Abstract: A weather strip for a vehicle body is disclosed. The weather strip is used for sealing a gap between an opening and a partition panel, and is composed of a grip part attached on the vehicle body, a lip part provided to contact the partition panel, and a connection part connecting the grip part with the lip part. The grip part, the lip part, and the connection part being integral with each other, and upper surfaces of grip part and the lip part are formed approximately as a flat plane so as to improve waterproof property of the weather strip.

Abstract: An automotive weather strip, with an extended portion formed integrally with a base portion of the weather strip, is bonded with an attachment panel of a door frame by a double-sided adhesive tape. The extended portion is formed as a substantially flat plate, so that the extended portion can be pressed uniformly and quickly by a pressing jig. Thus, the weather strip can be bonded with the attachment panel easily. In addition, only one hollow portion is provided as a seal portion, so that the configuration of the weather strip can be made so simple that it is possible to connect extruded portions of the weather strip with molded portions easily.

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 retainerless weather strip attached to a full door type door panel of an automobile by an attaching element except for a retainer, which comprises: a base portion to be fixed to an attaching portion of the door panel by at least one of a clip and an adhesive double coated tape; a hollow seal portion provided on an automobile interior side of the base portion so as to come into elastic contact with an automobile body; a seal lip portion provided on an automobile exterior side of the base portion, the seal lip portion comprising an upper end portion and an intermediate portion, so that the upper end portion of the seal lip portion comes into elastic contact with an automobile body and that the intermediate portion of the seal lip portion comes into elastic contact with a door panel; an end edge portion protruded from a lower end portion of the base portion on the automobile exterior side; and a neck portion formed in a connecting portion of the base portion with the seal lip portion on the automobile exterior

Abstract: A weather strip comprises an extruded part and a molded part which is connected to the extruded part. The molded part is molded from a material containing a solid particle antifriction material and has 1 to 50 &mgr;m of ten points average surface roughness (Rz) on the surface of the molded part. The material is a thermoplastic elastomer or a soft resin.

Abstract: A lock portion is formed on an end portion of an outside wall portion of a glass run which has a channel body portion and which is to be attached to a groove portion formed in a window frame of a vehicle. A detachment preventing protrusion portion is formed on an outside wall surface of the outside wall portion. Pressure-contact portions which are brought into pressure-contact with car-exterior-side and car-interior-side wall inner surfaces of the groove portion are provided on the outside surfaces of the base end portions of the outside and inside wall portions, respectively. The lock portion is brought into contact with a car- exterior-side outer edge of the window frame, and the body portion is rotated around the lock portion so as to be fitted into the groove portion.

Abstract: Door edge seal and retainer assemblies, particularly adapted for swing doors of motor truck and similar cargo containers, include elongated channel shaped retainer parts adapted to be mounted on the panel edges of the cargo container doors and comprising generally channel shaped members adapted to be secured to the panel edges. One or more elongated seal lip parts are integrally joined to the retainer part and may be cut away to provide access to one or more slots formed on the retainer part to receive flanges of replacement seal lip members for mounting the replacement seal lip members on the retainer parts without removing them from the panel edge in the event of damage to the original seal lip parts. The integral seal lip parts and retainer parts are preferably coextruded of polyvinylchloride wherein the lip parts are more flexible and of a lower hardness than the retainer part.

Abstract: A weatherseal for releasably engaging a movable panel such as a glass panel in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The weatherseal has a substrate with an elongate recess. The recess includes a floor adjacent at least one groove. An adhesive is disposed in a portion of the recess, wherein excess adhesive is captured in the groove. A contact layer is bonded to the adhesive. Thus, the contact layer is accurately located with respect to the weatherseal and variances in adhesive volume are accommodated by the groove.

Abstract: A decorative window surround sealing system includes a plurality of seals adapted to be mounted on a vehicle body for sealing a movable window panel in a window opening, each of the seals having an exterior surface, at least one fitting on at least one of the plurality of seals, a one piece surround cap having at least one cooperative fitting compatible with at least one fitting on the at least one of the plurality of seals for attaching the surround cap to the at least one fitting, the decorative surround cap covering a substantial portion of the exterior surface of each of the plurality of seals.

Abstract: A sealing profile for use in automobile door openings, having a profile body and a covering element secured to the profile body. The covering element is made of two layers, a lower layer facing the profile body and comprising an unfoamed thermoplastic elastomer, and an upper layer facing away from the profile body and comprising a water foamed thermoplastic elastomer. The sealing profile can be used to seal the door of the automobile against the interior roof of the automobile in an attractive an economical manner.

