Outer waist seal assembly for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11110783-B2
Application number	US-201916416591-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2019
Priority date	May 20, 2019
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

An outer waist seal assembly for a vehicle including an exterior body panel, including: an elongate body structure adapted to be disposed about an edge of the exterior body panel and including an interior arm adapted to be disposed on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm adapted to be disposed on an exterior side of the exterior body panel, the interior arm including a friction structure, lip, rail, channel, or hole disposed on or through an interior surface thereof; and a clip structure adapted to be secured in a slot or hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel and engage the friction structure, lip, rail, channel, or hole disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An outer waist seal assembly for a vehicle including an exterior body panel, the outer waist seal assembly comprising:
an elongate body structure adapted to be disposed about an edge of the exterior body panel and comprising an interior arm adapted to be disposed on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm adapted to be disposed on an exterior side of the exterior body panel, wherein the interior arm comprises one or more of a friction structure, a lip, a rail, and a channel disposed on or through an interior surface thereof; and
a clip structure adapted to be secured in one or more of a slot and a hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel and engage the one or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel, wherein the clip structure is adapted to be disposed on the interior side of the exterior body panel below the edge thereof, and wherein the clip structure comprises a base structure secured in the one or more of the slot and the hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel, the base structure comprising one or more exterior flanges which passes through the hole and contacts an exterior surface of the exterior body panel.

2. The outer waist seal assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an elongate trim structure one of coupled to and integrally formed with the elongate body structure on an exterior side thereof.

3. The outer waist seal assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an elongate sealing structure one of coupled to and integrally formed with the elongate body structure on an interior side thereof.

4. The outer waist seal assembly of claim 3 , further comprising one or more resilient flanges one or more of coupled to and integrally formed with one or more of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, the exterior arm of the elongate body structure, and the elongate sealing structure.

5. The outer waist seal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the clip structure comprises a hook structure adapted to engage the one or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure.

6. The outer waist seal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the clip structure is adapted to prevent rotation of the elongate body structure with respect to the exterior body panel when a lateral force in the Y-direction is applied to the elongate body structure.

7. The outer waist seal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base structure of the clip structure further comprises one or more interior flanges adapted to contact an interior surface of the exterior body panel.

8. An exterior body panel assembly for a vehicle, the exterior body panel assembly comprising:
an exterior body panel defining one or more of a slot and a hole adjacent to an edge thereof;
wherein the one or more of the slot and the hole is adapted to receive a clip structure adapted to engage one or more of a friction structure, a lip, a rail, and a channel disposed on or through an interior surface of an interior arm of an elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel;
wherein the edge of the exterior body panel is adapted to receive the interior arm of the elongate body structure on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm of the elongate body structure on an exterior side of the exterior body panel; and
wherein the clip structure is adapted to be disposed on the interior side of the exterior body panel below the edge thereof, and wherein the clip structure comprises a base structure secured in the one or more of the slot and the hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel, the base structure comprising one or more exterior flanges which passes through the hole and contacts an exterior surface of the exterior body panel.

9. The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8 , wherein the elongate body structure includes an elongate trim structure one of coupled to and integrally formed with the elongate body structure on an exterior side thereof.

10. The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8 , wherein the elongate body structure includes an elongate sealing structure one of coupled to and integrally formed with the elongate body structure on an interior side thereof.

11. The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8 , wherein the edge of the exterior body panel is further adapted to receive one or more resilient flanges one or more of coupled to and integrally formed with one or more of the interior arm of the elongate body structure and the exterior arm of the elongate body structure.

12. The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8 , wherein the clip structure includes a hook structure adapted to engage the one or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure.

13. The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8 , wherein the one or more of the slot and the hole and the base structure of the clip structure are collectively adapted to prevent rotation of the elongate body structure with respect to the exterior body panel when a lateral force in the Y-direction is applied to the elongate body structure.

14. The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8 , wherein the base structure of the clip structure further comprises one or more interior flanges adapted to contact an interior surface of the exterior body panel.

15. A door assembly for a vehicle, the door assembly comprising:
an exterior body panel defining one or more of a slot and a hole adjacent to an edge thereof; and
an outer waist seal assembly coupled to the exterior body panel, the outer waist seal assembly comprising:
an elongate body structure adapted to be disposed about the edge of the exterior body panel and comprising an interior arm adapted to be disposed on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm adapted to be disposed on an exterior side of the exterior body panel, wherein the interior arm comprises one or more of a friction structure, a lip, a rail, and a channel disposed on or through an interior surface thereof; and
a clip structure adapted to be secured in one or more of the slot and the hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel and engage the one or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel, wherein the clip structure is adapted to be disposed on the interior side of the exterior body panel below the edge thereof, and wherein the clip structure comprises a base structure secured in the one or more of the slot and the hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel, the base structure comprising one or more exterior flanges which passes through the hole and contacts an exterior surface of the exterior body panel;
wherein the clip structure is adapted to prevent rotation of the elongate body structure with respect to the exterior body panel when a lateral force in the Y-direction is applied to the elongate body structure.

16. The door assembly of claim 15 , further comprising an elongate trim structure one of coupled to and integrally formed with the elongate body structure on an exterior si

Assignees

• Volvo Car Corp

Inventors

• Sävström Jörgen

Classifications

• B60J10/30

  characterised by the fastening means · CPC title

• B60J10/80

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

• B60J10/70 Primary

  specially adapted for windows or windscreens · CPC title

• B60J10/20

  characterised by the shape · CPC title

• B60J10/36

  using separately inserted fastening means, e.g. using clips, beads or strips · CPC title