Weatherstrip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9415670-B2
Application number	US-201414479975-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2014
Priority date	Sep 19, 2013
Publication date	Aug 16, 2016
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

A weatherstrip includes an attachment portion, a flexible seal wall, a flexible bridging wall, and a hollow portion. The seal wall extends from an upper portion of the attachment portion toward the front of a vehicle, is turned up, and extends toward the rear of the vehicle. A lower surface of a peripheral portion of a roof panel toward the rear of the vehicle and a lower surface of a peripheral portion of a rear door panel toward the front of the vehicle contact the seal wall from above. The bridging wall bridges the seal wall and the attachment portion. The hollow portion is surrounded by the attachment portion, the seal wall, and the bridging wall.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A weatherstrip sealing a clearance between a peripheral portion of a replaceable roof panel covering an opening in an upper portion of a vehicle and a portion of the vehicle around the opening in the upper portion of the vehicle, the weatherstrip comprising:
an attachment portion attached to a vehicle body;
a lip-like flexible seal wall having a generally J-shaped cross section, extending from an upper portion of the attachment portion toward an interior of a cabin, then turned up, and extending outwardly of the cabin, a lower surface of the peripheral portion of the roof panel and a lower surface of the portion of the vehicle around the opening in the upper portion of the vehicle contacting the lip-like flexible seal wall from above;
a flexible bridging wall bridging the attachment portion and a portion of the seal wall corresponding to the clearance or the portion of the vehicle around the opening in the upper portion of the vehicle; and
a hollow portion surrounded by the attachment portion, the seal wall, and the bridging wall,
wherein a root portion of the seal wall connected to the attachment portion includes a flexible lip portion extending toward the interior of the cabin and having a lower surface contacting the vehicle body from above.

2. The weatherstrip of claim 1 , wherein
an inner surface of a portion of the seal wall toward the interior of the cabin has a recess.

3. The weatherstrip of claim 1 , wherein
the portion of the vehicle around the opening in the upper portion of the vehicle is a peripheral portion of a rear door panel toward a front of the vehicle, and
the rear door panel covers an opening in a rear portion of the vehicle such that the opening can be opened or closed.

4. The weatherstrip of claim 1 , wherein
a root portion of the seal wall connected to the attachment portion is made of a material having greater rigidity than the bridging wall and a portion of the seal wall except the root portion.

5. The weatherstrip of claim 4 , wherein
the root portion and the attachment portion are made of an identical material, and are continuous.

Assignees

• Nishikawa Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Masumoto Atsuo

Classifications

• B60J10/82 Primary

  for movable panels in roofs · CPC title

• B60J10/277

  for facilitating specific deformation of sealing parts, e.g. for ensuring proper folding · CPC title

• B60J10/32

  using integral U-shaped retainers · CPC title

• B60J10/16

  consisting of two or more plastic materials having different physical or chemical properties (B60J10/17 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60J10/24

  having tubular parts · CPC title