A window assembly for a vehicle includes a frame configured to mount to a transit vehicle, a fixed window panel affixed to a portion of the frame, and a movable window assembly having a movable window panel circumscribed by a movable frame. The movable frame has opposite end members and a pair of op
A window assembly for a vehicle includes a frame configured to mount to a transit vehicle, a fixed window panel affixed to a portion of the frame, and a movable window assembly having a movable window panel circumscribed by a movable frame. The movable frame has opposite end members and a pair of opposite slide rail members. The slide rail members are slidably received in respective channels along opposite portions of the frame. Each of the slide rail members includes a co-extruded slide rail having a semi-rigid or rigid rail portion, a flexible window seal co-extruded with the rail portion for sealing against the movable window panel, and a flexible sliding seal co-extruded with the rail portion for slidably engaging the opposite portions of the frame when the movable window assembly is assembled to the frame and is moved between its opened and closed positions.
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1. A window assembly for a vehicle, said window assembly comprising: a frame configured to mount to a vehicle;a fixed window panel affixed to a portion of said frame;a movable window assembly comprising a movable window panel circumscribed by a movable frame, said movable frame having opposite end f
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A window assembly for a vehicle, said window assembly comprising: a frame configured to mount to a vehicle;a fixed window panel affixed to a portion of said frame;a movable window assembly comprising a movable window panel circumscribed by a movable frame, said movable frame having opposite end frame members and a pair of slide rail members, wherein said movable window assembly is movable relative to said fixed window panel and said frame between an opened position and a closed position;wherein said slide rail members are slidably received in respective channels along opposite portions of said frame;wherein each of said slide rail members comprises a co-extruded slide rail of unitary or one-piece construction comprising (a) a semi-rigid or rigid rail portion, (b) a flexible window seal co-extruded with said rail portion for sealing against said movable window panel and (c) a flexible sliding seal co-extruded with said rail portion for slidably engaging said opposite portions of said frame when said movable window assembly is assembled to said frame and is moved between said opened and closed positions;wherein said flexible window seal engages and seals against said movable window panel when an edge region of said movable window panel is at least partially received at said rail portion, and wherein said movable window panel and said rail portion move in tandem when said movable window assembly is moved between said opened and closed positions; andwherein said sliding seal protrudes from said rail portion of said slide rail member such that, when said rail portion of said slide rail member is at least partially received in said channel of said frame, said flexible sliding seal engages at least one wall of said channel of said frame and slides along said at least one wall of said channel when said movable window assembly is moved between said opened and closed positions. 2. The window assembly of claim 1, wherein said window assembly is configured to mount at a side of a bus. 3. The window assembly of claim 1, wherein said movable window assembly is vertically movable relative to said frame and fixed window panel when said window assembly is mounted to the vehicle, and wherein said opposite end frame members comprise upper and lower frame members and said pair of slide rail members comprise side slide rail members. 4. The window assembly of claim 1, wherein said sliding seal and said window seal comprise at least one of a rubber material, an elastomeric material, a thermoplastic vinyl material, a polypropylene material, an EPDM material, a material having a hardness of less than a 80 Shore A durometer and a material having a hardness of less than 60 Shore A durometer. 5. The window assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said slide rail members further comprises a slip coat layer co-extruded on at least a portion of said sliding seal. 6. The window assembly of claim 5, wherein said sliding seal comprises a resilient sealing material and wherein said slip coat layer comprises a thin layer of a material having a reduced coefficient of friction relative to said sealing material. 7. The window assembly of claim 6, wherein said slip coat layer comprises a thin layer of a low coefficient of friction material. 8. The window assembly of claim 1, wherein said rail portion is received in a U-shaped channel of said frame and wherein said flexible sliding seal is co-extruded along opposite side portions of said rail portion for engaging opposite walls of said U-shaped channel of said frame. 9. The window assembly of claim 8, wherein said rail portion comprises a U-shaped window receiving portion for receiving an edge region of said movable window therein and wherein said flexible window seal is co-extruded along inner wall portions of said window receiving portion for engaging and sealing against said movable window panel. 10. The window assembly of claim 9, wherein said sliding seal is co-extruded along outer wall portions of said window receiving portion and extends outwardly therefrom for slidably engaging said opposite portions of said frame when said movable window assembly is assembled to said frame and is moved between said opened and closed positions. 