Abstract: The belt molding has a vehicle interior side wall portion, a vehicle interior side lip, a return lip, and a decorative lip. The vehicle interior side lip protrudes from the vehicle interior side wall portion toward a vehicle interior side. The return lip is folded back from a distal end side of the vehicle interior side lip toward the vehicle interior side wall portion. The decorative lip protrudes toward a vehicle interior side from a portion of the vehicle interior side wall portion, which is above the vehicle interior side lip. On a vehicle interior side surface of the vehicle interior side wall portion, at least one first convex portion is formed at a position between the vehicle interior side lip and the decorative lip in a cross-section.

Abstract: A window pane assembly for a vehicle includes a window pane that moves in a receiving gap of a receiving shaft between a closed position and an open position. The window pane completely covers a window opening in the closed position and at least partially exposes the window opening in the open position. The window pane includes a first edge region facing the vehicle roof and a second edge region located opposite the first edge region and received in the receiving gap of the receiving shaft. The window pane has a wedge-shaped thickened section on an outer face of the window pane at the second edge region. The thickened section engages an outer seal element when the window is set in the closed position and the vehicle is driving. The thickened section is spatially separated from the outer seal element when the vehicle is parked.

Abstract: A device for edge sealing of a part or a window pane of a vehicle body, which device has a fastening dement that fastens the sealing device to a body flange and retaining a sealing strand. The fastening element has a main leg, to which a decorative element is fastened, which has a surface visible after installation on the vehicle body, and a connecting leg, which protrudes from the main leg and is provided for holding the sealing strand. The fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are formed of plastic or fiber composite material and the fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are molded onto each other by injection molding. The fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are produced by multi-component injection molding. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a sealing device.

Abstract: A seal for a window of a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, this seal comprising: a body which is generally elongated; at least one flocking located on a surface of said body and extending along the body, and at least one multilayer heating film which is generally elongated along said body and which is interposed between the flocking and said surface of said body, this heating film comprising: at least two electrically conductive straight strips which extend parallel to each other and to said axis, at a distance from each other, and which are intended to be connected to an electrical circuit, and at least one resistive heating track which extends between said strips and is connected to these strips.

Abstract: An embodiment end cover member for an outbelt of a vehicle door includes a cover part configured to cover a portion where an end of the outbelt and an end of a glass run abut each other, an upper body positioned on an upper end of a panel mounted with a window glass, a lower body positioned below the upper body, the lower body including a locking hook locked and fixed to the panel, wherein the upper body and the locking hook vertically grip the panel to be fixed to the panel, and a connection part connecting the upper body to the lower body.

Abstract: An aircraft door drainage system includes a precipitation receptacle disposed longitudinally along an upper edge of an aircraft door opening. The receptacle is mounted along the upper edge of the door opening by a plurality of brackets that connect the receptacle to an inside ceiling panel of the aircraft. The receptacle protrudes outward from the upper edge of the door opening into a path followed by precipitation falling off of an outer peripheral surface of a fuselage of the aircraft from locations above, forward, and aft of the door opening into the door opening when the aircraft door is in an open position. The receptacle remains clear of the aircraft door when the aircraft door is closed into the door opening. Drain hoses are connected at first and second ends of the receptacle to direct precipitation collected in the receptacle to an outside of the aircraft.

Abstract: A door molding for a door of a vehicle includes a main body securable to a door panel, and a bulb portion extending from the main body. The bulb portion includes a first bulb portion extending from the main body to a bulb peak. The first bulb portion is configured to contact a door glass of the door. A second bulb portion extends from the bulb peak to the main body. The second bulb portion includes a first contact area configured to contact a first location of the door panel, a second contact area configured to contact a second location of the door panel, and a hinge portion connecting the first contact area to the second contact area.

Abstract: A hybrid-type door outside belt for a vehicle utilizes different materials for a skin layer of a skin body that is mounted to an upper end of a door panel and a main wing that is moved by contacting the door glass, the skin layer of the skin body being made of a material having excellent scratch-resistance, and the main wing being made of a material having excellent compression set (deformation).

Abstract: A vehicle door includes a door panel, a corner piece that is disposed at a door waist portion of the door panel and that includes a protrusion, a weather strip that is disposed to extend along an outer peripheral edge of the door panel and that has a hole portion with which the protrusion is engaged, and a door trim that is disposed to cover the corner piece. The protrusion has a hollow structure and includes an outer peripheral side wall, and an opening is provided in a part of the outer peripheral side wall.

