Abstract: A dishwasher, in particular a domestic dishwasher, includes a domestic-appliance door which has at least one front operating panel and an internal door element. A seal is arranged at least in one area between the operating panel and the internal door element and includes a sealing element and a sealing bed, with the sealing element and the sealing bed forming a one-piece structural unit.

Abstract: A seal attachment assembly for a vehicle sunroof comprises a seal including one of an outward extending protrusion and hook and a deflector body including the other of the protrusion and the hook. A cooperative relationship between the protrusion and the hook resists a movement of the seal away from the vehicle body. A double-sided adhesive tape secures a planar base portion of the seal to the vehicle body. A resilient lip extends outward from the seal in a direction away from the sunroof opening along an outer edge of the planar base portion. This resilient lip maintains an elastic engagement with the vehicle body to shelter the double-sided tape from exposure to elements. The protrusion extends outward from the seal along an inner edge of the planar portion in a direction toward the sunroof opening. A terminal end of the protrusion includes a rounded bulb section. An outer leg of the deflector body extends beyond the planar base portion of the seal.

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 door weather strip includes an attaching base part that is attached along an outer periphery of a door frame and a hollow seal part that is extended in an outer peripheral direction of a door from the attaching base part. The attaching base part 11 includes a base bottom part, a vehicle inner side wall part and a vehicle outer side wall part and a partition wall. Both the attaching base part and the seal part are made of the same EPDM sponge rubber material by an extrusion process. The door weather strip satisfies conditions that a specific gravity is 0.36 or higher and 0.44 or lower, a low stretch stress is 200 kPa or higher and 230 kPa or lower and an average foaming cell diameter is 180 ?m or larger and 220 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: A weatherseal includes a T-shaped base having a first edge, a second opposing edge, and an intermediate portion between the first edge and the second opposing edge. A substantially continuous projection is secured to and projects from at least one of the first edge and the second opposing edge. A sealing element extends from the intermediate portion. Methods for manufacturing the weatherseal include extruding a substantially continuous projection onto at least one of the first edge and the second opposing edge. The weatherseal may be inserted into a frame member defining a substantially T-shaped slot. Methods for inserting the weatherseal include inserting the first edge into the T-shaped slot at an angle through a throat opening, and forcing the second opposing edge into the T-shaped slot through the throat opening.

Abstract: In a lower seal composed of a mounting part 5 to be mounted to a door panel 3 by a clip 4, a main lip 6 that is provided in a protruding state by bending from the upper end of the mounting part toward the inside of a vehicle and a sub-lip 22 that is integrally formed in the lower end of the mounting part, and that covers a drainage hole 12 by elastically making contact with a paint sealer 11 mounted to a hem 9; a folding part 23 with a V-shaped cross section is formed in the sub-lip 22 so as not to damage the lower seal, because the folding part 23 makes contact with the margin of the insertion groove 17 and is folded and the lower end of the sub-lip 22 is drawn from the hem 9 and tucked by the pedestal 16 when the door panel 3 after mounting of the lower seal is carried to a cradle for the next process.

Abstract: A draft blocking apparatus for a door is described. A hinge for attachment to a door is described. A rotating assembly attached to the door permits the rotating assembly to rotate about the hinges, and to rotate relative to the door, the rotating assembly arranged to accommodate a draft blocker. A mechanism to convert motion of the door as the door is closed into motion to lower the draft blocker into a position to contact a floor by rotation about the hinges, in order to block a draft which would otherwise pass under the door when the door is in a closed position.

Abstract: A motor vehicle door includes a door frame including a main body portion having a retention wall. An upper reveal fixedly secured to the door frame and includes an outer wall. The outer wall of the upper reveal and the retention wall of the door frame define a channel therebetween. Each of the outer wall and the retention wall engage a glass run to retain the glass nm within the channel.

Abstract: The static air dam includes at least one mounting feature, which is preferably at least one hole or slot to allow a fastener, such as a screw, bolt, rivet, weld, or other similar attachment devices, to secure the air dam to a wall of a jamb channel. Air passage through the jamb channel is prohibited or at least substantially inhibited by the static air dam that is designed to approximate the size and dimensions of the cross section of the jamb channel. At least one side of the air dam includes a tab or similar structure for securing the free end of the curl spring of a curl spring balance. The air dam includes integrally formed reinforcing elements that either abut or are adjacent to the side walls of the jamb channel. The air dam preferably includes a pair of flexible projections for engaging ears on the curl spring carrier.

