Weather seal for a door

• US 5,010,691 A
• Filed: 08/08/1989
• Issued: 04/30/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Standard Products Company (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company)
• Original Assignee: The Standard Products Company (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Kenjiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Kannan, Philip C.
• Application Number:
  US07/390,776
• Time in Patent Office: 630 Days
• Field of Search: 49/482, 49/493, 49/496, 49/488, 49/485, 49/470
• US Class Current: 49/482.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/277 for facilitating specific deformation of sealing parts, e.g. for ensuring proper folding
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/86 arranged on the opening panel

Abstract

The present invention is a weather seal for a door having a base member secured to the door. A hinge member is pivotally connected to the base member for pivotal movement relative to the base member. A sealing lip is pivotally connected to the hinge member for pivotal movement relative to the base member. The sealing lip includes a plurality of ribs adapted to engage a support surface for varying the width of the sealing lip to effect a seal between the door and the support surface.

Claims

1. A weather seal for a door having a gap between the door and a support surface comprising:

a base member adapted to be secured to a surface of the door, said base member extending longitudinally in a plane along the surface of the door;

a hinge member pivotally connected to said base member for pivotal movement relative to said base member and extending outwardly in a first direction at an angle to the plane of said base member;

a sealing lip pivotally connected to said hinge member for pivotal movement relative to said hinge member and extending outwardly in a second direction further removed from said base member and at an angle opposite to an angle between said hinge member and said base member and having a first position at an angle to the plane of said base member and a second position to engage a support surface to effect a seal between the door and the support surface;

said sealing lip including means for varying the width of said sealing lip to a predetermined width to effect a seal between the door and the support surface.

2. A weather seal as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs adapted to engage the support surface.

3. A weather seal as set forth in claim 2 wherein said hinge member includes a recess at each end to allow the pivotal movement between said hinge member and said base member and said sealing lip.

4. A weather seal as set forth in claim 3 wherein said base member includes means for securing said base member to the door.

5. A weather seal as set forth in claim 4 wherein said sealing lip includes means forming a plurality of longitudinally extending notches between said ribs.

6. A weather seal as set forth in claim 5 wherein said weather seal is made of an elastomeric material.

7. A weather seal for a door having a gap between the door and a support surface comprising:

a base member adapted to be secured to a surface of the door, said base member having a generally rectangular and planar shape extending longitudinally in a plane along the surface of the door;

a hinge member pivotally connected to said base member for pivotal movement relative to said base member and extending outwardly in a first direction at an angle to the plane of said base member;

a sealing lip pivotally connected to said hinge member for pivotal movement relative to said hinge member and extending outwardly in a second direction further removed from said base member and at an angle opposite to an angle between said hinge member and said base member and having a first positon at an angle to the plane of said base member and a second position adapted to engage a support surface to effect a seal between the door and the support surface;

said sealing lip including means for varying the width of said sealing lip to a predetermined width to effect a seal between the door and the support surface;

said means comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs adapted to engage the support surface; and

said sealing lip including means forming a plurality of longitudinally extending notches between said ribs.