Abstract: A protective shell protects an interior door panel of a vehicle having an inner face with a protruding door pull defining a door well for receiving a user's fingers and a door sill leading to a window opening. The protective shell has a deformable sheet of hard plastic with an exposed side and a reverse side, the reverse side being profiled to fit over the inner face of the vehicle door interior panel. An outwardly directed top surface portion rests on the door sill. A protrusion on the exposed side of the deformable sheet encloses the vehicle door pull. A locking well extends downwardly from an upper ledge of the door pull and is responsive to downward pressure on the upper ledge to fit snugly into the door well to hold the protective shell securely in position on the interior door panel.

Abstract: A belt line portion sound insulation structure for an automobile between a door panel and door glass includes a viscoelastic member arranged on a lower portion of one of principal faces of a glass plate of the door glass. The door panel includes two panel plates facing each other, and the door glass is arranged between the two panel plates so as to be movable up and down. A hardness measured on a surface of the viscoelastic member is 10 to 80 in an Asker C hardness defined by SRIS 0101. In a closed state of the door glass, the viscoelastic member is restrained by a portion of a surface of one of the two panel plates facing the one of the principal faces and an area on one of the two panel plates where the viscoelastic member is disposed.

Abstract: A window latch for a sliding window having a sliding sash including a latch plate and a housing. The housing includes an engagement element movable relative to the housing from a locked position operatively engaged with the latch plate to an unlocked position disengaged from the latch plate. A handle is operatively coupled to the engagement element and movable from a first position to a second position in a first direction corresponding to the direction the sliding sash to which the handle is attached moves to an open position. The handle operatively moves the engagement element from the locked position to the unlocked position as the handle is moved in the first direction toward the second position.

Abstract: A window weather strip arrangement for covering at least sections of a window well of a motor vehicle includes a window weather strip carrier which can be secured on a vehicle skin and has a reinforcing core and a carrier sleeve accommodating the reinforcing core. The window weather strip arrangement further includes a window weather strip secured to the window weather strip carrier. The window weather strip carrier has a vehicle skin receiving portion for receiving sections of the vehicle skin and the window weather strip is secured to the window weather strip carrier on a side of the window weather strip carrier facing away from the vehicle skin receiving portion. A lamp is arranged in a lamp-receiving opening of the window weather strip and the reinforcing core protrudes out of the carrier sleeve overlapping with at least sections of the lamp-receiving opening, such that at least sections of the reinforcing core function as a reflector for the lamp.

Abstract: A window regulator includes a guide rail provided on a door of a vehicle and arranged along an ascending/descending direction of a window on the door, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, a drive unit including a drum rotationally driven by a motor, cables coupled to the carrier plate at one end and coupled to the drum at an other end, and a stopper that contacts with a contact portion of the carrier plate at a position where the carrier plate is located when the window is fully closed. The stopper and the guide rail are placed side by side in a front-back direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle door sash structure includes a holding unit. The holding unit includes a guide locking portion arranged in a region of a run channel opposed in a vehicle inner-outer direction to a tip end rim of an inner beam portion in a state of temporary attachment after completion of attachment of a molding to an outer beam portion. The guide locking portion is inclined in a direction to guide the run channel to a position of completion of attachment while coming into contact with the tip end rim of the inner beam portion by an input of an attachment force in a direction to attach the molding to the run channel in the state of temporary attachment.

Abstract: An outer side wall includes a bent sealing portion bent so as to be raised toward the inside of a cabin. When a window glass is closed, the bent sealing portion is elastically deformed so as to stretch along the outer surface of the window glass. The outer surface of the bent sealing portion is provided with a soft portion made of a softer material than the outer side wall.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure is provided that has fewer parts and allows a seal member securely sealing a gap between a vehicle body and a door to be attached thereto. The vehicle body structure has a door that covers and uncovers a door opening formed in a vehicle body. The door has a first garnish that is located on an outer side of a vehicle than the door, and a seal member that is attached to the first garnish and seals a gap between the door and the vehicle body. The first garnish has an insertion groove defined by a contact wall extending in a direction which is orthogonal to a lateral direction, and the seal member is inserted in the insertion groove so as to be in contact with the contact wall.