11. A window assembly for a vehicle, said window assembly comprising: a frame configured to mount to a vehicle;a fixed window panel affixed to a portion of said frame;a movable window assembly comprising a movable window panel circumscribed by a movable frame, said movable frame having opposite end frame members, and a pair of slide rail members, wherein said movable window assembly is movable relative to said fixed window panel between an opened position and a closed position;wherein said slide rail members are slidably received in respective channels along opposite portions of said frame;wherein each of said slide rail members comprises a co-extruded slide rail of unitary or one-piece construction and comprising (a) a semi-rigid or rigid rail portion that is at least partially received in a U-shaped channel of said frame, (b) a flexible window seal co-extruded with said rail portion and along a U-shaped channel of said slide rail for sealing against a portion of said movable window panel that is received in said U-shaped channel of said slide rail, and (c) a flexible sliding seal co-extruded with and along a portion of said rail portion for slidably engaging said rail portion of said frame when said movable window assembly is assembled to said frame and is moved between said opened and closed positions;wherein said movable window panel and said rail portion move in tandem when said movable window assembly is moved between said opened and closed positions; andwherein said sliding seal protrudes from said rail portion of said slide rail member such that, when said rail portion is at least partially received in said U-shaped channel of said frame, said flexible sliding seal engages at least one wall of said U-shaped channel of said frame and slides along said at least one wall of said U-shaped channel when said movable window assembly is moved between said opened and closed positions. 12. The window assembly of claim 11, wherein said window assembly is configured to mount at a side of a bus. 13. The window assembly of claim 11, wherein said flexible sliding seal is co-extruded along opposite side portions of said U-shaped channel of said rail portion for engaging opposite walls of said U-shaped channel of said frame. 14. The window assembly of claim 11, wherein each of said slide rail members further comprises a slip coat layer co-extruded on at least a portion of said sliding seal. 15. The window assembly of claim 14, wherein said sliding seal comprises a resilient sealing material and wherein said slip coat layer comprises a thin layer of a material having a reduced coefficient of friction relative to said sealing material. 16. A window assembly for a vehicle, said window assembly comprising: a frame configured to mount to a vehicle;a fixed window panel affixed to a portion of said frame;a movable window assembly comprising a movable window panel circumscribed by a movable frame, said movable frame having opposite end frame members, and a pair of slide rail members, wherein said movable window assembly is movable relative to said fixed window panel between an opened position and a closed position;wherein said slide rail members are slidably received in respective U-shaped channels along opposite portions of said frame;wherein each of said slide rail members comprises a co-extruded slide rail of unitary or one-piece construction comprising (a) a semi-rigid or rigid rail portion configured to be at least partially received in said U-shaped channel of said frame, wherein said rail portion comprises a U-shaped channel for receiving a portion of said movable window therein, (b) a flexible window seal co-extruded with and along inner wall portions of said U-shaped channel of said rail portion for sealing against said portion of said movable window panel received therein, and (c) a flexible sliding seal co-extruded with and along another portion of said rail portion for engaging at least one wall of said U-shaped channel of said frame;wherein said movable window panel and said rail portion move in tandem when said movable window assembly is moved between said opened and closed positions; andwherein said sliding seal protrudes from said rail portion of said slide rail member such that, when said rail portion is at least partially received in said U-shaped channel of said frame, said flexible sliding seal engages said at least one wall of said U-shaped channel of said frame and slides along said at least one wall of said U-shaped channel when said movable window assembly is moved between said opened and closed positions; andwherein each of said slide rail members comprises a slip coat layer at at least a portion of said sliding seal for slidably engaging said at least one wall of said U-shaped channel of said frame when said movable window assembly is assembled to said frame and is moved between said opened and closed positions. 17. The window assembly of claim 16, wherein said sliding seal comprises a resilient sealing material and wherein said slip coat layer comprises a thin layer of a material having a reduced coefficient of friction relative to said sealing material. 18. The window assembly of claim 16, wherein said slip coat layer is co-extruded along said at least a portion of said sliding seal. 19. The window assembly of claim 16, wherein said flexible sliding seal is co-extruded with and along at least one wall of said U-shaped channel of said rail portion for engaging said at least one wall of said U-shaped channel of said frame. 20. The window assembly of claim 16, wherein said flexible sliding seal is co-extruded with and along opposite walls of said U-shaped channel of said rail portion for engaging opposite walls of said U-shaped channel of said frame.
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