Abstract: An assembly for attaching a side-visor to a frame of a vehicle comprises a retainer that includes a mounting portion and a clip portion connected to the mounting portion by flexible straps that can be bent for alignment of the clip portion with a hole in the visor, through which a flanged pin is inserted into and coupled with the clip portion. Adjustability of the retainer, by virtue of the flexible straps, permits the same retainer to accommodate different visor inclinations and different visor hole positions.

Abstract: A weatherseal assembly is provided with a body part (14) and a weatherseal (20). The weatherseal (20) includes a sealing portion (21) and a fastening portion (22). The sealing portion (21) is provided with a pivotable sealing lip (23) and an abutment lip (24) leading said sealing lip (23) such that when the abutment lip (24) comes into contact with the body part (14) the sealing lip (23) is pivotable from a first position (I) into a second position (II) contacting the body part (14). To achieve a wanted pivoting action and a relatively high contact force of the sealing lip (23) the abutment lip (24) comprises a first leg (25) and a second leg (26) extending at an angle (&agr;) to the first leg (25) in the first position (I). The first leg (25) is connected at one end to the sealing lip (23) and at the other end to the second leg (26). The second leg (26) is deformable by the body part (14) such that the first leg (25) moves the sealing lip (23) from the first position (I) into the second position (II).

Abstract: A rain shield device includes a housing for attaching onto various vehicles, and a shield extendible out of the housing for shielding the upper portions of the doors of the vehicles and for allowing the drivers and the passengers to easily open or receive the umbrella while boarding or moving out of the vehicles. The shield may be extended out of the housing with two links and two racks and a motor. A shaft is rotatably received in the housing for winding and receiving the shield, and may be rotated relative to the housing by a motor.

Abstract: A side visor fastener (1) comprises a retainer (25) to be fixed to a mounting portion (11) of a frame (3), and a clip for fastening the side visor (1) to a portion of the fastener extending from the retainer (25) to the side visor (1A). The clip includes a receiver clip element (26) to be disposed on the rear side of the side visor (1A), and a pin clip element (27) to be inserted from the front side or outer surface of the side visor (1A) into the receiver clip element (26) through the side visor (1A) so as to engage with the receiver clip element (26). The receiver clip element (26) is integrally connected with the retainer (25) through a thin-walled hinge (29) in a swingable manner in line with an inclination of the side visor (1A) with respect to the frame (3) so that the receiver chip element (26) is served as the portion of the fastener (1) extending from the retainer (25) to support the side visor (1A) through the thin-walled hinge (29).

Abstract: In a drainage arrangement for a folding hard-top vehicle roof that can be moved into a storage position in the vehicle luggage compartment with the aid of pivotable C pillars, the rear window is pivotable relative to the C pillars (2). Associated with the bottom edge of the rear window is a seal which has a water-guiding channel formed therein. The channel opens in the area of the C pillars into a collecting trough (12), which in turn is connected by a flexible hose (13) to a moisture space of one of the vehicle side windows.

Abstract: A plug for assisting in controlling the flow of one or more materials through an opening in a portion of an article of manufacture is disclosed. The plug may include a body portion for limiting the flow of one material through the opening. The plug may also include one or more support members for maintaining space between the portion of the article of manufacture and the body portion of the plug to allow flow of another material through the opening. In one preferred application, the plug is installed in an opening in a lower portion of a door of an automotive vehicle.

Abstract: A plug for assisting in controlling the flow of one or more materials through an opening in a portion of an article of manufacture is disclosed. The plug may include a body portion for limiting the flow of one material through the opening. The plug may also include one or more support members for maintaining space between the portion of the article of manufacture and the body portion of the plug to allow flow of another material through the opening. In one preferred application, the plug is installed in an opening in a lower portion of a door of an automotive vehicle.

Abstract: A noise shut-off device is provided for doors of an automotive vehicle to effectively prevent driving noises from being introduced to the vehicle interior through draining holes formed at the bottom of the vehicle door, while allowing the draining out of water through the draining holes. The device has an external cylinder member with an open part having a vertical cylindrical opening and a plurality of main capillary ribs protruding outward from the open part, and an internal cylinder member with a shaft part being vertically accommodated in the open part cylindrical opening and having a plurality of auxiliary capillary ribs extending outward from the external circumference of the shaft part.