Abstract: In a vehicle molding attached to a vehicle body part, a clip, to attach a molding body onto a body-part edge portion, is provided with an insertion part, into which the body-part edge portion is inserted; an engaging portion configured to engage with an engagement-receiving portion, provided on the body-part edge portion in a state where the edge portion is inserted into the insertion part, whereby a relative movement is restricted in a removal direction; and a biaser which elastically deforms upon abutting against the body-part edge portion that is inserted into the insertion part, the biaser applying a force that engages the engaging portion with the engagement-receiving portion by a restorative force of the elastic deformation of the biaser. Accordingly, the vehicle molding can be securely and reliably attached at a proper position while having a simple structure.

Abstract: A vehicle door structure has a door inner panel; a BL inner RF that is made of a fiber reinforced resin and that, together with the door inner panel, forms a closed cross-section structure portion; and an up-stop member that is structured to include joined portions that are joined to the BL inner RF, and a rubber stopper that is disposed further toward a vehicle transverse direction outer side than the closed cross-section structure portion. A communication hole, that communicates an interior and an exterior of the closed cross-section structure portion and through which the up-stop member is inserted, is formed in the BL inner RF. The joined portions are joined by rivets in a state of being superposed on the BL inner RF from a vehicle transverse direction inner side.

Abstract: A trim element for a device includes a substrate formed from a material. The material has a first coefficient of static friction and a first coefficient of kinetic friction with respect to the device. The trim element includes a cured film disposed on the substrate and formed from a coating composition. The cured film has a second coefficient of static friction that is greater than the first coefficient of static friction and a second coefficient of kinetic friction that is greater than the first coefficient of kinetic friction. A device includes a body and the trim element attached to the body. In one embodiment, the device includes a component attached to the body and pivotable between an open position and a closed position.

Abstract: A door flange 11d is provided with an outer protrusion 21e and an upper step 20e. A trim strip 40 includes: an exterior appearance portion 41; a fit portion 46 in which the outer protrusion 21e is inserted and fits; an engagement plate 43 engaging with the upper step 20e from above; and a lower abutting plate 44 abutting to the lower face of the door flange 11d from below.

Abstract: A glass run 20 includes a glass run body 21 and a lip 22. The glass run body 21 is assembled to a glass run attachment plate 10 of a window frame 3, and the lip 22 made of an elastic material covers a flange 11 of the window frame 3. The lip 22 is formed to bend from the outside toward the inside of the passenger compartment with respect to the flange. The lip 22 includes a recess 22d formed on an interior face of a portion, of the lip, covering a protrusion of the flange 11. The recess 22d acts as a pivot of a change in a shape of the lip 22 when the lip 22 is opened.

Abstract: A molding includes: a long molding body; and an endcap closing an end surface of the molding body. Also, the molding body includes: a base part composed of a plurality of dividing parts that are separated from one another and arranged in an extending direction of the molding body; and an edge part having higher elasticity than the elasticity of the base part and connected to an edge of the base part over the plurality of the dividing parts.

Abstract: A weather strip capable of preventing the reversing of seal lips caused by the raising and lowering of a door glass, and restraining the increment of the raising/lowering load of the door glass to enable the smooth raising and lowering of the door glass. The door inner weather strip includes a trim section and a seal section. The seal section includes a first seal section and a second seal section, and the first seal section and the second seal section are respectively provided with a first attaching leg and a second attaching leg along with a first seal lip and a second seal lip for contacting the door glass. The first seal lip and the second seal lip are formed such that tips thereof face each other, and the first seal lip is formed such that when the first seal lip and the second seal lip contact the door glass, the tip of the second seal lip is overlapped with the tip of the first seal lip so as to press the same.

Abstract: A beltline molding for a vehicle door includes a molding main body that extends from a window raising and lowering area to a surface of a door frame, and a step cross-section section including a seal lip that comes in sliding contact with a window, a vertical flange that extends downward from the upper part of the molding main body, and a clinch flange that extends downward from the vertical flange through a step that extends inward, the beltline molding being fitted to an upper edge of an outer panel of the vehicle door in the window raising and lowering area in a state in which the upper edge is held between the molding main body and the clinch flange, and the seal lip and the clinch flange having been removed in an area situated on the surface of the door frame while allowing the vertical flange to remain.

