Structure for supporting and guiding window panes of vehicle bodies

Claim 1

A support and guide structure for a side window of a motor vehicle body comprising a frame defining a window opening wherein said frame is formed by two half-shells which are welded together and has an end portion at which the half-shells are joined which projects inwardly of said window opening in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the window opening, a channel-shaped member fixed along side of said frame and having a base wall and two opposing side walls defining between them a channel facing inwardly of said frame, the side wall of said channel-shaped member which is designed to be inside the motor vehicle in use having an appendage which is turned over at least part of said edge portion at which said half-shells are joined, a sealing strip housed within said channel and having a pair of lips which define between them a seat for receiving and guiding an edge portion of a window pane with said seat being displaced from the longitudinal center-line of said channel towards the side wall of the channel shaped member which is designed to be outside the motor vehicle in use and a surround facing inwardly of the vehicle to act as a protection and embellishment wherein said surround is provided with an internal side portion interposed between said edge portion and said appendage.