Abstract: A sealing system on a motor vehicle is disclosed which includes two sealing profile sections on two adjacent body parts and in which each of the two sealing profile sections can be moved relative to one another. In addition, each of the two sealing profile sections has at least one channel for carrying water that at least partially overlap when the body parts are adjoined to one another.

Abstract: A front or rear bumper (1) for a motor vehicle has a main part which is disposed transversely to the vehicle and side parts which extend approximately in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The bumper (1) so secured at points on the vehicle. To prevent the side parts of the bumper (1) from permanently deforming the sheet metal bodywork or mudguard (5) in the event of an accident, the system for securing the side parts, in particular at their ends, is designed so as to be detachable.

Abstract: Windshield visor for motor vehicles having windshield, roof, and driver and passenger side door frames. The windshield visor includes a forward wing, a first mounting plate, and a second mounting plate. The forward wing provides shading from sun light and shielding from precipitation, and has left and right wing tips, top and bottom surfaces, and leading and trailing edges. The first mounting plate is connected to the left wing tip of forward wing and attaches to a motor vehicle's driver side door frame. The second mounting plate is connected to the right wing tip of the forward wing and attached to the motor vehicle's passenger side door frame.

Abstract: A bumper beam extension for a bumper beam having left and right bumper beam extensions and a method for manufacturing the bumper beam extensions to provide impact crush resistance is disclosed. The bumper beam extensions include an insert end contoured and sized to fit in the end of the bumper beam and a main body portion having substantially a rearwardly facing saddle shape that includes an upper wing and a lower wing joined at a bight section. The main body portion is blow molded to configure the bight section to taper from a preselected distance from a forward wall of the main body portion until it is face to face with the forward wall. For increased stiffness, the bumper beam may be welded to a frame of a vehicle.

Abstract: A motor vehicle window weather shield is disclosed, comprised of a base and an awning. The awning is slidably engages the base and is designed to extend from the base, over a window on a motor vehicle. The awing may be locked into one of several positions relative to the base. The base is releasably secured to the hood of a motor vehicle via magnets.

Abstract: A noise shut-off device for doors of an automotive vehicle to effectively prevent a variety of driving noises from inducing through draining holes formed at the bottom of the door, while the draining holes can also play their function of draining out water, thereby preventing the deterioration of quietness at the internal room of the vehicle caused by driving noises inducing via draining through-holes, the device being fastened with internal and external panels having draining through-holes at the bottom thereof, the device further including: an external cylinder member with an open part being vertically pierced in the cylindrical shape and a plurality of main capillary ribs being deposited at the interval of multi-layers externally protruded all over the external circumference of the open part; and an internal cylinder member with a shaft part being vertically accommodated in the open part of the external cylinder member and a plurality of auxiliary capillary ribs being deposited at the interval of multi-lay

Abstract: Windshield visor for motor vehicles having windshield, roof, and driver and passenger side door frames. The windshield visor includes a forward wing, a first mounting plate, and a second mounting plate. The forward wing provides shading from sun light and shielding from precipitation, and has left and right wing tips, top and bottom surfaces, and leading and trailing edges. The first mounting plate is connected to the left wing tip of forward wing and attaches to a motor vehicle's driver side door frame. The second mounting plate is connected to the right wing tip of the forward wing and attached to the motor vehicle's passenger side door frame. A stud post fastener is provided for adhering to the motor vehicle's roof and for releasably attaching to the forward wing.

Abstract: A roof molding device for use in a vehicle includes a body side weather strip having a first space and a second space for effectively absorbing impact and inducing adherence to anti-support force generated by the impact when the door of a vehicle closes and opens so as to improve a combined soundproof and adherence ability.

Abstract: Windshield visor for motor vehicles having windshield, roof, and driver and passenger side door frames. The windshield visor includes a forward wing, a first mounting plate, and a second mounting plate. The forward wing provides shading from sun light and shielding from precipitation, and has left and right wing tips, top and bottom surfaces, and leading and trailing edges. The first mounting plate is connected to the left wing tip of forward wing and attaches to a motor vehicle's driver side door frame. The second mounting plate is connected to the right wing tip of the forward wing and attached to the motor vehicle's passenger side door frame.

