Weather strip for door provided with latch
US7073294B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J10/25
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a door weather strip attached to a door frame of an automobile provided with a latch. An automobile body is equipped with a door provided with a latch and a door not provided with a latch. The automobile body is not equipped with a center pillar. An opening for installing a latch is formed at an upper end of one side of a door frame of said door, where hinges are unprovided. An inner sidewall of a molded part of the door weather strip is attached to the upper end of the door frame. The inner sidewall is provided as the bottom end of the molded part and reaches right above the opening. A drainage rib is provided at a rear face of said sidewall for directing water into the opening.
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