Automotive side door air bind reduction grommet

Details Automotive side door air bind reduction grommet Automotive side door air bind reduction grommet

2007-01-12

2009-12-01

Engle, Patricia L (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

C296S154000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07625038

ABSTRACT:
A side door grommet is formed in an L-shaped configuration to be seated in a side door between the primary and secondary door seals to release air pressure experienced when the side door is closed against the body shell. The grommet includes an L-shaped tube that allows air to pass into the interior of the side door and bends downwardly to prevent the passage of water from the interior of the side door through the grommet tube into the sealed area of the side door. A grill is mounted in the grommet to prevent the passage of small fingers and/or toys through the grommet into the interior of the side door. The release of the air bind between the primary and secondary seals allows the side door to be closed with a minimum of effort.

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