WEATHER STRIP STRUCTURE

• US 20080289285A1
• Filed: 04/28/2008
• Published: 11/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Hashimoto, Takashi, Osanai, Satoshi, TERAZAWA, Masao, Asakura, Akihiko
• Granted Patent: US 8,312,689 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/716.7
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/25 characterised by water drainage means
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/30 characterised by the fastening means
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/78 adjacent to corner pieces, mirror supports or quarter windows

Abstract

A weather strip includes a bottom wall that faces or is in contact with an end face of a fixed window glass that closes a window opening of a side door. An outer wall extends from the bottom wall on an outer side of the vehicle body with respect to the fixed window glass, and an inner wall extends from the bottom wall on an inner side of the vehicle body with respect to the fixed window glass so that the inner wall and the outer wall sandwich a peripheral portion of the fixed window glass in a thickness direction. The inner wall is provided with a spacing groove for creating a space between the fixed window glass and the inner wall.

Claims

1. A weather strip structure comprising:

a bottom wall that faces or is in contact with an end face of a window glass that is fixedly held in a position such that a window opening of a vehicle body is closed;

an outer wall that extends from the bottom wall on an outer side of the vehicle body with respect to the window glass;

an inner wall that extends from the bottom wall on an inner side of the vehicle body with respect to the window glass so that the inner wall and the outer wall sandwich a peripheral portion of the window glass in a thickness direction; and

a side groove provided in at least one of the outer wall or the inner wall and which provides a space between the window glass and the at least one of the outer wall or the inner wall.

2. The weather strip structure according to claim 1, wherein the side groove is provided in the inner wall in a lower portion of the weather strip structure, the lower portion sandwiching, in the thickness direction, a lower edge portion, with respect to a height direction of a vehicle body, of the window glass by the inner wall and the outer wall.

3. The weather strip structure according to claim 1, further comprising a first lip that is provided on at least one of the outer wall or the inner wall, and wherein the first lip protrudes, on a side of the outer wall or the inner wall which faces the window glass.

4. The weather strip structure according to claim 3, wherein the first lip is provided between the side groove and the bottom wall.

5. The weather strip structure according to claim 1, further comprising a through hole passing through the bottom wall in a lower portion of the weather strip structure, the lower portion sandwiching a lower edge portion, with respect to a height direction of the vehicle body, of the window glass by the inner wall and the outer wall.

6. The weather strip structure according to claim 5, wherein the through hole is at least partially offset with respect to the window glass toward an outside of the vehicle body.

7. The weather strip structure according to claim 5, further comprising a bottom groove that is provided in the bottom wall, wherein the bottom groove is open in a direction toward an end face of the window glass, and communicates with the through hole.

8. The weather strip according to claim 7, wherein the bottom groove is offset with respect to a center portion of the window glass in the thickness direction of the window glass toward an outside of the vehicle body.

9. The weather strip structure according to claim 7, further comprising a second lip that is provided on a central portion of the bottom wall in a vehicle width direction, wherein the bottom groove is provided on an outer side of the vehicle body with respect to the second lip and is offset toward an outside of the vehicle body.

10. A weather strip structure comprising:

a bottom wall that faces or is in contact with an end face of a window glass that is held in a position such that a window opening of a vehicle body is closed;

an outer wall that extends from the bottom wall on an outer side of the vehicle body with respect to the window glass;

an inner wall that extends from the bottom wall on an inner side of the vehicle body with respect to the window glass so that the inner wall and the outer wall sandwich a peripheral portion of the window glass in a thickness direction; and

a lip that is provided on at least one of the outer wall or the inner wall between the bottom wall and a free end of the at least one of the outer wall or the inner wall, and wherein the lip protrudes from a side of the at least one of the outer wall or the inner wall which faces the window glass.

11. The weather strip structure according to claim 10, further comprising a through hole passing through the bottom wall in a lower portion of the weather strip structure, the lower portion sandwiching a lower edge portion, with respect to a height direction of the vehicle body, of the window glass by the inner wall and the outer wall.

12. The weather strip structure according to claim 11, wherein the through hole is at least partially offset with respect to the window glass toward an outside of the vehicle body.

13. The weather strip structure according to claim 11, further comprising a bottom groove that is provided in the bottom wall, wherein the bottom groove is open in a direction toward an end face of the window glass, and communicates with the through hole.

14. The weather strip according to claim 13, wherein the bottom groove is offset with respect to a center portion of the window glass in the thickness direction of the window glass toward an outside of the vehicle body.

15. A weather strip structure comprising:

a bottom wall that faces or is in contact with a lower end face, in terms of a height direction with respect to a vehicle body, of a window glass that is held in a position such that a window opening of the vehicle body is closed;

an outer wall that extends from the bottom wall on an outer side of the vehicle body with respect to the window glass;

an inner wall that extends from the bottom wall on an inner side of the vehicle body with respect to the window glass so that the inner wall and the outer wall sandwich a peripheral portion of the window glass in a thickness direction; and

a through hole that is provided in the bottom wall, wherein the through hole passes through the bottom wall, and is at least partially offset with respect to the window glass toward an outside of the vehicle body.

16. The weather strip structure according to claim 15, further comprising a bottom groove that is provided in the bottom wall, wherein the bottom groove is open in a direction toward an end face of the window glass, and communicates with the through hole.

17. The weather strip according to claim 16, wherein the bottom groove is offset with respect to a center portion of the window glass in the thickness direction of the window glass toward the outside of the vehicle body.

18. A weather strip structure comprising:

a bottom wall that faces or is in contact with an end face of a window glass that is held in a position such that a window opening of a vehicle body is closed;

an outer wall that extends from the bottom wall on an outer side of the vehicle body with respect to the window glass;

an inner wall that extends from the bottom wall on an inner side of the vehicle body with respect to the window glass so that the inner wall and the outer wall sandwich a peripheral portion of the window glass in a thickness direction;

a through hole that is provided in the bottom wall, wherein the through hole passes through the bottom wall; and

a bottom groove provided in the bottom wall, wherein the bottom groove is open in a direction toward an end face of the window glass, and wherein the bottom groove communicates with the through hole.

19. The weather strip according to claim 18, wherein the bottom groove is offset with respect to a center portion of the window glass in the thickness direction of the window glass toward an outside of the vehicle body.

20. A weather strip structure comprising:

a bottom wall that faces or is in contact with an end face of a window glass that is fixedly held in a position such that a window opening of a vehicle body is closed;

an outer wall that extends from the bottom wall on an outer side of the vehicle body with respect to the window glass;

an inner wall that extends from the bottom wall on an inner side of the vehicle body with respect to the window glass so that the inner wall and the outer wall sandwich a peripheral portion of the window glass in a thickness direction;

wherein the bottom wall includes a first portion and a second portion, and wherein a groove is provided in said second portion, and further wherein at least part of said groove is spaced further from said window glass than at least part of said first portion such that if said window glass contacts said at least part of said first portion a space is maintained between said window glass and said bottom wall in said groove; and

a through hole that passes through said weather strip, wherein said through hole is in communication with said groove.

21. The weather strip structure according to claim 20, wherein said inner and outer walls sandwich said window glass in a thickness direction at least first and second locations, and wherein said second location is closer to said bottom wall than said first location with respect to a height direction of the vehicle.

22. The weather strip structure according to claim 21, wherein at least one of said inner wall or said outer wall includes a side groove to provide a space between the at least one of the inner wall or the outer wall and the window glass at a position between said first and second locations.