Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Door or window with specified vehicle feature
Patent
1996-03-06
1998-07-07
Hoge, Gary C.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Door or window with specified vehicle feature
B60J 1008
Patent
active
057757682
ABSTRACT:
A sealing structure for sealing the gap between a windshield molding and the front edge of a front door comprises a main flange projecting forward from a front pillar and fitted in the base part having a U-shaped cross section of the windshield molding, an auxiliary flange laterally projecting from the main flange, and a drip sealing weather strip integrally comprising a trim having a U-shaped cross section and fitted on the auxiliary flange, a hollow sealing part in elastic contact with the wind shield molding and the front edge of the front door, and a sealing lip in elastic contact with the inner surface of the front door. The inner side wall of the drip sealing weather strip facing the base part of the windshield molding has easily bendable portions in a base portion and a middle portion thereof. The easily bendable portions may be a groove formed in the outer surface of the base portion of the inner side wall and a groove formed in the inner surface of the middle portion of the same side wall or portions having a reduced thickness. A groove may be formed in the outer surface of a front end portion of the inner side wall of the hollow sealing part so as to receive an edge of the windshield molding.
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Hoge Gary C.
Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd.
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