Abstract: A rain deflector chute comprising a first planar chute member parallelly couplable to the roof top of a vehicle. A second planar chute member downwardly sloped from the top of the window wherein the second planar chute member radially projects at an angle from the side of the window a distance which does not exceed the radial distance from which a side rear view mirror projects from the side of the vehicle. A vertical planar chute member which couples the first planar chute member to the second planar chute member. A front deflector coupled to the front of the second planar chute member and a rear deflector coupled to the rear of the second planar chute member.

Abstract: A window ventilator for use in connection with side automobile windows capable of being lowered and raised to create a variably sized gap between the top edge of the window and the window casing. The window ventilator is a flexible elongate member having opposed ends and an inner passageway, with at least one of the opposed ends having an opening in communication with the passageway. The elongate member is specifically adapted to fit in the gap between a window casing and a top edge of a side window when the same window is partially opened. A handle is secured to the elongate member to allow a user to place and remove the elongate member from the gap between the window casing and the top edge of the side window. With the elongate member filling the gap between the top edge of the window and the window casing, a gap is maintained between a leading edge of the window and the window casing.

Abstract: A vehicle door drain slot plug includes a base portion having opposing sides and opposing ends, the base portion being adapted to substantially cover the drain slot. First and second snap-tabs extend from the base portion near the opposing ends on one of the sides for securing the base portion with respect to the slot. A plurality of stand-off members extend from the one side of the base portion and are spaced about the periphery of the base portion for engaging the vehicle door to create a gap between the base portion and the vehicle door in order to allow water to drain out of the slot.

Abstract: Windshield visor for motor vehicles having windshield, roof, and driver and passenger side door frames. The windshield visor includes a forward wing, a first mounting plate, and a second mounting plate. The forward wing provides shading from sun light and shielding from precipitation, and has left and right wing tips, top and bottom surfaces, and leading and trailing edges. The first mounting plate is connected to the left wing tip of forward wing and attaches to a motor vehicle's driver side door frame. The second mounting plate is connected to the right wing tip of the forward wing and attached to the motor vehicle's passenger side door frame.

Abstract: A visor attachable above a side window of a vehicle with a portion curving and extending outwardly and in accordance with the configuration of the forward and top edges of the window opening to shield and deflect rain, snow and noise from entering the passenger compartment through a partially opened window and a wall forming a recessed area in a portion of the visor to reduce air pressure therein as the vehicle travels forward, the wall also forming an inner pocket on the inside of the visor and the wall provided with a plurality of spaced apart small round holes extending through the wall to cause a venturi effect which ventilates stale air from the passenger compartment through the round holes. A rib extends generally horizontally from the wall and divides the depression into two parallel low pressure channels and an outwardly projecting lip is formed along the outward edge of the visor.

Abstract: A gutter for a truck having a roof over a cargo storage area. The gutter is employed for channeling water which would cascade from the roof of the truck's rear opening. The gutter includes a clip for removably attaching it to the roof of the truck and a channel for capturing water and directing the water to at least one side of the cargo storage area.

Abstract: A liner made of water sealing material is formed with a plurality of pockets. Each pocket is cut, and then the liner disposed next to the door with a respective pocket positioned over a component of a vehicle door to be sealed, e.g., a lock shaft. The pocket is collapsed around the component such that the excess material established by the now-collapsed pocket overlaps around the component, thereby establishing a water seal around the component.

Abstract: A beltline weather strip accommodated in a door panel for elastically contacting a door glass plate and for sliding the door glass plate comprises a base which is substantially parallel to the door glass plate with a cored bar embedded therein, a solid lip protruding from the upper door glass plate side surface of the base, and a hollow lip protruding from the lower door glass plate side surface of the base, wherein the upper side of the hollow lip is curved inwardly at the root end portion thereof and outwardly at the tip end portion thereof, forming an S-shaped curved upper side as a whole, and a ratio between the curvature radius Ra of the inwardly curved root end portion of the upper side of the hollow lip and the curvature radius Rb of the outwardly curved tip end portion thereof is set in the range of Ra: Rb=1:2.5 to 1:3.5.

