A hot-melt adhesive unit of an adhesive bonding arrangement for adhesively bonding a first component, for example a vehicle window, to a second component, for example a vehicle frame, wherein the hot-melt adhesive unit contains a hot-melt adhesive body having a base region and a head region, and the hot-melt adhesive body is at least partially bounded laterally in the base region thereof by a casing, and projects with the head region thereof, the head region forming the adhesive bond, beyond the casing.