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US 11,440,388 B2Granted
Vehicle moisture drainage seal
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsKenjiro Yamada, Yoshitaka Nishimoto, Kazuyuki Yamanaka
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Abstract
A vehicle door seal includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion extending from the first wall portion, the first wall portion and second wall portion combining to define a flow passage. A projection extends from an exterior surface of the second wall portion along an entire length of the second wall portion. The projection is structured to convey excess moisture from a relatively higher portion of the seal downwardly toward another, relatively lower portion of the seal for drainage.
Claims14
A vehicle door seal comprising:
- a first wall portion;
- a second wall portion extending from the first wall portion, the first wall portion and second wall portion combining to define a flow passage;
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- a projection extending from an exterior surface of the second wall portion and spaced apart from the first wall portion along an entire length of the second wall portion.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle door frame;
- a vehicle door mounted in the vehicle door frame;
- a latching mechanism including a latch member and a latch member engaging device structured to engage the latch member to latch the vehicle door;
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- a seal mounted along the vehicle door between the vehicle door and the vehicle door frame, the seal including a first wall portion and a second wall portion, at least a portion of the seal being positioned above the latch member and the latch member engaging device, the seal including a projection extending from an exterior surface of the second wall portion and spaced apart from the first wall portion along an entire length of the second wall portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.