Abstract: A seal assembly for a vehicle having a first seal and a second seal with a dual end cap disposed between the first and second seals. The dual end cap has a cover that extends beyond the first and second seal, for providing an aesthetic transition between the first and second seals. The dual end cap also has a first projection extending from the dual end cap for coupling the dual end cap to the first seal. The dual end cap also has a hold down feature extending opposite the first projection. The hold down feature engages at least a portion of the third distal end of the second seal such that the portion of the third distal end is sandwiched between the cover and the hold down feature for securing the dual end cap to the second seal.

Abstract: A retention clip for attaching an outer belt weatherstrip to a flange includes a backing plate and an anti-rotation feature attached thereto. The anti-rotation feature biases against the flange to draw the backing plate against the flange to remove lash from between the flange and the backing plate in a lateral direction relative to a first primary axis of the retention clip. An axial biasing member biases against the top edge of the flange to remove lash from between a lower edge of the flange and a latch of the retention clip in an axial direction along the first primary axis. A spacing element engages an interior surface of the outer belt weatherstrip in abutting engagement to resist movement of the outer belt weatherstrip relative to the retention clip along the first primary axis. A release mechanism allows the retention clip to disengage from the flange.

Abstract: A weather strip seal is provided for sealing between first and second structures, and a method for manufacturing such a strip seal. The weather strip seal includes a main leg made of a polymeric material, having one side and another side and terminating in first and second ends, a first sealing portion designed to press against the first structure and extending on the one side of the leg adjacent the first end, and a metal carrier for retaining the shape of the strip seal which has an asymmetrical substantially U-shaped cross-section having a first branch reinforcing a portion of the main leg and a second branch extending from the second end on the another side and terminating in a second sealing portion designed to sealingly press against the second structure. An ionomer tie layer is located between the metal surface and the at least one polymeric material.

Abstract: A belt molding for an automotive door panel includes a molding body made of a hard resin and having an outer wall and an inner wall; a design tape fusion-bonded to an outer surface of the outer wall; and a lip made of a soft resin and standing from the vicinity of an edge portion of the outer wall. The outer surface of the outer wall to which the design tape is fusion-bonded is convexly curved in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. An edge portion of the design tape is covered with a root portion of the lip. A largest curvature portion of the outer wall is located immediately under a covered portion of the design tape.

Abstract: An outer belt molding for a vehicle includes a body portion having a first end and a second end. A cap is disposed at the first end of the body portion, and an anti-rattle bumper is disposed at the second end of the body portion. A window sealing arm is compliantly coupled to the body portion at a location between the cap and the anti-rattle bumper, and forms an acute angle with the first end of the body portion. Additionally, a body sealing arm is compliantly coupled to the window sealing arm and extends toward the body portion.

Abstract: A door assembly including a vertically moving door to permit and prohibit access through an opening which has a top, a bottom defined by a floor, and at least two sides, the door assembly. The assembly having a door body having upper and lower portions, and being mounted proximate the opening such that the lower end portion being proximate the floor when the door is in the closed position. A protective body is configured in connection with the door so as to be moveable between a first position under at least a portion of the door body lower portion when the door is in at least a partially open position and a second storage position. The protective body having at least one debris collecting surface, and opposing ends, the protective body being configured such that debris collected on the debris collecting surface will be urged toward one of the opposed ends.

Abstract: A trim strip for the edge of a window channel for an automotive side window which is adapted to be lowered into the window channel. The trim strip includes a rigid fixing profile having a U-shaped housing, an at least partly rubber elastic seal having a seal lip cooperating with the side window and a seal profile which is adapted to be inserted into the housing, and at least one groove which is arranged in the U-shaped housing and which is provided with at least one undercut portion that is engaged by a rib arranged on the seal profile. The groove is arranged in the transverse web of the U-shaped housing. Thus, the trim strip permits an easier introduction of the seal profile in the fixing profile and a secure retention of the seal profile in the fixing profile.

Abstract: A weatherstrip cinch clip for an automobile including a substantially vertically aligned first wall, a substantially vertically aligned second wall extending substantially perpendicularly to the first wall, and a substantially horizontally aligned prong extending away from the second wall in a direction substantially parallel to the first wall, wherein the prong is configured to extend substantially within a prong receiving aperture.

