Sealing, trimming or guiding strips

US6082048A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Draftex Industries Limited · GB

Inventors

• Heinz-Peter Backes · Wegberg, DE
• Heinz Andrzejewski · Viersen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 15, 1998
• Grant date: Jul 4, 2000
• Expiry date: Oct 15, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J10/75
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A sealing, trimming and guiding strip for the window of a motor vehicle body defines a first or main opening (6) for a vertically slidable window glass and a second, subsidiary, opening (8) for a fixed window glass. The strip (5) is of partially moulded and partially extruded construction. Over the region (ABC) extending around part of the main window opening (6), only the face of the strip facing outwardly of the vehicle is moulded. The inside face of the seal over this region is formed by extruded portions which are either attached to the moulded part or are held in juxtaposition with the moulded part by means of a rigid mounting channel forming part of the window frame. The cross piece (9) and the whole of the strip extending around the remainder of the subsidiary window opening (8) are entirely of moulded construction, and integrally moulded with the moulded part of the strip extending around the main window opening (6). The moulded part is moulded from a thermoplastic olefin (TPO) to present a pleasing appearance and with integrally moulded sharp corners. The extruded parts are extruded from EPDM to give good sealing properties.