Sealing and cover strip for the B-pillar of a passenger vehicle
AssigneeCadea Gesellschaft für Anwendung und Realisierung Computerunterstützter Systeme mbH
InventorHarald Ertl
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Abstract
The invention comprises a sealing and cover strip (8) for the B-pillar (7) of a passenger vehicle (1) comprising a support cover (10) and a decorative cover (9), each of which has a sealing half of a sealing profile for a lowerable side window on at least one of their common longitudinal sides. The present invention improves a sealing and cover strip (8) in such a way that the assembly effort during production of the vehicle is reduced and the optical appearance is improved. This follows from the fact that each sealing profile (11, 12) comprises two sealing halves (13, 14 and 13′, 14′), respective halves (13, 13′) being integral with the decorative cover (9), and respective halves (14, 14′) being integral with the support cover (10).
Claims11
Sealing and cover strip for the B-pillar of a passenger vehicle having a roof column, the sealing and cover strip comprising a decorative cover and a support cover, the decorative cover being configured to face outwardly of the vehicle to thereby provide a visible surface of the sealing and cover strip, the support cover underlying the decorative cover and configured for fastening the sealing and cover strip to the B-pillar of the vehicle, wherein the decorative cover and the support cover cooperate to define respective opposite longitudinal sides of the sealing and cover strip, and a sealing profile for lowerable side windows is disposed on each of the opposite longitudinal sides, characterized in that the sealing profiles each consists of two separate sealing halves which are configured to contact and seal their respective associated lowerable side windows, one respective sealing half of each sealing profile being integral with the decorative cover and the respective other sealing half of each sealing profile being integral with the support cover.
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