Door hole seal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021245681-A1
Application number	US-202117167467-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 4, 2021
Priority date	Feb 6, 2020
Publication date	Aug 12, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

Noise caused by vibration of a door hole seal is reduced. A door hole seal includes a first sheet having a slit formed therein and a second sheet covering the slit from an exterior side of a vehicle. At least a specific region of the second sheet is made of a rubber-like elastic body, the specific region extending from a portion corresponding to the slit to a vertically lower end of the second sheet.

First claim

1 . A door hole seal to be attached to a door inner panel of a door of a vehicle, comprising:
a first sheet configured to close a service hole of the door inner panel, the first sheet having a slit through which a wire harness is inserted; and a second sheet covering the slit from an exterior side of the vehicle in such a manner that the wire harness is allowed to be inserted through the slit, at least a specific region of the second sheet being made of a rubber-like elastic body, the specific region extending from a first portion to a second portion of the second sheet, the first portion corresponding to the slit, the second portion being a vertically lower end.

2 . The door hole seal as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
the second sheet includes an adhesive part provided on one surface of the second sheet and bonded to the first sheet, and the second sheet is bonded to the first sheet by a portion of the adhesive part which portion is provided in at least: an upper portion of the second sheet, the upper portion being located vertically above the slit; and a side portion of the second sheet, the side portion extending, in a position located closer to a front side of the vehicle than the slit and/or in a position located closer to a rear side of the vehicle than the slit, from the upper portion to the vertically lower end.

3 . The door hole seal as set forth in claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the specific region of the second sheet is folded back such that (i) the adhesive part is on an inner side and (ii) portions of the adhesive part are bonded to each other.

4 . The door hole seal as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the second sheet is folded back from a vertically lower side toward the first portion corresponding to the slit.

5 . The door hole seal as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the rubber-like elastic body is a foamed product.

6 . The door hole seal as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the rubber-like elastic body is ethylene-propylene-diene rubber.

7 . The door hole seal as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the rubber-like elastic body is a thermoplastic elastomer.

Assignees

• Nishikawa Rubber Co Ltd
• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sasaki Naoya
• Oda Hiromu
• Endo Satoshi

Classifications

• B60R16/0222

  Grommets · CPC title

• F16J15/104

  characterised by structure · CPC title

• F16J15/102

  characterised by material · CPC title

• B60R13/0243 Primary

  Doors · CPC title

• B60R2013/0287

  integrating other functions or accessories · CPC title