Vehicle weather strip

• US 5,165,201 A
• Filed: 03/21/1991
• Issued: 11/24/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Mishima, Kunio, Nozaki, Masahiro, Hayashi, Keizo
• Primary Examiner(s): Luebke, Renee S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): REDMAN, JERRY E
• Application Number:
  US07/672,828
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 49/490, 49/491, 49/498, 49/485, 49/479
• US Class Current: 49/490.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/16 consisting of two or more plastic materials having different physical or chemical properties B60J10/17 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/18 provided with reinforcements or inserts
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/22 having varying cross-section in the longitudinal direction
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/24 having tubular parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/76 for window sashes; for glass run channels
• 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 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.

Claims

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.

2. A weather strip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cord is made from a member selected from the group consisting of polyester and polyamide.

3. A weather strip for a vehicle comprising:

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.

4. A weather strip comprising:

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.

5. A weather strip as claimed in claim 4, wherein said support means is a cord extending longitudinally in said weather strip.

6. A weather strip as claimed in claim 4, wherein said support means is buried in such a manner that said support means does not contact said core member.