Trapping protector for a power operated closing device

• US 20030042766A1
• Filed: 08/09/2002
• Published: 03/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cooper Standard GmbH (Cooper-Standard Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems GmbH (Cooper-Standard Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Hofmann, Knut, Thal, Andreas, Hertel, Johann
• Granted Patent: US 7,117,635 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/223
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/00 Sealing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/82 for movable panels in roofs
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/443 specially adapted for vehicle windows or roofs
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/55 Windows

Abstract

The invention relates to a trapping protector (1) including a hollow profile (12) for a power-operated closing device, more particularly for a motor vehicle sunroof. The hollow profile (12) is provided at at least one of its ends (14) with an appendage (21) of less thickness than the hollow profile (12). Due to the ends (14); 15) of the hollow profile (12) overlapping a trapping protector on all sides is achieved.

Claims

1. A trapping protector for a power-operated closing device comprising an elastomer hollow profile at least two electrical conductive portions spaced away from each other whose contact triggers a switching action of a drive assembly of the closing device in which said hollow profile is provided at least one of its ends with an appendage of less cross-sectional thickness than said hollow profile.

2. The trapping protector as set forth in claim 1, in which said appendage is tapered as of the assigned end of said hollow profile.

3. The trapping protector as set forth in claim 1 in which the upper side of said appendage is flush with the upper side of said hollow profile.

4. The trapping protector as set forth in claim 1 in which said appendage is connected to the assigned end of said hollow profile via a design kink location of reduced flexibility.

5. The trapping protector as set forth in claim 1 in which said appendage is arranged on one face of said hollow profile.

6. The trapping protector as set forth in claim 1 in which said appendage comprises at its end facing away from said hollow profile a thickened portion.

7. The trapping protector as set forth in claim 1 in which said appendage is configured cross-sectionally substantially curved.

8. The trapping protector as set forth in claim 1 in which the end of said hollow profile provided with said appendage comprises a thickened portion.

9. The trapping protector as set forth in claim 8, in which said thickened portion comprises a contact surface area adapted to the upper side of said hollow profile.

10. An arrangement of a trapping protector as set forth in claim 1 in which said ends of said hollow profile overlap and said appendage provided at the one end rests on said hollow profile spaced away from the other end.

11. The arrangement as set forth in claim 10, in which said thickened portion of said end of said hollow profile provided with said appendage rests by its contact surface area on said hollow profile spaced away from said other end.

12. The arrangement as set forth in claim 10 in which said appendage rests by its thickened portion on said hollow profile.

13. The arrangement as set forth in claim 10 in which a gap is formed between said appendage and said hollow profile in the middle portion of said appendage.