Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Trunk lids
Patent
1983-05-05
1984-10-02
Song, Robert R.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Trunk lids
49485, 49498, 49491, B62D 2500, E06B 723
Patent
active
044744021
ABSTRACT:
A compressible weatherstrip includes a mounting portion adapted for attachment on the vehicle body and a tubular deflection portion integrally molded with the mounting portion and having a sealing face adapted for engagement by the closure panel upon movement of the closure panel to the closed position. A feeler portion is integrally molded with the tubular deflection portion and is adapted to engage with a flange of the body panel defining the vehicle body opening and deflect the tubular body portion to an adjusted angular orientation so that the sealing face is automatically adjusted to a certain vertical position irrespective of a variation in the vertical position of the weatherstrip mounting portion. Accordingly, the sealing face is reliably poised at a precisely adjusted position which will provide a consistently reliable magnitude of weatherstrip compression upon closure of the closure panel.
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General Motors Corporation
Leahy Charles E.
Song Robert R.
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