Sealing structure for vehicle door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11072228-B2
Application number	US-201916661532-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2019
Priority date	Jan 24, 2019
Publication date	Jul 27, 2021
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021

Abstract

A sealing structure for a vehicle door seals a gap between a door and body of the vehicle and includes a sealed portion as a gap between the body and a door inner pane. A body weather strip is mounted at a first side of a lateral most portion of the sealed portion along a rim of an opening portion of the body and seals the gap between the body and door. An upper weather strip is mounted at a second side of the lateral most portion of the sealed portion along a roof panel and seals gaps between the roof panel, body, and door. A door weather strip is mounted in the sealed portion between the body and upper weather strips to be spaced apart from the body and upper weather strips, extends along the rim of the opening portion, and seals the gap between the body and door.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sealing structure for a vehicle door comprising:
a sealed portion which is a gap between a vehicle body and a door inner panel;
a body weather strip mounted at a first side of a lateral portion of the sealed portion between a rim of an opening portion of the vehicle body and that seals the gap between the vehicle body and the door;
an upper weather strip mounted at a second side of the lateral portion of the sealed portion along a roof panel and that seals additional gaps between the roof panel, the vehicle body, and the door;
a door weather strip mounted in the gap of the sealed portion between the body weather strip and the upper weather strip to be spaced apart from the body weather strip and the upper weather strip, that extends along the rim of the opening portion, and that seals the gap between the vehicle body and the door;
a center rail mounted at a center inside the door in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and
a center roller mounted on the vehicle body to correspond to the center rail and coupled to the center rail to allow the door to slide,
wherein the upper weather strip, the door weather strip, and the body weather strip are formed in a front of the center roller coupled to the center rail mounted on the door that opens forward, and when the door is opened forward, the gap between the vehicle body and the door is sealed by the upper weather strip, the door weather strip, and the body weather strip.

2. The sealing structure of claim 1 , wherein a neck portion of the center roller is bent toward the center rail to mount the body weather strip into the gap of the sealed portion.

3. The sealing structure of claim 1 , wherein the center rail is mounted in a curved manner on the door to allow the door to move toward an outside of an interior of the vehicle when opening the door.

4. The sealing structure of claim 1 , wherein the center roller is accommodated in an aperture formed in the door inner panel in a state in which the center roller is coupled to the center rail when the door is closed.

5. The sealing structure of claim 4 , wherein a door bulkhead bracket having a recessed shape is mounted on the door inner panel to close the aperture and accommodate the center roller.

6. A vehicle having the sealing structure for the vehicle door according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Choi Je-Won

Classifications

• B60J10/80 Primary

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

• B60J10/30

  characterised by the fastening means · CPC title

• B60J5/06

  slidable; foldable · CPC title

• B60J5/0468

  Fixation or mounting means specific for door components (fasteners in general F16B21/00) · CPC title

• B60J5/0413

  Inner panel, e.g. characterised by carrying components · CPC title