Weather strip for motor vehicle
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorsAtsushi Hashimoto, Masahiro Nozaki
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Abstract
A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of being attached to a flange provided in an opening portion of a vehicle body or a closing member for closing the opening portion irrespective of a configuration of the flange. The weather strip includes a base portion in which the flange provided in the opening portion or the closing member is adapted to be inserted, and a seal portion integrally formed with the base portion for sealing between the opening portion and the closing member. An extension wall extends from an end of an outer side wall of the base portion by way of a bending part. The extension wall is bonded to a body panel defining the opening portion or the closing member, which is adjacent to the flange, with a double-sided adhesive tape.
Claims9
A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of providing a seal between an opening portion of a vehicle body, and a closing member for closing the opening portion, comprising:
- a base portion in which a flange provided in one of the opening portion of the vehicle body and the closing member is adapted to be inserted;
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- a seal portion integrally formed with said base portion for contacting one of the opening portion and the closing member, and sealing between the opening portion and the closing member,
- wherein said base portion has one of a generally U-shaped cross-section and a generally J-shaped cross-section, and includes an outer side wall, an inner side wall and a bottom wall, said outer side wall has a bending part along an open end of said outer side wall, an extension wall extends from said bending part, and said extension wall is bonded to a body panel defining one of said opening portion and said closing member, which is adjacent to said flange, with a double-sided adhesive tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.