Structure for draining liquid for a vehicle and method for formi

Details Structure for draining liquid for a vehicle and method for formi Structure for draining liquid for a vehicle and method for formi

1990-10-15

1993-05-11

Pedder, Dennis H.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Roof structure

296154, 296208, 296218, 494761, 494791, B60J 1012

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052095460

ABSTRACT:
A water-tight structure for draining liquid and method for forming the structure applicable to a hatch-roof (T-bar roof) type vehicle are disclosed in which a V-shaped groove of a first weatherstrip disposed aside a center pillar of a vehicle body, opening of a roof onto which a detachable hatch roof is attached, and a front pillar receives a wedge-shaped end of a second weatherstrip disposed along a side edge of the hatch roof in a tongue and groove joint form at a position of the center pillar bridged to the roof, a draining passage in a closed cross section is formed between a vehicle body panel and finisher both constituting the center pillar, a flange portion is integrally extended from that part of the first weatherstrip in the rearward direction, the flange portion being elastically contacted with the hatch roof and finisher and introducing water such as rain drops from the rain water passage into another drain water passage, and a terminal portion of the first weatherstrip is formed by means of a mold together with a cut out portion of a seal lip disposed along an elongated direction of the first weatherstrip. The terminal portion may be provided with a plurality of ribs.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2556062 (1951-06-01), Buehrig
patent: 4475766 (1984-10-01), McKee
patent: 5009464 (1991-04-01), Hasegawa et al.

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