Abstract: A seal (110,210,310) is disclosed in which the seal (110, 210, 310) is adhesively bonded to part of a body structure (2) of a motor vehicle (1) using double-sided adhesive tape (120,220,320). The seal (110, 210, 310) includes a location feature (116, 223, 316) to position it correctly on the motor vehicle (1) and a tear bead (120,220,320) that is used to assist with bonding of the seal (110, 210, 310) to the body structure (2) of the motor vehicle (1). One feature of the invention is that no expensive assembly equipment is required, the seal (110, 210, 310) being bonded in place by applying a load through the closure of a cooperating door (4).

Abstract: A seal attachment assembly for a vehicle sunroof comprises a seal including one of an outward extending protrusion and hook and a deflector body including the other of the protrusion and the hook. A cooperative relationship between the protrusion and the hook resists a movement of the seal away from the vehicle body. A double-sided adhesive tape secures a planar base portion of the seal to the vehicle body. A resilient lip extends outward from the seal in a direction away from the sunroof opening along an outer edge of the planar base portion. This resilient lip maintains an elastic engagement with the vehicle body to shelter the double-sided tape from exposure to elements. The protrusion extends outward from the seal along an inner edge of the planar portion in a direction toward the sunroof opening. A terminal end of the protrusion includes a rounded bulb section. An outer leg of the deflector body extends beyond the planar base portion of the seal.

Abstract: A weatherstrip and method of manufacturing an integral close-out or trim to seal off the weatherstrip is disclosed. A notched region in a seal fin accommodates the intersecting weatherstrip. The first seal fin further includes a cut line extending through one end to form the integral dose-out. In this manner, separate foam pads typically used to seal along opposite ends of the first weatherstrip can be eliminated, along with the attendant costs associated with material and labor.

Abstract: A door seal assembly includes a gasket and at least one door seal clip. The gasket includes an inner core and an outer jacket. The at least one door seal clip is formed from a wire segment and is adapted to be mounted to the gasket. The door seal clip includes an attachment portion and a base portion. The attachment portion is formed as a first loop extending along a longitudinal axis of the door seal clip. The attachment portion is capable of undergoing elastic deformation transversely about the longitudinal axis. The base portion is formed as a second loop oriented in a substantially perpendicular manner about the first loop. The base portion is adapted to be mounted between the inner core and the outer jacket.

Abstract: A door seal includes an elongated mounting strip adapted to be secured to a door frame and a flexible sealing strip adapted to be positioned between the mounting strip and the door frame for sealing the space between the door and the frame thereby to reduce transmission of noise and air through that space. The flexible sealing strip is formed from a series of individual separate strip segments aligned next to each other along the mounting strip.

Abstract: A weather strip is provided. The weather strip is arranged so as to intersect a portion joined by overlapping a plurality of panels, and is provided with a tip projection portion which projects onto an extension line of the exterior side wall portion from the tip of an exterior side wall portion of an attachment portion. The tip projection portion is formed from a material which deforms easier than a material forming the sealing portion and is formed in a shape which becomes thin towards a projecting direction with a width dimension which does not exceed the thickness of the tip of the exterior side wall portion in a cross section along the width direction of the attachment portion, and when the attachment portion is attached to the flange, the tip projection portion stretches in the longitudinal direction of the attachment portion and comes into contact with the panels.

Abstract: A weatherstrip (30) for an automotive vehicle includes a rigid core (42) formed from a first material encompassed in an extrusion body (40) of an elastomeric material. A show surface (44), such as anodized metal or stainless steel, is roll-formed and then coextruded in a coextrusion die with the rigid core. A removable layer (94) protects an outer face (90a) the show surface during extrusion and post processing steps of manufacture. The integrated arrangement of the cosmetic strip reduces manufacturing and assembly costs, while providing the desired aesthetic appearance to the weatherstrip.

