Weather strip

US11148513B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11148513-B2
Application numberUS-201916599639-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 11, 2019
Priority dateOct 11, 2018
Publication dateOct 19, 2021
Grant dateOct 19, 2021

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Abstract

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A weather strip made of an elastic material includes an insert member having a plurality of through holes which is embedded in a corner portion of the weather strip. In the corner portion, a clip insertion hole in which a clip for attaching the corner portion to the automobile body is insertable is formed, and in the insert member, a clip hole is formed in a position corresponding to the clip insertion hole. In the outer peripheral portion of the clip hole, an additional hole communicating with the clip hole is formed, and the elastic materials of which the corner portion is made and that are situated on the obverse and reverse sides of the insert member are united together through the additional hole.

First claim

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The invention claimed is: 1. A weather strip in which an insert member having a plurality of through holes is embedded in a corner portion of the weather strip made of an elastic material, wherein in the corner portion, a clip insertion hole is formed in which a clip for attaching the corner portion to an automobile body is insertable, the clip includes a head portion, a leg portion vertically extending from the head portion, and a locking portion formed at a tip side of the leg portion, in the insert member, a clip hole is formed in a position corresponding to the clip insertion hole, in an outer peripheral portion of the clip hole formed in the insert member, an additional hole communicating with the clip hole is formed, elastic materials of which the corner portion is made and that are situated on obverse and reverse sides of the insert member are united together through the additional hole, in an outer peripheral portion of the clip insertion hole formed in the corner portion, a clip head attachment portion to be abutted to the head portion of the clip, a thickness of the clip head attachment portion is the smallest in the corner portion embedded with the insert member. 2. The weather strip according to claim 1 , wherein the clip hole of the insert member is larger in diameter than the clip insertion hole of the corner portion. 3. The weather strip according to claim 1 , wherein the additional hole has an elongated shape whose width is smaller than a diameter of each of the through holes. 4. The weather strip according to claim 1 , wherein the additional hole extends up to an outside of an area corresponding to the clip head attachment portion.

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Classifications

  • having projections, grooves or channels in the longitudinal direction (for separately inserted fastening means, e.g. beads or strips, B60J10/36) · CPC title

  • B60J10/21Primary

    having corner parts or bends · CPC title

  • B60J10/36Primary

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

  • having tubular parts · CPC title

  • adjacent to corner pieces, mirror supports or quarter windows · CPC title

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What does patent US11148513B2 cover?
A weather strip made of an elastic material includes an insert member having a plurality of through holes which is embedded in a corner portion of the weather strip. In the corner portion, a clip insertion hole in which a clip for attaching the corner portion to the automobile body is insertable is formed, and in the insert member, a clip hole is formed in a position corresponding to the clip i…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nishikawa Rubber Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60J10/21. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 19 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).