Weatherstrip for hardtop-type or framed door windows

• US 5,106,149 A
• Filed: 12/26/1989
• Issued: 04/21/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Motor Company
• Inventors: Glossop, Donald L. Jr., Haddad, Charles J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Focarino, Margaret A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pike, Andrew C.
• Application Number:
  US07/457,035
• Time in Patent Office: 847 Days
• Field of Search: 296/146, 296/154, 296/213, 296/214, 49/476
• US Class Current: 296/213
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/248 having two or more tubular cavities, e.g. formed by partition walls
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/25 characterised by water drainage means
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/77 for sashless windows, i.e. for frameless windows forming a seal directly with the vehicle body
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/79 for flush-glass windows, i.e. for windows flush with the vehicle body or the window frame
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/84 arranged on the vehicle body

Abstract

A door glass weatherstripping for a motor vehicle comprises a main body; a gap-filling seal for filling the space between the edge of the surrounding surfaces and the edges of the window; a window positioning portion having a hardness greater than at least the gap-filling seal portion for guiding the window in its uppermost position thereby assuring lateral location of the window; and a gutter forming lip positioned so that substantially all the water dripping off the portion of the roof or surrounding surfaces where the weatherstrip is attached is prevented from entering the interior of the vehicle. The weatherstrip section on hardtop-type window systems may be positioned such that it extends around the whole door opening.

Claims

1. A door glass weatherstripping for a motor vehicle, said weatherstripping comprising:

a main body portion made of a certain material attachable to a portion of the vehicle; and

a window positioning portion attached to said main body portion, said window positioning portion being made of the same material as said main body portion and having a hardness greater than that of at least said main body portion, said window positioning portion being positioned to guide a window in an uppermost position thereof thereby assuring lateral location of the window.

2. A door glass weatherstripping for a motor vehicle as defined in claim 1, wherein said window positioning portion hardness is sufficient for deflecting the window into the uppermost position.

3. A door glass weatherstripping as defined in claim 1, wherein said main body portion includes a recessed portion formed therein for attaching said main body portion to the vehicle.

4. A motor vehicle having a body portion with a door opening in each side thereof, a roof having a portion adjacent said door opening, a door hinged to said body in said opening with said door having a window retractably disposed in said door and said window being retractable from an uppermost position to a lowermost position, and a weatherstripping disposed between said window and an edge of said vehicle, said weatherstripping comprising:

a main body portion made of a certain material fixedly attached to a portion of said vehicle; and

a window positioning portion attached to said main body portion, said window positioning portion being made of the same material as said main body portion and having a hardness greater than that of at least said main body portion, said window positioning portion being positioned to guide said window into said uppermost position thereby assuring lateral location of said window.

5. A motor vehicle as defined in claim 4, wherein said main body portion is fixedly attached to said portion of said vehicle by adhesive.

6. A door glass weatherstripping for a motor vehicle, said weatherstripping comprising:

a main body portion attachable made of a certain material to a portion of the vehicle;

a gap-filling seal portion attached to said main body portion for filling a space between an edge of the vehicle and an upper edge of a window;

a window positioning portion attached to said main body portion, disposed adjacent said gap-filling seal portion, said window positioning portion being made of the same material as said main body portion and having a hardness greater than that of at least said gap-filling seal portion, said window positioning portion being positioned to guide the window in an uppermost position thereof thereby assuring lateral location of the window; and

a gutter forming lip portion attached to said main body portion, said gutter forming lip portion being flexible whereby when said weatherstrip is attached to the vehicle and at least one of the window and a door is open, said gutter forming lip portion is positioned so that substantially all of the water dripping off the vehicle where said weatherstrip is attached is prevented from entering an interior of the vehicle.

7. A motor vehicle having a body portion with a door opening in a side thereof, a roof having a portion adjacent said door opening, a door hinged to said body in said opening with said door having a window including inner and outer planar surfaces, said window being retractably disposed in said door and said window being retractable from an uppermost position to a lowermost position, and a weatherstripping disposed between said window and an edge of said vehicle, said weatherstripping comprising:

a main body portion fixedly attached to said vehicle;

a gap-filling seal portion attached to said main body portion for filling a space between said edge of said vehicle and an upper edge of said window when said window is in said uppermost position;

a window positioning portion attached to said main body portion, disposed adjacent said gap-filling seal portion and having a hardness greater than that of at least said gap-filling seal portion, said window positioning portion being positioned to engage said window inner surface and to guide said window into said uppermost position thereby assuring lateral location of said window; and

a gutter forming lip portion attached to said main body portion, said gutter forming lip portion being flexible whereby when at least one of said window and said door is open, said gutter forming lip portion is positioned so that substantially all of the water dripping off said vehicle where said weatherstrip is attached is prevented from entering an interior of said vehicle.

8. A motor vehicle as defined in claim 7, wherein said main body portion is fixedly attached to said portion of said vehicle by adhesive.