Abstract: A sealing structure includes a door opening portion formed around a door opening in a vehicle body, and a weather strip secured to the door opening portion. The weather strip has a base portion and a tubular seal portion which is pushed by a vehicle door when the door opening is closed. End edges of an outer body panel and an inner body panel which compose the door opening portion are placed on and joined to each other, thereby forming a flat joint. The outer body panel has a concave surface from the outside of the flat joint to a side surface of the vehicle body. The concave surface is composed of a first surface which bends from the outside of the flat joint into an L-shaped configuration and extends outwardly of the door opening portion, and a second surface which bends from the first surface into an L-shaped configuration and extends towards the side surface of the vehicle body.

Abstract: Polyamide composition are provided that exhibit desirable flow properties and excellent burst strength, and are well suited for friction-weldable molding applications. Such compositions comprise a polyamide mixture of polyamide 6 together with aliphatic polyamide copolymers and/or terpolymers, and inorganic reinforcement. Other compositions, including plasticizers, are disclosed.

Abstract: A weather strip for attachment to a periphery of a door frame of a vehicle door with clips, which is capable of preventing water from leaking in a vehicle compartment via a space between a weather strip and a door frame, which is located between clips. The weather strip includes a base portion which is secured to a weather strip attaching surface of the door frame with the clips at intervals, a water-stopping lip which is formed at an outside end of the base portion, and a solid member composed of a rubber or the like, which is solider that the material of the base portion, and is embedded in the outside end of the base portion so as to extend in a longitudinal direction thereof, thereby increasing the hardness of the outside end of the base portion, and maintaining a high pressing force of the water-stopping lip against the weather strip attaching surface.

Abstract: A door frame structure of a vehicle, of which a door frame is covered with a frame molding. The door frame has a flat peripheral wall extending around a window opening of a vehicle door and a protrusion protruding from an inside end of the flat peripheral wall. The frame molding is composed of a synthetic resin or TPO and is attached to an outside end of the peripheral wall of the door frame. A pair of shelf-like projections are integrally formed on an inside surface of the frame molding from about a widthwise center thereof so as to be spaced from each other. By press-inserting the flat peripheral wall of the door frame between the shelf-like projections of the frame molding, the frame molding is secured to the door frame.

Abstract: A glass guide for guiding vertical movement of a window glass in a door panel of a vehicle. The glass guide is easily assembled with the door and prevents water from falling on a door lock device. The glass guide is mounted in the door panel at a location separated from a lower end of a glass run that is attached to a door frame of the door panel. Further, the glass guide includes a guide portion for guiding the window glass. A cover is arranged on an upper end of the guide portion. The cover includes an inclined surface, which is inclined with respect to and which intersects a lateral, vertical plane that is located at a lower end of the glass run.

Abstract: A door glass run in which first and second seal lips for holding the opposite surfaces of the circumferential edge of a door glass extend from interior and exterior side walls of a body portion having a substantially U-shape in section and attached to a door frame of a car door. The door glass run has such a structure that a sub-lip is formed at least on an intermediate portion of the interior side wall of a vertical portion of the door glass run for guiding the door glass moving up and down so that the sub-lip extends substantially in parallel with the first seal lip; a notch is formed near a base portion in the first seal lip so that the first seal lip is bent easily.

Abstract: A cutout is provided in an upper edge of a door inner panel at a rear end portion thereof, and a clip member is provided on a door window glass inner weatherstrip which is mounted along the upper edge and is brought into abutment against front and rear vertical portions of a glass run at front and rear terminal ends thereof at such a position that corresponds to the cutout when the rear terminal end of the door window glass inner weatherstrip is brought into abutment against the glass run. The clip member is then brought into engagement with the cutout to position the door window glass inner weatherstrip for mounting, whereby no gap is formed at a portion where the rear terminal end and the glass run attach to each other.

