Construction for securing a trim strip
AssigneeNishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.
InventorAtushi Fukuta
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Abstract
The present disclosure may reduce the risk of a trim strip coming off a sealing member. A sealing member 30 includes a trim strip securing groove 38 opening toward an outside of a compartment so that a securing leg 47 of a trim strip 45 is inserted into the trim strip securing groove 38. The sealing member 30 is provided with a core 43 including an engagement protruding portion 43d protruding toward the inside of the trim strip securing groove 38. Inserted into the trim strip securing groove 38, the securing leg 47 of the trim strip 45 engages with the engagement protruding portion 43d.
Claims6
A construction for securing a trim strip, the construction comprising:
- a door flange provided to a window frame of a door of a car, and protruding toward an outside of a compartment of the car;
- a sealing member provided to the door flange, and covering up the door flange at least from the outside of the compartment;
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- a trim strip secured to the sealing member, and positioned outside the compartment with respect to the sealing member, wherein
- the sealing member (i) includes a trim strip securing groove opening toward the outside of the compartment so that a securing leg, formed on the trim strip, is inserted into the trim strip securing groove, and (ii) integrally includes a core for reinforcing the sealing member,
- the core includes an engagement protruding portion protruding from the core toward an inside of the trim strip securing groove, and
- when inserted into the trim strip securing groove, the securing leg of the trim strip engages with the engagement protruding portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.