Door sealing and timing mechanism for use in coach door configuration for a vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• a body having an uninterrupted side aperture that provides access to an interior passenger cabin;
• a front door operably attached at a forward portion of the uninterrupted side aperture, the front door selectively operable between front open and front closed positions;
• a rear door operably attached at a rearward portion of the uninterrupted side aperture, the rear door selectively operable between rear open and rear closed positions;
• a latching assembly at least partially positioned within the body and configured to receive the front door in the front closed position and the rear door in the rear closed position, the latching assembly selectively engaging the front door at a top edge and a bottom edge of the uninterrupted side aperture and selectively engaging the rear door at the top edge and the bottom edge of the uninterrupted side aperture;
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• a sealing assembly defined between a forward seal of the rear door and a rearward seal of the front door, where the forward and rearward seals engage one another in a fully-closed position, wherein one of the forward and rearward seals includes a flexible seal and an actuator that deforms and extends the flexible seal toward a weatherstrip of the other of the forward and rearward seals, the actuator being disposed within the respective door of the front and rear doors and the flexible seal enclosing and concealing the actuator within the respective door.

A vehicle comprising:

• a body having an uninterrupted side aperture that provides access to an interior passenger cabin;
• a front door hingedly attached at a forward edge of the uninterrupted side aperture, the front door selectively operable between front open and front closed positions;
• a rear door operably attached at a rearward portion of the uninterrupted side aperture, the rear door selectively operable between rear open and rear closed positions;
• a latching assembly positioned within the body and the front and rear doors, the latching assembly operable to receive the front door in the front closed position and the rear door in the rear closed position, the latching assembly selectively engaging the front door at a top edge and a bottom edge of the uninterrupted side aperture and selectively engaging the rear door at the top edge and the bottom edge of the uninterrupted side aperture;
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• a sealing assembly defined between a forward seal of the rear door and a rearward seal of the front door, where the forward and rearward seals engage one another in a fully-closed position, wherein the latching assembly further includes a locking cam that selectively engages the front door and the rear door together in the front closed and the rear closed positions, wherein the latching assembly selectively operates the front and rear doors between respective ajar positions and the fully-closed position, wherein one of the forward and the rearward seals includes a flexible seal and an actuator that deforms and extends the flexible seal toward a receiving seal of the other of the forward and rearward seals, the actuator being disposed within the respective door of the front and rear doors and the flexible seal enclosing and concealing the actuator within the respective door.