Abstract: A weatherstrip assembly for sealing between a frame and a closure member of a vehicle is provided. The weatherstrip includes a retaining clip having a mounting portion for securing the weatherstrip to the frame and having an outwardly extending leg defining a first channel. The weatherstrip also includes a cover having a first flange protruding downward from the concealing member to extend at least partially into the first channel. The weatherstrip also includes a seal member having a body portion and at least one sealing protrusion extending outwardly from the body portion. The body portion has an upper end and a lower end. The lower end is sandwiched between the leg of the retaining clip and the first flange of the cover. The cover further includes a retaining tab extending outwardly opposite from the concealing member, with the retaining tab engaging the upper end of the body portion.

Abstract: A weatherstrip for the outer belt of a an automotive door includes a controllably compliant sealing element configured with tip-conjoined leaves which afford controllable, selectively discontinuous compliance along not only the distance from the roots to the tip of the leaves, but also along the length of the sealing element.

Abstract: A vehicle belt molding includes an attaching member and a seal lip. An elastic repulsive member is disposed between the engage wall portion and the seal lip and integrally provided with a fixed piece portion, a shifting piece portion, and a connecting piece portion. The seal lip is always urged toward the window pane by an elastic restoring force of the connecting piece portion itself or by a cooperative function of the elastic restoring force and an elastic restoring force of the elastic polymer material. When the attaching member is mounted to the mounting member, the seal lip causes the contacting portion to be elastically restored by the elastic restoring force toward a thickness direction of the window pane at a speed exceeding a restoring speed obtained only by the elastic polymer material.

Abstract: A weatherstrip assembly is provided for a motor vehicle door frame. The weatherstrip assembly includes a sealing molding having a mounting portion adapted to be attached to the door frame. The weatherstrip assembly also includes an insert having a main body and a head fixedly secured thereto. The head is disposed within the mounting portion of the sealing molding. The insert and the sealing molding define an insert cavity therebetween. A molding substrate is disposed within the insert cavity to bond the insert with the sealing molding and provide a finished appearance at one end of the sealing molding.

Abstract: A weatherstrip is provided in which a first component provides for functional sealing. A second component, formed of a different material, is interlocked to the first component. The securing structure is not visible from the exterior and allows the second component to improve the aesthetics, be color-matched with the vehicle, or have an altered geometry as needed for the particular vehicle component.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sealing arrangement, especially for sealing window panes (13) of a motor vehicle (10), comprising a weatherstrip (20) that is provided with a sealing section (21) and a fastening section (22), and a trim (40) which is connected in a non-positive manner to the fastener section (22). Said fastener section (22) encompasses a retaining segment (23) which can be pivoted from a first position (I) into a second position (II) so as to fasten the trim strip (40). In order to obtain a flat embodiment of the trim (40) and be able to reliably fix the trim strip (40) to the weatherstrip (20) while using relatively little mounting force, one end of said trim strip (40) is provided with a first hook section (41) while the other end thereof is provided with a second hook section (42). The second hook section (42) rests in a non-positive manner against the retaining segment (23) while the first hook section (41) catches on a first contact area (24) of the fastening section (22).

Abstract: An inner belt is received on an associated vehicle flange. A U-shaped gripping portion of the inner belt is formed by first and second legs dimensioned for receipt on opposite faces of the flange. Rigid spaced hooks extend from a body of the inner belt and form upturned cavities that engage with similar hook portions formed on an associated inner trim panel. An end datum feature constrains longitudinal movement between the inner belt and the inner trim panel, while cooperating horizontal leg portions of both the inner belt and inner trim panel restrain the components from relative vertical movement.

Abstract: A belt molding structure for motor vehicles includes a molding body including a resiliently-deformable anti-vibration lip which is integrally formed on an inner surface of the molding body; an end cap attachable to an end of the molding body, and including an insertion portion; a lip-escape space, provided inside the molding body so as not to interfere with the insertion portion of the end cap, for allowing at least a portion of the anti-vibration lip to come into the lip-escape space when the anti-vibration lip is deformed; and a deforming guide surface formed on the end cap in a vicinity of an insertion end of the insertion portion to resiliently deform the anti-vibration lip into the lip-escape space when the insertion portion is inserted into the molding body.

Abstract: An inner belt is received on an associated vehicle flange. A U-shaped gripping portion of the inner belt is formed by first and second legs dimensioned for receipt on opposite faces of the flange. Rigid spaced hooks form an upturned cavity that cooperate with similar hook portions formed on an associated trim panel. An end datum feature constrains longitudinal movement between the inner belt and the inner trim panel, while cooperating horizontal leg portions of both the inner belt and inner trim panel restrain the components from relative vertical movement.