Abstract: A molded corner sealing structure of a door weather strip for attachment along a peripheral surface of a vehicle door including a seal lip for abutment on an inner surface of a door projecting edge which projects around the vehicle door to cover an outer side surface of the door weather strip over the entire length thereof. The door weather strip has an additional secondary seal lip for abutment on the inner surface of the door projecting edge under and along the seal lip. The door weather strip is bonded to a roof-side part and corner part of the vehicle door frame with a double-sided adhesive tape, and is secured to the remaining part of the peripheral surface of the vehicle door with clips. The seal lip and secondary seal lip of the door weather strip in combination effect a double seal in the corner part thereof.

Abstract: A weather strip of a rubber material, provided with a sectionally U-shaped flange gripping portion having an insert buried therein, gripping lip portions formed inside, and seal portions integrated with the flange gripping portion. At least the gripping lip portions are formed of microfoam rubber in which the specific gravity of vulcanizate is in a range of from 0.9 to 1.0.

Abstract: A glass run of an automobile comprises a channel portion including a bottom portion and inner and outer side walls. The glass run further comprises inner and outer seal lips projecting into the channel portion from the inner and outer side walls respectively. The seal lips have back sides facing inside of the channel portion. At least the inner seal lip is thickened in its wall thickness at its middle portion in a manner that the back side of the seal lip projects more inwardly into the channel portion at the middle portion than at a root portion of the seal lip, thereby forming a convex at the middle portion on the back side of the seal lip while relatively forming a concave at the root portion on the back side of the seal lip. The glass run further comprises a sponge elasticity-reinforcing member provided between the root portion on the back side of the inner seal lip and the inner side wall.

Abstract: A glass run for use in a motor vehicle, which is capable of preventing the increase in a sliding resistance against a door glass which is raised and lowered in the glass run. At least one inclined surface is formed in an inside surface of a side wall of the glass run from the position corresponding to a projecting end of a seal lip which extends obliquely inwardly from an opening-side end of the side wall, to a bottom wall. The inclined surface is defined such that the distance between the inclined surface and the door glass gradually increases toward a bottom-side end of the side wall. The inclined surface enables the projecting end of the seal lip which is pushed by the door glass toward the side wall to move smoothly therealong, thereby preventing the increase in the pressing force of the door glass against the seal lip.

Abstract: A sealing structure for forming a seal between a weather strip attached to a door opening portion of a vehicle body, and a periphery of a vehicle door. The weather strip includes a base portion having a generally U-shaped cross-section for attachment to the door opening portion, and a tubular seal portion which expands from an outer side wall of the base portion. A projection is formed in the weather strip so as to project from the outer side wall of the base portion into an interior of the tubular seal portion so as to be spaced from an inner surface of a projecting top of a sealing wall of the tubular seal portion. When the vehicle door is closed, an inside surface of a periphery of a door panel contacts and presses the projecting top of the sealing wall, which faces the projecting end of the projection, while an inside surface of a door frame contacts and presses a side part of the sealing wall apart from the projecting top of the sealing wall.

Abstract: A structure for attaching a door weather strip to a periphery of a doorframe. The doorframe has an inwardly facing protrusion in a projecting edge thereof. A door weather strip has a concave surface formed in its outside surface so as to face and be spaced apart from the protrusion. A channel-shaped groove is formed in a lower part of the concave surface, and a first seal lip is formed along an upper part of the concave surface to close an upper end of a space formed between the projecting edge and the concave surface. A second seal lip is formed along an outside part of the channel-shaped groove to close a lower end of the space, whereby leaked water is received within the channel-shaped groove.

