Opening trim weather strip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10093160-B2
Application number	US-201615237786-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2016
Priority date	Aug 20, 2015
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

An opening trim weather strip includes an attaching base portion and a hollow seal portion. The hollow seal portion is formed to be divided into a first hollow portion and a second hollow portion. The first hollow portion includes a first outer peripheral sidewall extending from an opening end of a vehicle outside sidewall of the attaching base portion, the hollow seal portion connection wall, a first inner peripheral sidewall, and the vehicle outside sidewall. The second hollow portion includes a second outer peripheral sidewall and a second inner peripheral sidewall. A connector between the first outer peripheral sidewall and the second outer peripheral sidewall forms a hollow seal portion bent portion, and an outer surface of the hollow seal portion bent portion is formed to be positioned in the inner peripheral direction of the vehicle body opening peripheral edge than the tip portion of the second hollow portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An opening trim weather strip which is attached to a flange formed to surround a vehicle body opening peripheral edge of a vehicle and seals a gap between a vehicle door and the vehicle body opening peripheral edge, comprising:
an attaching base portion attached to the flange; and
a hollow seal portion which is integrally provided to the attaching base portion and abuts on a door frame of the vehicle door or a door panel to seal the gap between the vehicle door and the vehicle body opening peripheral edge, wherein:
the hollow seal portion is formed to be divided into a first hollow portion extending from the attaching base portion and a second hollow portion abutting on the door frame or an outer periphery of the door panel by a hollow seal portion connection wall;
the first hollow portion includes: a first outer peripheral sidewall obliquely extending from an opening end of a vehicle outside sidewall of the attaching base portion in a vehicle outside direction and in an inner peripheral direction of the vehicle body opening peripheral edge; the hollow seal portion connection wall extending in an extending direction of the first outer peripheral sidewall; a first inner peripheral sidewall connected from a bottom wall side of the vehicle outside sidewall of the attaching base portion to a tip of the hollow seal portion connection wall; and the vehicle outside sidewall of the attaching base portion;
the first outer peripheral sidewall and the hollow seal portion connection wall are continuous in an arc shape;
the second hollow portion includes a second outer peripheral sidewall extending from a first connector between the first outer peripheral sidewall and the hollow seal portion connection wall to an outer peripheral side of the vehicle body opening peripheral edge, and a second inner peripheral sidewall formed to be positioned from a second connector between the first inner peripheral sidewall and the hollow seal portion connection wall in an inner peripheral direction of the second outer peripheral sidewall, and tips of the second outer peripheral sidewall and the second inner peripheral sidewall are connected to each other to form a tip portion of the second hollow portion;
a third connector between the first outer peripheral sidewall and the second outer peripheral sidewall forms a hollow seal portion bent portion, and an outer surface of the hollow seal portion bent portion is formed to be positioned in the inner peripheral direction of the vehicle body opening peripheral edge than the tip portion of the second hollow portion,
a distance between the door frame of the vehicle door or a tip of the outer periphery of the door panel and a connection surface between the first outer peripheral sidewall and the vehicle outside sidewall is formed in a length of 1.2 to 2.5 times a total wall thickness of the first outer peripheral sidewall, the second outer peripheral sidewall, and the second inner peripheral sidewall when the door frame of the vehicle door or the door panel abuts on the hollow seal portion;
a ratio of a length of the hollow seal portion connection wall to a length of the first outer peripheral sidewall is 1:1.57 to 1.82;
a ratio of a distance between an outermost surface of the second outer peripheral sidewall and an outermost surface of the second inner peripheral sidewall to a distance from an upper surface of the hollow seal portion connection wall of the second hollow portion to a tip of the second hollow portion is 1:1.3 to 1.8; and
the first outer peripheral sidewall of the first hollow portion of the hollow seal portion, which is formed of a sponge material, extends from the opening end of the vehicle outside sidewall, which is formed of a solid material, and the first hollow portion has a substantially triangular shape in a cross section that includes the first outer peripheral sidewall, the hollow seal portion connection wall, the first inner peripheral sidewall, and the vehicle outside sidewall of the attaching base portion.

2. The opening trim weather strip according to claim 1 , wherein
when the door frame of the vehicle door or the outer periphery of the door panel abuts on the hollow seal portion, a distance between the door frame of the vehicle door or the tip of the outer periphery of the door panel and an outer surface of the hollow seal portion bent portion is formed to be larger than a total wall thickness of the second outer peripheral sidewall and the second inner peripheral sidewall.

3. The opening trim weather strip according to claim 1 , wherein
the second outer peripheral sidewall is curvedly formed in an arc shape in an outer direction of the second hollow portion.

4. The opening trim weather strip according to claim 1 , wherein
a portion of the second inner peripheral sidewall in vicinity of the tip of the second hollow portion is formed to be thicker than other portions of the second inner peripheral sidewall.

5. The opening trim weather strip according to claim 1 , wherein
the attaching base portion is formed in a substantially U shape in cross section configured by the vehicle outside sidewall, a vehicle inside sidewall, and a bottom wall.

6. The opening trim weather strip according to claim 1 , wherein
the first outer sidewall extends directly from a connection surface located on the vehicle outside sidewall.

Assignees

• Toyoda Gosei Kk

Inventors

• Nojiri Masatoshi
• Otsuka Hirofumi
• Sobue Hiroshi

Classifications

• B60J10/84

  arranged on the vehicle body · CPC title

• B60J10/248 Primary

  having two or more tubular cavities, e.g. formed by partition walls · CPC title

• B60J10/80

  specially adapted for opening panels, e.g. doors (for non-fixed roofs B60J10/90) · CPC title

• B60J10/32

  using integral U-shaped retainers · CPC title

• B60R13/06

  Sealing strips (sealing arrangements for vehicle windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices B60J10/00) · CPC title