Abstract: A converted passenger van has an aperture cut in a side body panel in which a bay window is installed. A shroud extends around the upper and forward edges of the aperture, and includes an active deflecting portion which extends outwardly from the side body panel and then inwardly over a portion of the window. The forward edge of the shroud deflects moisture entrained in the airstream created by the forward movement of the vehicle away from any discontinuities between the edge of the aperture and the frame holding the window, and the portion of the shroud extending along the upper edge of the aperture deflects water draining from the roof of the vehicle when the vehicle is parked away from any discontinuity between the upper edge of the window and the corresponding portion of the window frame.

Abstract: A deflector apparatus includes a shield having a top, a bottom, a forward leading edge, a rear trailing edge, opposite sides, a forward zone between the forward leading edge and a transverse center line, and a rearward zone between the transverse center line and the rear trailing edge. A mounting structure rotatably supports the shield above a vehicle windshield and roof about a transverse rotational axis extending between the opposite sides of the shield and parallel to the center line in the forward zone, allowing the shield to move about the axis, through a predetermined range, in response to a rotational force applied thereto. The rotational axis is located forward and above the line intersecting the roof and the top of the windshield. A biasing element urges the shield to a normally relaxed position upon removal of external downward forces to the rearward zone.

Abstract: A molding for mounting in a gap between an outer periphery and a window frame of an automobile is disclosed. The molding is formed of a length of material having first and second pillar sections extending into corner sections, the corner sections being interconnected via a roof section. A cross-section of the molding includes a leg portion and a head portion extending therefrom, the head portion having a parasol-shape and overhanging the leg portion. A glass lip projects from a first side of the leg portion, the molding being configured to receive an outer periphery of the front glass between the glass lip and a lower surface of the head portion. Additionally, a panel lip projects from a second side of the leg portion, the panel lip being adapted to elastically abut and engage the window frame of the automobile. Further, a groove lip extends over a length of each of the pillar portions, and projects from the upper surface of the head portion.

Abstract: A vehicle door construction having an outer door panel and an inner door panel with a trim panel joined to the inner door panel by attachment hooks extending from the trim panel into hook openings in the inner door panel. A plastic water deflector sheet is positioned between the trim panel and the inner door panel. The deflector sheet has through apertures corresponding to the locations of the hook openings in the inner door panel. The sheet also has a portion adjacent each through aperture that is laterally deformed to extend through the associated hook opening and form an awning-like hood over the corresponding hook.

Abstract: An automobile door having an interior trim panel with air flow control openings at a bottom edge thereof. The air flow control openings direct outside air entering the normal drain holes in the door onto the floor of the passenger compartment to thereby prevent this air from entering the passenger compartment through partially sealed openings in the trim panel in which a door release handle and power door and power window switches are received.

Abstract: A gutter and visor system positionable near a window of a vehicle comprising an elongated strip formed into an interior section, an exterior section, and an intermediate section therebetween; wherein the interior section is vertically positioned and includes an upper edge and a lower edge; wherein the exterior section is formed into a loop having an inboard portion and a free edge offset above and facing downward towards the inboard portion; wherein the intermediate section has an inboard portion coupled to the upper edge of the interior section and an outboard portion coupled to the inboard edge of the exterior section at a location offset from lower edge of the interior section; and coupling means for coupling the interior section near a window aperature on a vehicle.

Abstract: A weather strip for a back window of a truck or the like has an interior hold portion that holds a flange of a window frame, and a tongue sealing portion that covers the outside face of the back panel. The tongue sealing portion has at least one lip portion, which presses against the back panel. The weather strip also includes a blind lip having a tip that is disposed at substantially the same height level as an exterior of the window frame. Furthermore, a drain hole that continues from a base portion of the blind lip to the backside of the tongue sealing portions is provided to drain water, which drips from the window frame.

Abstract: The invention is a novel wind deflector for attachment, to auto windows. The wind deflector has an extended flange that borders the upper edge of the deflector and is sized to fit into the window groove that exists in the window structure of most automobiles. Additional securing bolt(s) is also used to secure the deflector to the window structure. An optional ash tray bridges the outside with the interior of the auto and provides an apparatus to vent cigarettes, etc. to the outside.

Abstract: An air flow control device for attachment to a window frame of a vehicle door. The device includes a flow deflector element mounting clips and fasteners securing the clips to the deflector element. The deflector element has an upper margin adapted to contact the outer surface of the window frame and the clip element lies between a part of the window frame and a dual channel insert, one channel of which receives a window frame-forming seam and the other of which receives the window glass. The clips lie between the insert and the window frame and bias the upper margin of the deflector into or toward contact with the window frame such that the clip itself does not contact the outer window frame surface.

