# US 11,110,783 B2 · Outer waist seal assembly for a vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,110,783 B2 - Document ID: US11110783B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/416,591 - Filed: 2019-05-20 - Published: 2020-11-26 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-05-20 - Assignees: Volvo Car Corporation - Applicants: Volvo Car Corporation - Inventors: Jörgen Sävström - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11110783B2 ## CPC - B60J 10/75: for sealing the lower part of the panes - B60J 10/86: arranged on the opening panel - B60J 10/21: having corner parts or bends - B60J 10/36: using separately inserted fastening means, e.g. using clips, beads or strips - 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) ## Abstract An outer waist seal assembly for a vehicle including an exterior body panel, including: an elongate body structure adapted to be disposed about an edge of the exterior body panel and including an interior arm adapted to be disposed on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm adapted to be disposed on an exterior side of the exterior body panel, the interior arm including a friction structure, lip, rail, channel, or hole disposed on or through an interior surface thereof; and a clip structure adapted to be secured in a slot or hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel and engage the friction structure, lip, rail, channel, or hole disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An outer waist seal assembly for a vehicle including an exterior body panel, the outer waist seal assembly comprising: an elongate body structure adapted to be disposed about an edge of the exterior body panel and comprising an interior arm adapted to be disposed on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm adapted to be disposed on an exterior side of the exterior body panel, wherein the interior arm comprises one or more of a friction structure, a lip, a rail, and a channel disposed on or through an interior surface thereof; and a clip structure adapted to be secured in one or more of a slot and a hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel and engage the one or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel, wherein the clip structure is adapted to be disposed on the interior side of the exterior body panel below the edge thereof, and wherein the clip structure comprises a base structure secured in the one or more of the slot and the hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel, the base structure comprising one or more exterior flanges which passes through the hole and contacts an exterior surface of the exterior body panel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The outer waist seal assembly of claim 1, further comprising an elongate trim structure one of coupled to and integrally formed with the elongate body structure on an exterior side thereof. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The outer waist seal assembly of claim 1, further comprising an elongate sealing structure one of coupled to and integrally formed with the elongate body structure on an interior side thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The outer waist seal assembly of claim 3, further comprising one or more resilient flanges one or more of coupled to and integrally formed with one or more of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, the exterior arm of the elongate body structure, and the elongate sealing structure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The outer waist seal assembly of claim 1, wherein the clip structure comprises a hook structure adapted to engage the one or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The outer waist seal assembly of claim 1, wherein the clip structure is adapted to prevent rotation of the elongate body structure with respect to the exterior body panel when a lateral force in the Y-direction is applied to the elongate body structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The outer waist seal assembly of claim 1, wherein the base structure of the clip structure further comprises one or more interior flanges adapted to contact an interior surface of the exterior body panel. ### Claim 8 An exterior body panel assembly for a vehicle, the exterior body panel assembly comprising: an exterior body panel defining one or more of a slot and a hole adjacent to an edge thereof; wherein the one or more of the slot and the hole is adapted to receive a clip structure adapted to engage one or more of a friction structure, a lip, a rail, and a channel disposed on or through an interior surface of an interior arm of an elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel; wherein the edge of the exterior body panel is adapted to receive the interior arm of the elongate body structure on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm of the elongate body structure on an exterior side of the exterior body panel; and wherein the clip structure is adapted to be disposed on the interior side of the exterior body panel below the edge thereof, and wherein the clip structure comprises a base structure secured in the one or more of the slot and the hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel, the base structure comprising one or more exterior flanges which passes through the hole and contacts an exterior surface of the exterior body panel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8, wherein the elongate body structure includes an elongate trim structure one of coupled to and integrally formed with the elongate body structure on an exterior side thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8, wherein the elongate body structure includes an elongate sealing structure one of coupled to and integrally formed with the elongate body structure on an interior side thereof. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8, wherein the edge of the exterior body panel is further adapted to receive one or more resilient flanges one or more of coupled to and integrally formed with one or more of the interior arm of the elongate body structure and the exterior arm of the elongate body structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8, wherein the clip structure includes a hook structure adapted to engage the one or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8, wherein the one or more of the slot and the hole and the base structure of the clip structure are collectively adapted to prevent rotation of the elongate body structure with respect to the exterior body panel when a lateral force in the Y-direction is applied to the elongate body structure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The exterior body panel assembly of claim 8, wherein the base structure of the clip structure further comprises one or more interior flanges adapted to contact an interior surface of the exterior body panel. ### Claim 15 A door assembly for a vehicle, the door assembly comprising: an exterior body panel defining one or more of a slot and a hole adjacent to an edge thereof; and an outer waist seal assembly coupled to the exterior body panel, the outer waist seal assembly comprising: an elongate body structure adapted to be disposed about the edge of the exterior body panel and comprising an interior arm adapted to be disposed on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm adapted to be disposed on an exterior side of the exterior body panel, wherein the interior arm comprises one or more of a friction structure, a lip, a rail, and a channel disposed on or through an interior surface thereof; and a clip structure adapted to be secured in one or more of the slot and the hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel and engage the one or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel, wherein the clip structure is adapted to be disposed on the interior side of the exterior body panel below the edge thereof, and wherein the clip structure comprises a base structure secured in the one or more of the slot and the hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel, the base structure comprising one or more exterior flanges which passes through the hole and contacts an exterior surface of the exterior body panel; wherein the clip structure is adapted to prevent rotation of the elongate body structure with respect to the exterior body panel when a lateral force in the Y-direction is applied to the elongate body structure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The door assembly of claim 15, further comprising an elongate trim structure one of coupled to and integrally formed with the elongate body structure on an exterior side thereof. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The door assembly of claim 15, further comprising an elongate sealing structure one of coupled to and integrally formed with the elongate body structure on an interior side thereof. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The door assembly of claim 17, further comprising one or more resilient flanges one or more of coupled to and integrally formed with one or more of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, the exterior arm of the elongate body structure, and the elongate sealing structure. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The door assembly of claim 15, wherein the clip structure comprises a hook structure adapted to engage the one or more of the friction structure, the lip, the rail, and the channel disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The door assembly of claim 15, wherein the base structure of the clip structure further comprises one or more interior flanges adapted to contact an interior surface of the exterior body panel.