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Weather strip

US8402696B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 5, 2011
Grant dateMar 26, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 5, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J10/248
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A weather strip includes a trim portion that is a substantially U-shaped, that is mounted on a flange portion provided along a door opening circumference portion of a vehicle, and that is equipped with a vehicle outer-sided side wall portion, a vehicle inner-sided side wall portion, and a coupling portion for coupling the side wall portions to each other, and a seal portion including a hollow portion. The seal portion includes a first elongated portion which is elongated to a vehicle outer side from a portion located in a vicinity of a boundary portion between the seal portion and the coupling portion of the vehicle outer-sided side wall portion, a second elongated portion which is elongated to a vehicle outer side from a portion located in a vicinity of a tip portion of the vehicle outer-sided side wall portion, and an expanded portion having substantially an arc shape.

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