# US 10,870,338 B2 · Sealing member and attachment structure thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,870,338 B2 - Document ID: US10870338B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/063,827 - Filed: 2016-09-01 - Published: 2019-08-29 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-22 - Assignees: Tokai Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Tokai Kogyo Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Keiji Hiroe - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870338B2 ## CPC - B60J 10/21: having corner parts or bends - B60J 10/16: consisting of two or more plastic materials having different physical or chemical properties (B60J10/17 takes precedence) - B60J 10/22: having varying cross-section in the longitudinal direction - B60J 10/24: having tubular parts - B60J 10/32: using integral U-shaped retainers - B60J 10/84: arranged on the vehicle body - B60R 13/02: {Internal} Trim mouldings {; Internal} Ledges; Wall liners {for passenger compartments}; Roof liners (B60R13/01 takes precedence {; padded linings for the vehicle interior B60R21/04; arrangements or adaptations of floor mats or carpets in vehicles B60N3/04; internal lining for trains B61D17/18}) - B60R 13/06: Sealing strips (sealing arrangements for vehicle windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices B60J10/00) - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A sealing member includes an attachment portion and a sealing portion in a cross-section, the attachment portion being attached to a flange portion provided to an opening edge of a vehicle body opening portion, and the sealing portion being integrated with the attachment portion. The sealing member is formed to be elongated and includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion in a longitudinal direction thereof, the first portion having a first cross-sectional shape, the second portion having a second cross-sectional shape, and the third portion continuously and integrally connecting the first portion and the second portion to each other. The cross-sectional shape of the sealing portion having the second cross-sectional shape is smaller than the cross-sectional shape of the sealing portion having the first cross-sectional shape, and the third portion is formed such that a cross-sectional shape thereof changes along the longitudinal direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sealing member that is configured to be attached to a vehicle body opening portion of a vehicle and is configured to seal a gap between the vehicle body opening portion and a door body capable of closing the vehicle body opening portion, the sealing member being elongated and comprising: an attachment portion and a sealing portion integrated with the attachment portion in a cross-section of the sealing member, the attachment portion being configured to be attached to a flange portion provided to an opening edge of the vehicle body opening portion, and a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed along a longitudinal direction of the sealing member, the third portion being provided between the first portion and the second portion to continuously and integrally connect the first portion and the second portion to each other, wherein: the at least one of a wall thickness and a height of the sealing portion of the second portion is smaller than at least one of a wall thickness and a height of the sealing portion of the first portion, respectively, the third portion is formed such that at least one of a wall thickness and a height of the sealing portion thereof changes along the longitudinal direction, and a length of the third portion extending along the longitudinal direction of the sealing member is longer than a length of the first portion and is longer than a length of the second portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The sealing member according to claim 1, wherein the elongated sealing member includes the third portion at at least two positions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The sealing member according to claim 1, wherein: the opening edge of the vehicle body opening portion is bordered with a plurality of side portions and a plurality of corner portions which are continuous to the side portions, and the length of the first portion is identical to a length of at least one corner portion of the opening edge of the vehicle body opening portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The sealing member according to claim 1, wherein: the opening edge of the vehicle body opening portion is bordered with a plurality of side portions and a plurality of corner portions which are continuous to the side portions, and the length of the second portion is identical to a length of at least one side portion of the opening edge of the vehicle body opening portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The sealing member according to claim 1, wherein: the opening edge of the vehicle body opening portion is bordered with a plurality of side portions and a plurality of corner portions which are continuous to the side portions, and the length of the third portion is identical to or larger than a length of at least one side portion of the opening edge of the vehicle body opening portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The sealing member according to claim 5, wherein the third portion corresponds to a side portion that extends in a direction from a hinge-side base end of the door body in a closed state toward a hinge opposite-side distal end of the door body in the closed state among the plurality of side portions configuring the opening edge of the vehicle body opening portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The sealing member according to claim 6, wherein the third portion has at least one of the wall thickness and the height of the sealing portion of the first portion at an end position close to the hinge-side base end of the door body, and has at least one of the wall thickness and the height of the sealing portion of the second portion at an end position close to the hinge opposite-side distal end of the door body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The sealing member according to claim 1, wherein the height of the sealing portion of at least a part of the second portion is lower than the height of the sealing portion of the first portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The sealing member according to claim 1, wherein the wall thickness of the sealing portion of at least a part of the second portion is smaller than the wall thickness of the sealing portion of the first portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The sealing member according to claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the attachment portion of the first portion, a cross-sectional shape of the attachment portion of the second portion, and a cross-sectional shape of the attachment portion of the third portion are substantially identical.