Weather strip structure for vehicle mounted with opposite sliding doors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11186154-B2
Application number	US-201916599413-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2019
Priority date	Jan 4, 2019
Publication date	Nov 30, 2021
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021

Abstract

A weather strip structure for vehicle may include a body weather strip mounted on an opening flange and sealing a gap between a vehicle body and the doors; and an upper weather strip mounted on a roof panel and sealing a gap between the roof panel and the vehicle body; a bent portion into which a cowl cross bar is inserted and which is curvedly mounted along the vehicle body at a lateral side of a mounting unit mounted on the vehicle body; a rectilinear portion which rectilinearly connects end portions of the bent portion along the opening flange; and a frame portion which is connected to intersection points between the bent portion and the rectilinear portion and defines a frame of the body weather strip, wherein a hollow space is formed between the rectilinear portion and the bent portion, and the mounting unit is positioned inside the hollow space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A weather strip structure for a vehicle mounted with opposite sliding doors, the weather strip structure comprising:
a body weather strip which is mounted on an opening flange and seals a gap between a vehicle body and the doors when the opposite sliding doors are in a closed position; and
an upper weather strip which is mounted on a roof panel and seals a gap between the roof panel and the vehicle body,
wherein the body weather strip includes:
a bent portion into which a cowl cross bar is configured to be inserted and which is curvedly mounted along the vehicle body at a lateral side of a mounting unit mounted on the vehicle body;
a rectilinear portion which rectilinearly connects a first end portion and a second end portion of the bent portion along the opening flange; and
a frame portion which is connected to intersection points between the bent portion and the rectilinear portion and defines a frame of the body weather strip, and

wherein a hollow space is formed between the rectilinear portion and the bent portion, and the mounting unit is positioned inside the hollow space.

2. The weather strip structure of claim 1 ,
wherein the frame portion is formed integrally with the bent portion, and the first end portion and the second end portion of the bent portion and the rectilinear portion are connected to the frame portion.

3. The weather strip structure of claim 2 ,
wherein the bent portion and the rectilinear portion are connected by injection molding.

4. The weather strip structure of claim 1 ,
wherein the frame portion is formed integrally with the rectilinear portion, and the rectilinear portion and the first end portion and the second end portion of the bent portion are connected to the frame portion.

5. The weather strip structure of claim 4 ,
wherein the bent portion and the rectilinear portion are connected by injection molding.

6. The weather strip structure of claim 1 , wherein the rectilinear portion has an ineffective sealing section, which is formed in an operating space of a roller coupled to the vehicle body and corresponds to a height of a door bulkhead bracket mounted inside the door.

7. The weather strip structure of claim 1 , wherein the bent portion further includes a carrier fixed to a flange formed on an external panel of the vehicle body.

8. The weather strip structure of claim 7 , wherein the bent portion further includes a ‘U’-shaped internal steel member and the carrier is inserted into an opening formed at a side of the ‘U’-shaped internal steel member so that the bent portion is mounted on the vehicle body.

9. The weather strip structure of claim 7 , wherein the bent portion further includes a ‘T’-shaped internal steel member and the carrier is inserted into an opening formed at a side of the ‘T’-shaped internal steel member so that the bent portion is mounted on the vehicle body.

10. The weather strip structure of claim 7 , wherein the bent portion further includes a ‘T’-shaped clip which is inserted into the carrier and penetrates the bent portion and the external panel.

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

• B60J5/06 Primary

  slidable; foldable · CPC title

• B60J10/84 Primary

  arranged on the vehicle body · CPC title

• B60J10/35

  using adhesive tapes, e.g. double-sided tapes · CPC title

• B60J10/36

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