Abstract: A sealing gasket comprising at least one zone for putting into contact via a sealing barrier with a gasket-receiver support such as a rabbet on a frame surrounding a recess for a moving panel in the automobile industry or a contact zone between two stationary panels in the construction industry, wherein said sealing barrier comprises a rubber composition based on at least one thermoplastic elastomer of compact type presenting hardness on the Shore A scale, measured using the ASTM D 2240 standard, that is less than or equal to 40.

Abstract: An insulating strip for a composite profile for window-, door- and facade elements includes an insulating strip body that extends in a longitudinal direction and has at least two longitudinal edges separated from each other in a transverse direction. The longitudinal edges are designed for a shear-resistant connection with profile parts of the composite profile. The insulating strip body has openings passing through one or more walls of the insulating strip body in a height direction. The openings are separated from each other by strips in the longitudinal direction, which strips are shaped like ladder rungs. The insulating strip body is formed to receive a clipped-on covering profile that covers the openings.

Abstract: A water heater door assembly includes a seal positioned over an access opening in a water heater combustion chamber and having at least one opening through which a fuel supply line extends at least partly between a burner in the combustion chamber and a gas control valve, the seal including a pair of complementary seal pieces adjacent each other in sealing contact with at least edge portions of the access opening and in sealing contact with the fuel supply line and a retainer affixed to edge portions of the combustion chamber adjacent the access opening which sealingly holds the seal pieces over the access opening.

Abstract: A weather strip installation device for mechanically installing weather strip along the opening of a vehicle door is disclosed. The device includes a frame outlining said opening, and a plurality of contact pads enclosing the frame. A selectively movable unit is disposed between the frame and the contact pads, wherein the selectively movable unit is operable to push each of the contact pads outwardly from the frame. In the first preferred embodiment the movable unit is a plurality of expandable bladders disposed between the contact pads and the peripheral edge of the frame. In the second preferred embodiment, the movable unit is an extensible arm rotatably attached to the frame. The extensible arm includes a roller disposed between the frame and contact pads that presses against the contact pads thereby installing the weather strip along the opening of the door as the extensible arm rotates about the frame.

Abstract: A window assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a division post formed by a co-extrusion process to include integrally-formed window pane seals. Upper and lower ends of the division post are joined or assembled to a flexible seal band such that the post and seal band completely surround a fixed window pane. The window assembly is simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Abstract: A leaktight frame (10) for a window (3) suitable for securing the window (3) to a carrier structure (2), has first and second sealing gaskets (11, 12) respectively suitable for being arranged on a first periphery (3?) of the window (3) and on a second periphery (21) of the carrier structure (2), the frame (10) being provided with releasable holder elements (20) for clamping the first and second gaskets (11, 12) onto the window (3) and the carrier structure (2).

Abstract: A vehicle door is proposed having a vehicle bodywork and a door lining, wherein the vehicle door has a sealing region between the vehicle bodywork and the door lining, wherein the door lining is mounted on the vehicle bodywork by means of attachment elements which can be moved in a mounting direction in order to bring about attachment, wherein in the sealing region a sealing profile is provided which is provided in a seal-forming fashion by means of a contact pressure force after the sealing profile has been brought to bear either against the vehicle bodywork or against the door lining, wherein the sealing profile is provided in such a way that the contact pressure force is provided rising monotonously over a contact pressure distance which runs parallel to the mounting direction and with a positive gradient of less than approximately 5 Newton per millimeter contact pressure distance and a length of extension of the sealing profile per centimeter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a guide arrangement (10), in particular for a motor vehicle door, which comprises at least one movable window pane (20, 120), at least one guide part (30, 130) and at least one receptacle (40, 140) for the guide part (30, 130), wherein the guide part (30, 130) or the receptacle (40, 140) is fastened to the window pane (20, 120) and the guide part (30, 130) extends, at least in sections, into the receptacle (40, 140) in a direction which runs substantially perpendicular to the plane of the window pane (20, 120). The invention also relates to a method for assembling a guide arrangement (10) of said type.

Abstract: Active seal architectures adapted for producing a variable sealing and/or closing force between a closure panel and perimeter, includes a mounting clip, a flexible outer layer fixedly connected to the clip, defining an interior space, and longitudinally extending along the perimeter; and an interior structure comprising and reconfigurable by an active material disposed within the space, and operable to impart differing first and second forces upon the layer and panel when the material is activated and deactivated respectively.