Abstract: A water-tight structure for draining liquid and method for forming the structure applicable to a hatch-roof (T-bar roof) type vehicle are disclosed in which a V-shaped groove of a first weatherstrip disposed aside a center pillar of a vehicle body, opening of a roof onto which a detachable hatch roof is attached, and a front pillar receives a wedge-shaped end of a second weatherstrip disposed along a side edge of the hatch roof in a tongue and groove joint form at a position of the center pillar bridged to the roof, a draining passage in a closed cross section is formed between a vehicle body panel and finisher both constituting the center pillar, a flange portion is integrally extended from that part of the first weatherstrip in the rearward direction, the flange portion being elastically contacted with the hatch roof and finisher and introducing water such as rain drops from the rain water passage into another drain water passage, and a terminal portion of the first weatherstrip is formed by means of a mold

Abstract: A sun shade for the windshields and windows of an automobile, including a front shield, a pair of first side shields, a pair of second side shields, and a back shield secured to the windshield frames and door frames so that each shield projects outwardly to shield the windshields and windows from rain, snow and direct sunlight without obstructing the driver's field of view.

Abstract: A molding is disclosed and is adapted to be fit into a gap defined about a periphery of an automobile windshield between the windshield and a window frame of the automobile. The molding includes a main body portion including an elongated upper molding section adapted to extend along an outer periphery of the windshield, and a pair of elongated side molding sections adapted to extend along opposing side peripheries of the windshield. Each of the upper and side molding sections includes an inner portion adapted to extend into the gap between the windshield periphery and the window frame, and an outer portion adapted to overlie an outer surface of the windshield. The outer portion has a rain water guide groove formed therein longitudinally along a side of each of the side molding sections.

Abstract: A vehicle door window weatherstrip is mountable in a vehicle having a frame surrounding at least a portion of an upwardly and dowwardly movable window. The weatherstrip is formed of a one-piece body having a frame mounting portion engageable with the vehicle frame, a movable lip integral with the frame mounting portion and normally extending outward from the frame beyond the exterior of the vehicle window, and a deformable portion integral with the lip and deformable upward upon engagement with the top edge of an upwardly movable window. During such deformation of the deformable portion of the weatherstrip body, the lip moves from the normal outwardly extending position which defines a water channel with the adjacent portion of the vehicle frame when the deformable portion is in a normal un-deformed condition to a downward extending position in substantial registry with the exterior surface of the window. In one embodiment, a hollow channel is formed in the deformable portion of the weatherstrip body.

Abstract: A door body is formed of outer and inner panels, and a door windowpane is supported by the door body. The door windowpane includes a stationary windowpane which is fixed to the door body and a movable windowpane which is movable up and down relative to the stationary windowpane to close and open an opening defined by the stationary windowpane. The upper edge portion of the outer panel supports the door windowpane from the inside at the part opposed to the stationary windowpane and from the outside at the part opposed to the movable windowpane. The part of the upper edge portion opposed to the stationary windowpane is connected to the inner panel to form a closed cross-section, and the part of the upper edge portion opposed to the movable windowpane is connected to a reinforcement to form a closed cross-section.

Abstract: A strip of molding which is installed on the side edge of windshield glass, being insertingly mounted on one end of a strip of channel having a U-shaped cross section, and being able to be installed together with a strip of drip seal, permitting to reduce installation time and create a neat appearance. A connective portion which comes in contact with the drip seal can be provided in the cross section of the windshield molding so that any abnormal sounds will be eliminated.

Abstract: A seal and trimming gasket is proposed having a substantially .omega.-shaped section, formed from a fixing web and two wings which are substantially of C-shaped section and are connected to the sides of the web. The free lips of the two wings are partly superposed so that on closing the door, the projecting lip of the first wing is lowered and is retained directly by the door edge and also by the projecting lip of the second wing, this lip also being bent by the door edge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a drainage guide assembly for directing the flow of water that gets into the outside part of the door of an automobile around the auto glass window. The guide comprises a sloping channel gutter affixed to the outside of the window and positioned below the belt line sill of the window. The gutter is an elastomeric material extruded onto the glass window.

