Vehicle sealing member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9708846-B2
Application number	US-201615152079-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2016
Priority date	May 19, 2015
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

An extruded portion 2 is provided with a bridge. A molded portion 3 has a slit 7 through which the core of a mold for molding the inner surface of a hollow seal part 4 . An edge of the slit 7 has unevenness. In sealing, a protruding portion 16 of the uneven edge comes into contact with the inner surface of the hollow seal part 4.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle sealing member disposed between a periphery of a door and a periphery of an associated door opening of a vehicle body, the vehicle sealing member comprising:
a hollow seal part configured to seal a gap between the door and the door opening if pressed by the door in a closed state and the vehicle body,
wherein:
the vehicle sealing member includes an extruded portion and a molded portion that are integrated together,
a bridge is provided in the extruded portion to extend such that a plurality of points of an inner surface of the hollow seal part are connected together,
the molded portion has an opening portion through which a core of a mold die for molding the inner surface of the hollow seal part is removed,
an edge of the opening portion has unevenness, and
at least one protruding portion of the uneven edge comes into contact with the inner surface of the hollow seal part to seal the gap.

2. The vehicle sealing member of claim 1 , wherein:
the opening portion of the molded portion is configured as a slit that extends in a longitudinal direction of the hollow seal part, and
an edge of the slit has the unevenness that continues in a longitudinal direction of the slit.

3. The vehicle sealing member of claim 1 , wherein at least one recessed portion of the uneven edge is set to be wider than the at least one protruding portion.

4. The vehicle sealing member of claim 1 , wherein a contact surface corresponding to a portion of the inner surface of the hollow seal part coming into contact with the at least one protruding portion is configured as a flat surface extending in a direction in which the unevenness continues.

5. The vehicle sealing member of claim 1 , wherein the unevenness continues from the edge of the opening portion toward an inside of the hollow seal part.

Assignees

• Nishikawa Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Masumoto Atsuo

Classifications

• B60J10/27 Primary

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

• E06B7/2303 Primary

  hollow · CPC title

• B60J10/246

  having projections, e.g. ribs, within the tubular parts · CPC title

• B60J10/80

  specially adapted for opening panels, e.g. doors (for non-fixed roofs B60J10/90) · CPC title

• B60J10/84

  arranged on the vehicle body · CPC title