Abstract: A household device comprising a body, a door which is connected to the body in order to close an inner chamber of the body, a superimposed decorative plate which is arranged at a distance from the door by means of a gap and a flexible cover element which extends from a lateral wall of the body until the gap and which is maintained in the gap on at least one support part which connects the door and a decorative plate.

Abstract: A window assembly for sealingly attaching a window glass (16) to a frame of a motor vehicle door (6), includes a sealing assembly in combination with a window glass. The sealing assembly comprises a sealing, trimming or guiding strip (30) comprising a length of extruded material, a polypropylene or the like part (58) which is joined to the window glass (16) at an edge of the window glass (16), and a moulded material (60, 160), which is joined to the polypropylene or the like part (58) and connected to said sealing strip (30). The moulded material (60, 160) is preferably made of TPE. The strip (30) is preferably made of EPDM. The moulded material (60, 160) is moulded in a mould with the polypropylene or the like part (58), which has previously been moulded onto the window glass (16), and the strip (30) to mould onto and thereby connect to these parts.

Abstract: A door seal includes an elongated mounting strip adapted to be secured to a door frame and a flexible sealing strip adapted to be positioned between the mounting strip and the door frame for sealing the space between the door and the frame thereby to reduce transmission of noise and air through that space. The flexible sealing strip is formed from a series of individual separate strip segments aligned next to each other along the mounting strip.

Abstract: Sealing and attenuating device (1) with a fastening device 2 to attach the device (1) to a first component and a sealing mechanism 3 to seal off the first component from a second component, and an attenuating device (4) to attenuate the impact of a third component against the first component.

Abstract: An aircraft door includes a seal that integrates a flexible silicone seal portion and a rigid blade seal portion into a single continuous seal around the mold line gap between the door and frame. The arrangement allows for the use of space saving piano hinges to mount the door. The seal includes a rigid blade seal around three edges of the door and a flexible hinge cover seal adjacent to the hinge edge of the door. The flexible hinge cover seal is bonded to terminal blocks which in turn can be mounted to the door edge and to the door frame such that the flexible hinge cover seal covers the mold line gap adjacent to the hinge.

Abstract: A weatherstrip and a sash molding are attached along a door sash. A hard material clip is insert-molded in the die-molded part at the end of the weatherstrip. The clip has a latch protruding from the die-molded part. An end cap die-molded at the sash molding end has an engaging part. The engaging part engages with the latch to retain the sash molding end.

Abstract: Disclosed is a two part hook and loop weatherstripping system in which one portion, such as the hook portion that is attached to a window frame and another portion such as the loop portion that is attached to the hook portion and includes a flexible material that may be compressible to provide a seal between a window sash and the window frame. The removable portion can be easily removed and cleaned or replaced with a new portion. Different thicknesses of the removable portion of the hook and loop weatherstripping allows various size gaps between a window frame and a sash to be easily filled. The use of two part hook and loop components incorporating a weatherstripping system provides for the components to be utilized in such a way so as to provide an overlap joint at all corners that restricts linear shrinkage and eliminates the holes that commonly materialize at the corners from shrinkage of single part weatherstripping systems.

Abstract: A door weather strip is attached round a circumferential edge of a door of an automotive vehicle.

Abstract: A door weather strip which is difficult to come off a door frame and can be readily manufactured. A vertical side member of the door weather strip has an upper vertical member for attachment to an upper part of a vertical side of the door frame, and a lower vertical member for attachment to a lower part of a vertical side of an outer periphery of a door, the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member are joined to each other via a vertical joint member. A base portion of the upper vertical member is retained with a retainer, and the lower vertical member is retained with clips or double-sided adhesive tapes. The vertical joint member has a core drawing slit in a base portion thereof from the position lower than a joint end of the upper vertical member to the position in the vicinity of a joint end of the lower vertical member such that the core drawing slit is not closed by bonding.

Abstract: A one-piece retainer is preferably an injection molded that receives and retains a weatherseal therein. The retainer assembly includes first and second portions that are bonded together to form the one-piece retainer. Fasteners further aid in securing the portions together and also securing the assembly to the associated vehicle. An outer show surface portion overlies a door body side of the vehicle. The show surface covers a cavity that serves as a water management channel around the perimeter of the window opening.

