Window molding members and method of manufacturing same

Claim 1

A window molding member, for motor vehicles comprising: a main body composed at least partly of a continuous elongate member, including an upper portion to extend along an upper edge of a window pane, at least one side portion to extend along a side edge of the window pane, and at least one corner portion connecting said upper portion and said side portion with each other; said main body having a curvature in its longitudinal direction which corresponds to the contour of said window pane, and further including an integral lip section which extends over the entire length thereof, and a core element embedded in the main body; said core element extending into said lip section and being subjected to a plastic deformation at least locally in the longitudinal direction of the core element such that said lip section has a first cross-section along said upper portion of the main body, a second cross-section along said side portion of the main body, and a transitional cross-section along said corner portion of the main body where the first cross-section gradually changes to the second cross-section, one of said first and second cross-sections defining at least one weir having an outer edge spaced away from the outer surface of the window pane when the molding member is mounted in place, said weir extending along said upper portion or said side portion such that rain water can be guided along the weir and prevented from flowing across the molding member.