Coupling structure of door weather strip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12589641-B2
Application number	US-202418828318-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2024
Priority date	Sep 12, 2023
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

Abstract

A door weather strip includes a first extrusion-molded part which couples to an upper side part of a frame of a door of an automobile, a second extrusion-molded part which couples to a vertical side part of the frame, and a die-molded part which connects the first and second extrusion-molded parts on a corner part. A second extended part extends toward a rear part from the die-molded part and has a rigid member embedded. A body of the rigid member has a single anchoring part which is fit in a hole formed on the vertical side part of a frame and a protrusion provided below the anchoring part. The protrusion is flush with the body and extends toward a front part of the automobile body. The protrusion is capable of abutting with an outer part of a second retainer of the door.

First claim

I claim:

1 . A coupling structure of a door weather strip, in which the door weather strip is coupled to a frame of a door of an automobile, the door weather strip comprising:
a first extrusion-molded part configured to be operably coupled to an upper side part of the frame; a second extrusion-molded part configured to be operably coupled to a vertical side part of the frame; and a die-molded part configured to connect the first and second extrusion-molded parts at a corner part; wherein the die-molded part includes a first part closer to the upper side part, the first part comprising:
a first installation member configured to be operably coupled to a first retainer of the door;
a first hollow seal member which extends from the first installation member, the first hollow seal member being configured to seal a gap between a peripheral edge of a door opening of an automobile body of the automobile and the door;
a first sub seal lip which extends from at least one of the first hollow seal member or the first installation member, the first sub seal lip being configured to make elastic contact with the peripheral edge of the door opening; and
a first extended part which extends toward a rear part of the corner part from the first sub seal lip;
wherein the die-molded part includes a second part of closer to the vertical side part, the second part comprising:
a second installation member configured to be operably coupled to a second retainer of the door;
a second hollow seal member which extends from the second installation member, the second hollow seal member being configured to seal a gap between the peripheral edge of the door opening and the door;
a second rear seal lip which extends from the second installation member, the second rear seal lip being configured to make elastic contact with a rear surface of the vertical side part; and
a second extended part which extends toward the rear part of the corner part from a connecting part between the second installation member and the second hollow seal member closer to the exterior of the automobile, a lower end of the first extended part and an upper end of the second extended part being connected, and the second extended part having a rigid member embedded therein;
wherein the rigid member has a tabular shape, the rigid member having more rigidity than the second rear seal lip, the rigid member including a body, and the body comprising:
a single anchoring part which protrudes from the body of the rigid member, the anchoring part being configured to be fit in a hole formed on the vertical side part;
a protrusion provided below the anchoring part, the protrusion being provided on the body and flush with the body, the protrusion extending toward a front part of the automobile body, and the protrusion being capable of abutting with an outer part of the second retainer;
wherein the second rear seal lip has a thick part provided below the anchoring part, the anchoring part protrudes from the body of the rigid member, and the thick part is provided close to the outer part of the second retainer and is capable of making elastic contact with the outer part; and wherein the thick part is formed by die molding and covers the protrusion from a front side part.

Assignees

• Nishikawa Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ogawa Hirofumi

Classifications

• B60J10/24

  having tubular parts · CPC title

• B60J10/21

  having corner parts or bends · CPC title

• B60J10/86 Primary

  arranged on the opening panel · CPC title