Abstract: There is provided a clip 30 for mounting an installation base member 22 of a weather strip 20 on a flange 100 provided along a body of an automobile, wherein said clip 30 is composed of a fixing piece 31 mounted on an exposed end portion of a resin insert 24 embedded in the installation base member 22 of said weather strip 20; and a pressuring piece 32 which is rotatably mounted to the fixing piece 31, approaches one side surface of said flange 100 by the rotation to make an elastic contact, and holds said flange 100 with an installation surface of said installation base member 22 mounted on the other side surface of said flange 100.

Abstract: There is provided a fixing structure of a door weather strip which comprises a weather strip for a car and an insert clip for fixing a molding part of the weather strip to a door panel. The weather strip comprises a molding part having an insertion hole, and bag-shaped fitting grooves which are formed above the insertion hole at an outer side of the molding part, each having an opening at the lower end thereof. The insert clip comprises a plate-shaped body part having a clip part which projects laterally from the body part and is inserted into the insertion hole of the weather strip to fix the weather strip to the door panel. The insert clip also comprises pawl parts which stand upright from the outer end of the body part, and each pawl part tightly fits in a corresponding fitting groove of the weather strip.

Abstract: A resilient seal is mountable around the edge of an opening in a sidewall of a mobile living quarters through which a slide-out room travels. The seal includes two parts that slide together—a mounting portion and a-bulb seal portion—with the bulb seal portion being compressed when the slide-out room is closed. A wiper seal portion extending from the mounting portion is for contacting the adjacent wall of the slide-out room.

Abstract: A seal to seal a gap between two cooperating components is disclosed. The seal includes a grip rail attachable to the first component. The grip rail has opposite edge portions to which multiple latching regions are attached. A base having opposite sides is positioned adjacent to the grip rail. Multiple counter latching regions that engage with the latching regions are positioned along one side of the base. A sealing profile adapted to engage the second component is mounted on the other side of the base. A first sealing lip is formed along one counter latching region, and a second sealing lip is formed on the sealing profile. Both sealing lips project outwardly for engagement with the first component.

Abstract: In a seal element for a vehicle component comprising a seal body delimiting a seal space and the seal body being engaged by the vehicle component when the vehicle component is to be sealed in a closed position of the vehicle component, a reinforcement structure is supported in the seal space so as to be movable relative to the seal body and means are provided for fixing the reinforcement structure in predetermined positions within the seal body.

Abstract: A clip for mounting a weatherstrip between an end side of a window and a window frame includes: a weatherstrip side member having arms for engaging the weatherstrip and tabular engagement pieces extending from a base portion of the arms; and a window frame side member including box-shape holding portions for allowing the tabular engagement pieces to slide therein and an attachment device, i.e. T stud attachment portion and a double-sided tape, for attaching to the window frame. An engagement device is provided between the engagement pieces and the holding portions, and is formed of claws provided on one of the engagement pieces and holding portions and holes provided on the other. The weatherstrip side member and the window frame side member can be separately formed, and easily combined.

Abstract: A profiled seal (11) for sealing a side window pane (19) which can be raised and lowered relative to a roof frame (1) of a convertible has a support rail (21) and a profiled elastomeric strip (10) which is co-extruded with the support rail. The profiled seal (11) is formed three-dimensionally and can be fixed on connection points (2) of the roof frame (1) by fixing elements (37, 38). At least two retaining elements (29), which are disposed spaced from one another in the longitudinal direction (30) of the profiled seal (11), co-operate with the fixing elements (37, 38) and are connected to the support rail (21), project out of the profiled elastomeric strip (10) transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction (30). Following the co-extrusion the retaining elements (29) are fixed on the support rail (21).

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 center channel having H-shaped section is installed in perpendicular on a chassis of the door to the panel and divides the door glass into two portions. The center channel is fixed to the door chassis and panel by upper and lower brackets fixed thereto. Upper bracket (14) extends in lateral from the upper end of the center channel wherein an engagement (16) is parallel to a wall of a glass run channel (22) of the inner door chassis. The upper bracket (14) is fixed to the door chassis by a screw (4) through the walls of the glass run channel and the door chassis.