Seal structure of automotive vehicle with storing-type roof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9994096-B2
Application number	US-201715459355-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2017
Priority date	Mar 18, 2016
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

There are provided a front weather strip provided between a first roof member and a second roof member, a rear weather strip provided between the second roof member and a third roof member, a roof-side weather strip provided at the second roof member, and a vertical weather strip. Plural partition walls which form the plural vertical flow passages are provided at the vertical weather strip, and a first flow passage for distributing water from the front weather strip to plural vertical flow passages of the vertical weather strip by way of the roof-side weather strip and a second flow passage for distributing water from the rear weather strip to at least one of plural vertical flow passages of the vertical weather strip are provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seal structure of an automotive vehicle with a storing-type roof which comprises openable plural roof members of a first roof member, a second roof member, and a third roof member, comprising:
a front weather strip provided between the first roof member and the second roof member;
a rear weather strip provided between the second roof member and the third roof member;
a roof-side weather strip provided at the second roof member; and
a vertical weather strip,
wherein plural partition walls which form plural vertical flow passages are provided at said vertical weather strip, and a first flow passage for distributing water from said front weather strip to said plural vertical flow passages of the vertical weather strip by way of said roof-side weather strip and a second flow passage for distributing water from said rear weather strip to at least one of said plural vertical flow passages of the vertical weather strip are provided.

2. The seal structure of the automotive vehicle with the storing-type roof of claim 1 , wherein a third flow passage for draining water coming in a space between said roof-side weather strip and a side door is provided at the roof-side weather strip.

3. The seal structure of the automotive vehicle with the storing-type roof of claim 1 , wherein said vertical weather strip is supported at a vehicle-body side pillar portion, and a vertical rib which forms a flow passage by contacting a rear-side openable member is provided at the vertical weather strip at a specified position between a seal portion of the vertical weather strip which contacts said rear-side openable member and another seal portion of the vertical weather strip which contacts a side door.

4. The seal structure of the automotive vehicle with the storing-type roof of claim 2 , wherein said vertical weather strip is supported at a vehicle-body side pillar portion, and a vertical rib which forms a flow passage by contacting a rear-side openable member is provided at the vertical weather strip at a specified position between a seal portion of the vertical weather strip which contacts said rear-side openable member and another seal portion of the vertical weather strip which contacts a side door.

5. The seal structure of the automotive vehicle with the storing-type roof of claim 3 , wherein said rear-side openable member is said third roof member, which is configured to be a deck cover.

6. The seal structure of the automotive vehicle with the storing-type roof of claim 4 , wherein said rear-side openable member is said third roof member, which is configured to be a deck cover.

7. The seal structure of the automotive vehicle with the storing-type roof of claim 1 , wherein said roof-side weather strip is provided to engage with an upper-end recess portion provided at said vertical weather strip in a wedge shape, and a lip is provided at an engagement-joining point of the roof-side weather strip, the lip being provided at a specified position which is interposed between another member and an outer surface of the vertical weather strip such that the lip is configured to be pressed against the outer surface of the vertical weather strip by said other member.

8. The seal structure of the automotive vehicle with the storing-type roof of claim 2 , wherein said roof-side weather strip is provided to engage with an upper-end recess portion provided at said vertical weather strip in a wedge shape, and a lip is provided at an engagement-joining point of the roof-side weather strip, the lip being provided at a specified position which is interposed between another member and an outer surface of the vertical weather strip such that the lip is configured to be pressed against the outer surface of the vertical weather strip by said other member.

9. The seal structure of the automotive vehicle with the storing-type roof of claim 3 , wherein said roof-side weather strip is provided to engage with an upper-end recess portion provided at said vertical weather strip in a wedge shape, and a lip is provided at an engagement-joining point of the roof-side weather strip, the lip being provided at a specified position which is interposed between another member and an outer surface of the vertical weather strip such that the lip is configured to be pressed against the outer surface of the vertical weather strip by said other member.

10. The seal structure of the automotive vehicle with the storing-type roof of claim 4 , wherein said roof-side weather strip is provided to engage with an upper-end recess portion provided at said vertical weather strip in a wedge shape, and a lip is provided at an engagement-joining point of the roof-side weather strip, the lip being provided at a specified position which is interposed between another member and an outer surface of the vertical weather strip such that the lip is configured to be pressed against the outer surface of the vertical weather strip by said other member.

11. The seal structure of the automotive vehicle with the storing-type roof of claim 5 , wherein said roof-side weather strip is provided to engage with an upper-end recess portion provided at said vertical weather strip in a wedge shape, and a lip is provided at an engagement-joining point of the roof-side weather strip, the lip being provided at a specified position which is interposed between another member and an outer surface of the vertical weather strip such that the lip is configured to be pressed against the outer surface of the vertical weather strip by said other member.

12. The seal structure of the automotive vehicle with the storing-type roof of claim 6 , wherein said roof-side weather strip is provided to engage with an upper-end recess portion provided at said vertical weather strip in a wedge shape, and a lip is provided at an engagement-joining point of the roof-side weather strip, the lip being provided at a specified position which is interposed between another member and an outer surface of the vertical weather strip such that the lip is configured to be pressed against the outer surface of the vertical weather strip by said other member.

Assignees

• Mazda Motor
• Nishikawa Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shinohara Miwa
• Nishiura Keiichiro
• Oda Hiromu
• Okayama Akio

Classifications

• B60J7/08

  of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position · CPC title

• B60J10/25

  characterised by water drainage means · CPC title

• B60J10/90 Primary

  specially adapted for non-fixed roofs, e.g. foldable roofs or removable hard-tops · CPC title

• B60J7/0084

  Water draining for non-fixed roofs or roof panels (for fixed roofs not integral with roof structure B60R13/06, for fixed roofs integral with roof structure B62D25/07) · CPC title