Sealing section for a power-operated closing device

• US 6,233,872 B1
• Filed: 02/28/2000
• Issued: 05/22/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cooper Standard GmbH (Cooper-Standard Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems GmbH (Cooper-Standard Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Westerhoff, Bernd, Ahmad, Rashid, Glagow, Klaus
• Primary Examiner(s): REDMAN, JERRY E
• Application Number:
  US09/423,709
• Time in Patent Office: 449 Days
• Field of Search: 49/26, 49/27, 49/28, 200/61.43, 296/216.06, 296/216.09, 296/223
• US Class Current: 49/27
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/246 having projections, e.g. ribs, within the tubular parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/82 for movable panels in roofs
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/443 specially adapted for vehicle windows or roofs
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/542 Roof panels
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/55 Windows
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 3/142 of the elongated strip type

Abstract

Weatherseal includes two contact elements at a base portion or a domed profile portion that are coextruded electrically conductive profile portions separated by insulating profile portions, the contact elements being oriented in a longitudinal direction along the hollow profile and protruding into a hollow chamber. The contact elements have electrically conductive contact surface areas arranged at an inner side of the profile portion or at the base portion the contact surface area being coextruded electrically conductive profile portions. Contact of the contact elements and/or the contact surface areas together with the contact elements activates a switching action for controlling a drive assembly of a closing device.

Claims

1. A weatherseal, including an elastomeric hollow profile comprising a substantially planar base portion and a mounted domed profile portion circumscribing a hollow chamber, at said base portion or at said domed profile portion two contact elements being provided spaced away from each other configured as coextruded electrically conductive profile portions separated from each other by insulating profile portions, said hollow profile, said contact elements being assigned an electrically conductive contact surface area arranged at the inner side of said configured as said coextruded electrically conductive profile portion and the contact of one of said contact elements and said contact surface area together with said contact elements activating a switching action for controlling a drive assembly of a closing device, characterized in that said contact elements protrude into said hollow chamber, comprise an approximately L-shaped cross-sectional shape and are arranged mirror-inversely to each other.

2. The weatherseal as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that a full-length metallic conductor (16a, 16b) is embedded in said contact elements (15a, 15b) and/or said contact surface area (17).

3. The weatherseal as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said metallic conductors (16a, 16b) are arranged in a plane located parallel to a fastening surface area (12a) of said base portion (12).

4. The weatherseal as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said conducting profile portions (15a, 15b, 17) are produced by admixing electrically conductive material to said elastomeric material.

5. The weatherseal as set forth in claim 4, characterized in that carbon black, graphite or powdered metal is applied as said conductive material.

6. The weatherseal as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the outer side of said domed profile portion is provided flaked (18).

7. The weatherseal as set forth in claim 1 characterized in that a fastener is provided at the outer of said base portion.

8. The weatherseal of claim 7 in which the fastener is sticky tape.