Retainerless weather strip
US6386619B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J10/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A retainerless weather strip to be fixed to a door panel of an automobile by a clip, which comprises: a base bottom portion to be attached to the door panel; a hollow seal portion to seal between the door panel and a body panel; and a seal lip portion, wherein the base bottom portion has a cutout-shaped step portion formed at a lower end portion on the automobile exterior side of the base bottom portion, and the weather strip further comprises a thick waterproof sponge member provided on the cutout-shaped step portion, wherein the thick waterproof sponge member has a thickness sufficiently larger than the depth of the cutout-shaped step portion, and has an elasticity such that a portion in which the clip is located and portions in which the clip is not located can be equally elastically contracted when the base bottom portion is fixed to the door panel by the clip so that watertightness is kept between the thick waterproof sponge member and the door panel.
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