Glass run sealing members including hinged sealing projection structures for vehicles
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle door comprising a door body portion, a door frame portion and a door window that is retractable from the door frame portion and extendable into the door frame portion, the door frame portion comprising an upper portion comprising a glass run channel that receives an upper edge of the door window with the door window in a closed configuration; and
a glass run sealing member located in the glass run channel, the glass run sealing member including an exterior side including an interior face that faces toward the glass run channel, the glass run sealing member comprising a hinged sealing projection structure including an inboard sealing member extending from the interior face into the glass run channel and an inboard sealing sub-member connected to the inboard sealing member;
a reinforcement member that is located within the inboard sealing member and the inboard sealing sub-member;
wherein the inboard sealing sub-member rotates into contact with an exterior side of the door window as the inboard sealing member moves with an upper edge of the door window as the door window enters the glass run channel, the reinforcement member rotates with the inboard sealing member and the inboard sealing sub-member.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle door including a door body portion, a door frame portion and a door window that is retractable from the door frame portion and extendable into the door frame portion. The door frame portion includes an upper portion including a glass run channel that receives an upper edge of the door window with the door window in a closed configuration. A glass run sealing member is located in the glass run channel. The glass run sealing member includes an exterior side including an interior face that faces toward the glass run channel. The glass run sealing member includes a hinged sealing projection structure including an inboard sealing member that extends from the interior face into the glass run channel and an inboard sealing sub-member connected to the inboard sealing member. The inboard sealing sub-member rotates into contact with an exterior side of the door window as the inboard sealing member moves with an upper edge of the door window as the door window enters the glass run channel.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle door comprising a door body portion, a door frame portion and a door window that is retractable from the door frame portion and extendable into the door frame portion, the door frame portion comprising an upper portion comprising a glass run channel that receives an upper edge of the door window with the door window in a closed configuration; and a glass run sealing member located in the glass run channel, the glass run sealing member including an exterior side including an interior face that faces toward the glass run channel, the glass run sealing member comprising a hinged sealing projection structure including an inboard sealing member extending from the interior face into the glass run channel and an inboard sealing sub-member connected to the inboard sealing member; a reinforcement member that is located within the inboard sealing member and the inboard sealing sub-member; wherein the inboard sealing sub-member rotates into contact with an exterior side of the door window as the inboard sealing member moves with an upper edge of the door window as the door window enters the glass run channel, the reinforcement member rotates with the inboard sealing member and the inboard sealing sub-member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A glass run sealing member for a glass run channel comprising:
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an exterior side including an interior face, the glass run sealing member comprising a hinged sealing projection structure including an inboard sealing member extending from the interior face and an inboard sealing sub-member connected to the inboard sealing member, the inboard sealing sub-member rotates into contact with an exterior side of a door window as the inboard sealing member moves with an upper edge of the door window as the door window enters the glass run channel; and a reinforcement member that is located within the inboard sealing member and the inboard sealing sub-member, the reinforcement member being formed of a material that is harder than a material forming the inboard sealing member and the inboard sealing sub-member, the reinforcement member rotates with the inboard sealing member and the inboard sealing sub-member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of sealing a door window using a glass run sealing member, the method comprising:
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providing a glass run sealing member located in a glass run channel, the glass run sealing member including an exterior side including an interior face that faces toward the glass run channel, the glass run sealing member comprising a hinged sealing projection structure including an inboard sealing member extending from the interior face into the glass run channel and an inboard sealing sub-member connected to the inboard sealing member; and rotating the inboard sealing sub-member into contact with an exterior side of the door window as the inboard sealing member moves with an upper edge of the door window as the door window enters the glass run channel; wherein a reinforcement member is located within the inboard sealing member and the inboard sealing sub-member, the reinforcement member rotating with the inboard sealing sub-member. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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