~qay 68 for receîving the ~asket material fr~n ~2e hig~pressure
~ing aE~paratus 36 at a predeter~ined flaq rate and pressure. ~ie ~ske~
~aterial ~cws fflrou~ the isllet pæssageway 68 into at least a pair or
cur~ilinear m:i~ing passageway~ 7~ ~nd 74 where it is separated into a
corresponding number of flcw ~treams. Such ~eparation increase~ the
tur~ul ence of ~he gasket s~aterial flG~ and ~c~crdingly enhances ~e
intermixi~2g of its cca~stituents. q~e mi~g pasç~gew~s 72 and 74 inslude
B di~i~er wall 76 t~erein, w~ich form a genera~ly ~erp~tine ~ e
~i~in~ ag~ays.. Such serpentine path includes at le~t one b~ght
p~rtion 78 in the mixing passageway ~2 ~nd a F:;m~ 1 ar bi~ht portion 82 :~
l~e mixing passageway 74. Such bigh1- portio;ss c~u~e the gasket material to
substantially reverse its ~irection of flcw, as indicated b~ ~Le :E~
arrawE; B4 and 86, respectively, in o~der to incr~ase the turbl21~nce of e~c~}
3 g~ket m~terial flcw ~ ms 2nd er~ance the int~r~ing Qf ~.e
c03~st~tu~rlts therein~
~ nce t~e gasket ma~rial fl~s thro!ugh t~e mi~;~ p~sag~ys 72
and 74, ~t en~..s a corresFo~ding n~rær of res~ti~7e inlet ~2g5 ~38
and ~0 of at least o~ ing ~v~ 2. ~e ~low ~r~ fr~ ~he
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~g~
mixing }?assag~ays are reurited in the ~Euxing cavit:y 92, which agai n
~everses the ~lcw directions of the fl~w streams, increases thei~
turhulence, and enhances the intermi~cing of the gasket material
c~nsti~ent~;. The reunited ~nd intermixed ~cet Iaaterial frc~n ~e mi:c~ng
cavity is ~ecei~ y ~e ir~l~t p~agew~ ~4 in the gat~ ~r~ wherein
it i~ conveyed through a diverging fan~ate passageway 96 'co ~he mold
c~vi~y 44.
~ e ~te~er b~y 64 pre~erably ~c}u~es ~ E~te~d or of~set
pGr~iC¢l 102 adap~ed to slidingly e~gage a prefer~ly correspanding 8t:ep~
~f~et portion 104 ~ t~e ~atinq b~ 66, f~U~h ff~at ffle fter~2r ~
64 and the s~a~ ~y 66 m~y be ~3lidably and adju~ t~ward or
fra~ os~e snother ~s ~ndicatea ~ t~2e arrc4~s 106 an~3 1080 q~.e s3ti~
~6 allio includes an integrally-~om~ed tongue porticn 110 in whicn ~:he
~a~ing inlet p~sagewa~ g4 i5 ~ormed. ~e tcngue portion 110 i~ ~liZably
rec:eived ~n a ~lot .112 in . ~e ~fter~;cer body 64 ~or ~lid~ble and
ad3usta2~1e movement ~herein a~ the aftermixer and gating bodies are
a2justab1~ moved ai; descri~ed ab~e. I~e end portion 114 o~ l~he ~e
p~r~ 110 d~ines t~ie exit portion of the mia~ing c~vity ~ ~ch $.~t
selec~ive n~v~ent of t~e tan~le portic~ 1~0 ir~ e slot 11~ ~l~s t~
sizes or the mixing ~avi~ !32 e~ad it8 inlet openis2~s 88 an~ 9D ~o be
~electively altered as the ~te~er ~d gati-~ ~die~ are ~ectiY~ ai~
adjustably moved. I'hu5 the sizes of the mix~ns cavit~y ~nd its inlet
~gs ~ay ~e &electively an~ adjus~ably increa~2d as the a~termixer and
gating ~ies are moved apart ~r~ e another, ~d cor;esponainsls!~ 6uch
~iz~s ~ay ~e ~electively and ~djus~bly ~crea~ed as the af~e~m~xer u~a
~at:ing bodies are m~ved todard ~e ~nother. Ln o.der ~ f;ll the ~oc~ie~
gap ~ ffle ?ot 112 in l:he a~termixer ~y 64 arter tl~e ~.ermi~ er ~y .~l5
been a~ fi~ably moved ~qay from the ga~ing ~o~ 66 7 one or ~cre ~hiTa
~ers 120 ale remov~l~ inser'c2bl2 ir.to the ~lol: adjacent ~e erx3 portion

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114 of the t3ngue llO.
~ he aft ~ er kxx~y fi4 is preferably provided with o~e or ~re
elongated ~ ~s 124 therethrc~ch for receiving a ~hreaded $ast~ner 12a
ex~ending there~hrough. 5he threaded fastener is aaa~ted to thre~bly
engage a threaded aperture 128 ~n the gating ~ody 66 and ~erves as a
locking n~ns ~or ~ixing a Ereselected p~sition of the S~ ue ~rticn llO
in the El~t 112~ Preferably, ~he aftermixer k~x~y 64 is ~lso pro~idea with
countersuonk ~rtions 130 for allowing the head ~ rtion~ 132 o~ t~e
fastener~ 126 in a ~ecessed relationsh~p with the Eurface 134 or the
afterILLxer ~x~y 64.
5Ehe aibove-described ~elective ~dju~ ~ e~nts ~o the size of the
na ~ ca~ity 92 and its inlet ~slings 34 and 95 allcw for the ~elect~ve
~ teration o the back-pressure exerted by '~he aftermixer and ~atin9
aE~aratus 42 on the ~asket m~terial flowing therethro~ . 5uch altera~i3n
fflere~y allow~ ~or the ~el~,tive ~timizat~on of ~e ~te~ of i:~e
c~n~tituents of the ga6ket material for a predetermuned ~15w r2te and
p~es Æ e c~ ~he material fro~ the his~.-pressure mi~n~ a~?ara~u~ ~6 ~lor~m
fiche~atically in ~igure 8. By ~uch adjus~ments, there~orel tb.e user ~f ~he
reactiQn ~njection m~}ding ~y5~e~ ~ay ~fine-bune~ the proces~ t~ 3chie~-e
optimum i~termixing and reaction of the constituents of the molding
~eterial as well as achi~ving sreater control G~er ~he p¢esEure at wh_ch
~he ~lding material ifi introduced inLo the mold C~Yity.
. ~he foreyoi~g discussion discloses ~nd describes eY.em~12ry
e=bcdi=ents o~ ~he pres~t invention. One ~killed in ~he art w~ll r~adily
reo~ze ~ f~h disc~;sion t~t va~ ; ~ges~ ti~as ~r~
~ar~at~ons may be made there~n w~thout deFarti~g f;o~ ~le s~irit ar.d Ec~e




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(22) Filed 1984-10-31
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