Vehicle weather strip
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1. A weather strip for a vehicle comprising:
- a trim part U-shaped in section for engaging a flange formed along an edge of an opening in a vehicle body, said trim part including two opposite side walls connected through a common top portion to each other ,and defining a shoulder portion at the juncture of each side wall and the top portion and a separable core member;
a seal part protruding from said common top portion of said two opposite side walls, said seal part being pushed by an outer peripheral portion of a member adapted to open and close said opening in said vehicle body; and
an unextendable cord disposed in each shoulder portion, within the strip so that said cord extends in said weather strip longitudinally and is set away form said core member.
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Abstract
A weather strip including a trim part U-shaped in section, a hollow seal part joined to the trim part, and a core member made up of a plurality of U-shaped core pieces embeded in the trim part to the extent that the weather strip is not impaired in flexibility. Wires are embeded in the weather strip in such a manner that they are located near the joint and extend in the weather strip longitudinally. Hence, the weather strip can be engaged with a flange of a vehicle that varies three-dimensionally in posture and in direction.
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1. A weather strip for a vehicle comprising:
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a trim part U-shaped in section for engaging a flange formed along an edge of an opening in a vehicle body, said trim part including two opposite side walls connected through a common top portion to each other ,and defining a shoulder portion at the juncture of each side wall and the top portion and a separable core member; a seal part protruding from said common top portion of said two opposite side walls, said seal part being pushed by an outer peripheral portion of a member adapted to open and close said opening in said vehicle body; and an unextendable cord disposed in each shoulder portion, within the strip so that said cord extends in said weather strip longitudinally and is set away form said core member. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A weather strip for a vehicle comprising:
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a trim part U-shaped in section for engaging with a flange formed along an edge of an opening in a vehicle body, said trim part including a core member, said trim part including first and second side walls opposite one another connected by a common top portion with a shoulder portion being formed at the juncture of each side wall with the top portion; a seal part formed on one side of said trim part which protrudes outside of said vehicle body when said weather strip is attached to a vehicle, said seal part being pushed by an outer peripheral portion of a structure adapted to open and close said opening in said vehicle body; and an enextendable cord buried in each shoulder portion of said trim part near an axis that extends through a seal point of said seal part when said opening is closed with said structure, said cord extending in a width wise direction of said weather strip in such a manner that said cord extends longitudinally in said weather strip and is set away from said core member.
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4. A weather strip comprising:
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a trim part U-shaped in section for engaging a flange provided along an edge of an opening in a vehicle body, said trim part including opposite first and second side walls and a common upper portion with shoulder portions being defined by a juncture of each side wall with the common upper portion; a connecting portion; a seal part connected via said connecting portion to said trim part, said seal part being pushed by a structure adapted to open and close said opening in said vehicle body; a core member buried in said trim part; and support means buried near said connection portion in each of said shoulder portions, to prevent said seal part and trim part form undesirable deformation or bending. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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