Abstract: A seal structure mounted to an attachment stage of a car door panel comprising a weather strip and a dasher seal. The attachment stage includes a horizontal wall part at a lower end of the door panel and a vertical wall part provided continuously from the horizontal wall part at the lower end of the door panel. The weather strip has a base part that is attached to the horizontal wall part and a hollow part that elastically contacts a body panel of the car. The dasher seal has a base part that is attached to the vertical wall part and contacts the weather strip and a lip part that elastically contacts the body panel.

Abstract: A windshield seal has a base, to be connected to windshield molding. The base is generally parallel to a windshield in a section view. A primary sealing lip is connected at an inboard end of the base, to contact the windshield. A secondary sealing lip is connected to an outboard end of the base, to contact the windshield. The primary sealing lip generally points inboard and toward the windshield and the secondary sealing lip generally points outboard and toward the windshield. An inboard leg is connected to the inboard end of the base, to be positioned outside the windshield molding, the inboard leg being generally perpendicular to the windshield. An outboard leg is connected to the outboard end of the base, to be positioned inside the windshield molding, the outboard leg being generally perpendicular to the windshield.

Abstract: A multi-finger door frame seal which results in reduced hinge bind and which creates a predetermined sound upon opening of the door is disclosed. The frame seal is mounted on the stop on the hinge jamb, while on the rabbett on the lock jamb thereby reducing hinge bind during closing of the door. Use of the multi-finger frame seal according to certain embodiments results in a generation of a predetermined sound upon opening of the door. Also disclosed is a security seal system for use adjacent the bottom of the door. The security seal includes a flap which may be either gravity-actuated or spring-actuated. In spring-actuated embodiments, a cam forces the security flap downward into the closed position as the door is closed. While in gravity-actuated embodiments, closing of the door results in gravity causing the security flap to move downward into the closed position where it is maintained while the door is closed.

Abstract: A sealing element for a vehicle roof with a roof opening in which a movable roof element is arranged so as to be adjustable between open and closed position has a sealing surface which in closed position of the roof element engages with an edge of the roof element to form a seal. In order to improve the seal in a simple manner, the sealing element is provided with a sealing arm which rests on a support. The upper side of the sealing arm forms the sealing surface.

Abstract: A seal attached to a door frame for mating engagement with a door. The seal including a first side for sealing engagement with a door edge, and a second side for sealing engagement with the door outer surface. The seal moves relative to the door from the door open position, where the seal first side is disposed at a first spaced apart distance from the door frame edge surface; to the door closed position, where the door moves the seal first side closer to the door frame edge surface. The seal further moves relative to the door from the door open position, where the seal second side is not disposed adjacent to the door outer surface; to the door closed position where the seal second side is disposed adjacent to the door outer surface and in covering relation to the door outer surface.

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: The invention relates to a sealing strip, particularly a wipe seal for a motor vehicle sliding window and which is intended to be fixed in openings cut in a rabbet of a surround of a door, wherein the fixing means are incorporated into the seal.

Abstract: A sealing structure for sealing between a door opening portion of a vehicle body, and a periphery of a vehicle door, includes a channel which is formed in an inside surface of a doorframe along a periphery thereof, and a projection which is composed of a rubber-like elastic body and is provided in the door opening portion of the vehicle body so as to face the channel. When the vehicle door is closed, the projection enters the channel to provide a seal between the vehicle body and vehicle door. The channel may be provided in the vehicle body while the projection may be provided in the vehicle door. The channel may be formed with a rubber-like elastic body.

Abstract: Disclosed is a profile, especially a profiled joint, preferably for use in openings such a doors and windows, preferably in motor vehicles, comprising a base body (1) and a covering element (2) made of a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) fixed on said base body. Said profile can be economically produced and exhibits appropriate characteristics for use in motor vehicles as a result of the TPE covering element used.

Abstract: A door seal for an automotive vehicle that requires low insertion effort and high extraction effort, that makes correct insertion onto a weld flange easier, and that provides a complete seal even in tight corners without adversely affecting door closing effort. The seal attaches to a weld flange located around the perimeter of a side door opening of the automotive vehicle and has such features as a channel with hinged gripping fingers and digits, an anti-rotation member, a bulb shaped hollow sealing member, interior trim gap hiding lip and weld hiding member.