Abstract: A weather strip has a base portion and seal lips. The base portion has a base bottom portion attached to a door frame, side wall portions extending from substantially opposite sides of the base bottom portion, and a bridge portion connecting the opposite side wall portions. A hollow portion is formed by these portions. An exterior-side seal lip is provided to extend from a substantially border portion between the exterior-side side wall portion and the bridge portion. An interior-side seal lip is provided to extend from the bridge portion more interior than the exterior-side seal lip. In the bridge portion, the opposite sides of the root portion of the interior-side seal lip are formed into thin portions respectively. Thus, when the door is closed, even if the gap is narrowed, the interior-side seal lip is bent and the bridge portion is deformed easily in the thin portions so that the repulsion stress is restrained from increasing conspicuously.

Abstract: A weather strip for sealing an opening portion around an opening in a vehicle body against a periphery of a closing member for closing the opening in the vehicle body. The weather strip includes a base portion and a tubular seal portion which projects outwardly from an outer surface of the base portion. The tubular seal portion includes a pair of leg portions which project outwardly from the base portion, extending portions which extend from ends of the leg portions in opposite directions along the outer side wall to have an L-shaped cross-section with the leg portion, and a seal wall for connecting ends of the extending parts into an arc-shaped cross-section. The base portion and the leg portions are composed of a solid material while the seal wall is composed of a sponge material. A boundary between the solid material and sponge material is located in each of the extending portions of the tubular seal portion.

Abstract: Polyamide resin compositions are provided that are injection-moldable, and comprising nylon 6 or nylon 6,6 having a RV of from 70-470 (in 90% formic acid) or nylon 6,12 having a RV of from 2.40-4.50 (in 98% sulfuric acid). The compositions may also include polytetrafluoroethylene powder or high viscous silicone, and other fillers and additives. These compositions exhibit improved properties, and are particularly suited for gear assemblies.

Abstract: A molded corner sealing structure of a door weather strip for attachment along a peripheral surface of a vehicle door including a seal lip for abutment on an inner surface of a door projecting edge which projects around the vehicle door to cover an outer side surface of the door weather strip over the entire length thereof. The door weather strip has an additional secondary seal lip for abutment on the inner surface of the door projecting edge under and along the seal lip. The door weather strip is bonded to a roof-side part and corner part of the vehicle door frame with a double-sided adhesive tape, and is secured to the remaining part of the peripheral surface of the vehicle door with clips. The seal lip and secondary seal lip of the door weather strip in combination effect a double seal in the corner part thereof.

Abstract: A glass guide for guiding vertical movement of a window glass in a door panel of a vehicle. The glass guide is easily assembled with the door and prevents water from falling on a door lock device. The glass guide is mounted in the door panel at a location separated from a lower end of a glass run that is attached to a door frame of the door panel. Further, the glass guide includes a guide portion for guiding the window glass. A cover is arranged on an upper end of the guide portion. The cover includes an inclined surface, which is inclined with respect to and which intersects a lateral, vertical plane that is located at a lower end of the glass run.

Abstract: A sealing structure for sealing around a glass lid of a sun roof of a motor vehicle has a frame member composed of synthetic resin, which is attached to a periphery of the glass lid, and a weather strip which is attached to an outer periphery of the frame member An upper surface of the frame member is positioned lower than an upper surface of the glass lid, and a seal wall of the weather strip extends to cover the upper surface of the frame member. And preferably, an end of an extended seal wall of the seal wall abuts a peripheral end surface of the glass lid such that an upper surface of the extended seal wall is flush with the upper surface of the glass lid.

Abstract: A window guide assembly for an automobile window includes at least one guide portion provided in the main body of an automobile door for guiding movement of the window, and also includes a plurality of contact members provided on opposing portions of the guide portion. The contact members are arranged to oppose the window so that the contact members slidably contact the inner and outer surfaces of the side edge of the window. The guide portion is constituted by a lower sash provided in the main body of the door. The contact members, provided on at least one side of the opposing portions, are elastic. The contact members are claw-shaped, in approximately the form of a C-shaped cross-section, and only one end of the C-shaped cross section of each of the claw-shaped members is fixed to the lower sash. Further, the contact members may be removably fixed by mounting the contact members in mounting portions of the lower sash.