Abstract: An outer belt molding is provided for a motor vehicle door having a door panel defining a window opening. The outer belt molding includes an elongated main body adapted to be attached to the door panel along a lower edge of the window opening. The elongated main body includes a mounting portion including a vertical segment abutting a portion of the door panel and an outer segment extending out from the vertical segment abutting another portion of the door panel. The outer belt molding also includes fastening means extending between at least one of the outer and vertical segments and the door panel to fixedly secure the outer belt molding to the door panel.

Abstract: A motor vehicle door with a door body is formed from a door inner part and a door outer panel fastened thereto. The door body has toward a top, a shaft opening for a window shaft located inside the door body, and a shaft reinforcement fastened to the door inner part and extends below the shaft opening and on which the door outer panel is supported with its upper flange which lies adjacent to the shaft opening and is bent off downwardly. A window seal is assigned to the shaft opening and is received in a fastening groove formed at least by a first upright longitudinal web of the shaft reinforcement. For production reasons, the downwardly bent-off flange is made as a free-standing wall connected firmly to the shaft reinforcement only with its lower end portion. The free-standing wall delimits the fastening groove laterally together with the longitudinal web.

Abstract: A two piece outer belt weatherstrip provides a seal between the upper portion of a door and the lower portion a window. The weatherstrip comprises two individual components: a cover and a body. The cover is generally T-shaped and includes a curved outer surface that is visible when assembled and installed and a centrally disposed web. The body is a complex generally S-shaped member having adjacent parallel slots opening in opposite directions. One slot receives the web of the cover and the other receives a vertical flange of the vehicle door and secures the weatherstrip thereon. An S-shaped metal reinforcing member resides with the body and a pair of wiper flanges extending from one face of the body engage the window glass and seal thereagainst. These components are preferably extruded but may be molded depending, inter alia, upon the configurations of their terminal portions.

Abstract: A clip for a sash molding comprises an elongated end cap adapted to be inserted into an end portion of the sash molding, a fastener adapted to be fixed to a door pillar, and a lip for filling a gap between the sash molding and the door pillar. The fastener and the end cap are made of hard plastic material, and are integrally molded to one another. The lip is made of soft plastic material, and is integrally connected to the end cap in a predetermined configuration, by pouring the soft plastic material in its molten state onto a predetermined region of the end cap and solidifying the soft plastic material thereon. The clip may also include a cover portion, made of a soft plastic material, that continuously extends from the lip and is integrally connected to an end of the end cap.

Abstract: A weatherstrip for an automobile includes an attaching portion having an inverse U-shape cross section. A rising portion is formed in a protruding manner on the attaching portion and lip pieces are formed for sealing between a door inner panel and a window glass. The rising portion includes a sloping guide that leads to a concave groove with which the trim end of a trim is fitted and latched. To attach the weatherstrip to the upper edge of an inner panel of a door beltline, the attaching portion is attached to the flange by insertion. Then the trim end of the trim is pressed against the guide and is, thrust so as to be fitted and latched with the concave groove. Since the trim end need not climb over the flange while keeping a weatherstrip attached thereto, even if the angle created by the door beltline and a pillar is an acute angle, the creation of a large gap between the weatherstrip end and the pillar is eliminated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle door with a door inner shell and a door outer shell joined thereto. A large-area opening in the door inner shell can be covered in a sealed manner by a supporting plate by means of a sealing area, and with a channel seal, which forms the upper termination of the inner parapet area. The motor vehicle door is characterized in that the upper edge of the supporting plate supports the channel seal. The ends of the channel seal are connected to lateral sealing areas of the supporting plate.

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 weatherstrip for a motor vehicle includes a generally U or J-shaped body of thermoplastic olefin (TPO), polypropylene (PP) having integrally formed lips or sealing flanges of more flexible thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV) and a show surface of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO). The body includes longitudinally spaced apart latch members which secure the weatherstrip to a vehicle body. The sealing flanges preferably include flocking on the surfaces which contact and ride against the window glass. The thermoplastic polyolefin show surface bonds directly to the TPV or polypropylene substrate and provides a color and gloss match to the paint on the vehicle body. Improved weatherstrip performance and improved vehicle appearance are both achieved by the present invention.