Abstract: An optically transparent weather window shield is designed for automotive vehicles and the like to protect an occupant from wind, rain, and snow when the window opening it is received in has the glass down. Primarily, it consists of a main body with a rain run-off channel and a downwardly angled front portion for wind and rain deflection. A mounting member is secured to a side edge of the main body and the front portion, and an edge portion of the mounting member is force fitted into the window receiving channel of the vehicle mounting the shield. The structure is also such, that it is installed without any fasteners and is easily removed when desired. The device is transparent so as not to interfere with the vision of the driver while operating the vehicle.

Abstract: A weather strip for a sashless door for automotive vehicles comprises an extrusiion molded member retained by a roof rail and pillars of the vehicular body, having a pair of seal lip portions, the first lip thereof including a sub-concavity on its inner surface to maximize sealing performance, through which the extrusion molded member mates with the edge and the inner perimeter surface of the window in a water tight fashion, and end members provided on the outer side panel of the vehicular body at the lower ends of the extrusion molded member. An opening is provided on the end member for allowing water between the extrusion molded member and the door glass to flow along the extrusion molded member toward the end member, and into a fluid passage connected to the opening for exhausting the water outside of the vehicular cabin.

Abstract: A water removing structure of a roof weather strip to be installed to a roof side section and a front pillar section of a hard top car. The roof weather strip is composed of a main seal member which encloses and seals a circumferential edge portion of a door glass, and an auxiliary seal member top end of which abuts on the car inside surface of the door glass for sealing, and top end portion of the front door is provided with a mirror bracket of triangular shape which closes an angle containing portion between the door belt line and the front pillar when the door is closed. A water removing groove is formed on the mirror bracket from position between the abutting portions of the main and auxiliary seal members of the roof weather strip to position leading to the door panel inside of the front door so as to guide water.

Abstract: A seal for a sliding window glass, in particular a connecting corner piece for connecting a inner seal for a lower edge of a door window frame to a glass run seal. The glass run seal having a base fixed to the window frame, and a hollow seal portion for sealing contact with the inner surface of the door glass and for forming a water escape. The glass run, lower edge, inner seal having another base fixed to the window frame and a first upright seal extending from an upper edge of the base, and a second seal portion upright from a lower edge of the base positioned to form a water escape. The glass run connecting corner piece comprising a longitudinal portion having the same cross-sectional shape as that of the glass run seal and connected thereto, and a transverse portion having the same cross-sectional shape as that of the glass run, lower edge, inner seal and connected thereto.

Abstract: A utility door assembly is provided for mounting on the side of a recreation vehicle, which includes a rain deflector over the door that minimizes the leakage of rain through the top of the door. The deflector includes an upper surface extending at a downward-outward incline of at least 60.degree. from the horizontal, and merging with a lower surface that extends in a concave curve that is progressively more horizontal at progressively outward locations, with the bottom of the deflector surface lying outward of the door and ending in a sharp corner. Raindrops which have impacted the vehicle and are flowing downwardly along the side are directed downwardly and outwardly so they tend to fly away from the outer edge of the deflector instead of flowing around it and leaking in through the top of the utility door.

Abstract: The vehicle window ventilator is of a one-piece construction, including a top bulbous portion and a bottom polyurethane portion having openings extending therethrough angled from the interior of the vehicle rearwardly to the exterior for inducing quiet air flow out of the passenger compartment. Pressure of the upper edge of the window against the bottom portion of the ventilator controls the opening and closing of the polyurethane openings. The bulbous upper portion is suitable for being mounted in the inverted window channel of any vehicle window without the use of screws or hardware.

Abstract: A convertible vehicle body including a first door weatherstrip for sealing engagement with a front pillar and a second weatherstrip mounted on the front pillar within the vehicle body and formed with a water pocket.

Abstract: Car comprising a roof and pillers, which is provided with at least one drip channel for rainwater drain and with at least one finishing trim defining a drip channel cover serving to mask joints at the roof and pillars, the roof and the pillars being provided with at least one longitudinal recess adjacent the edges thereof, on to which the finishing trim, having a side so shaped as to fit to the contour of the roof and of the pillars, is directly fastened. The trim forms, with a portion of the recess and an end mounted gasket, an outwardly open drip channel.