Hidden door seal for vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsLarry Filipczak, Shayne Jerome Bigelow, Scott Yaroch
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Abstract
A door molding for a door of a vehicle includes a main body securable to a door panel, and a bulb portion extending from the main body. The bulb portion includes a first bulb portion extending from the main body to a bulb peak. The first bulb portion is configured to contact a door glass of the door. A second bulb portion extends from the bulb peak to the main body. The second bulb portion includes a first contact area configured to contact a first location of the door panel, a second contact area configured to contact a second location of the door panel, and a hinge portion connecting the first contact area to the second contact area.
Claims20
A door molding for a door of a vehicle, comprising:
- a main body securable to a door panel;
- a bulb portion extending from the main body, the bulb portion including:
- a first bulb portion extending from the main body to a bulb peak, the first bulb portion configured to contact a door glass of the door;
- a second bulb portion extending from the bulb peak to the main body, the second bulb portion including:
- a first contact area configured to contact a first location of the door panel;
- a second contact area configured to contact a second location of the door panel;
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- a hinge portion connecting the first contact area to the second contact area.
A door assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
- a door body;
- a door glass movable between a closed position and an opened position;
- a door molding secured to the door body and configured to seal between the door glass and the door body, the door molding including:
- a main body securable to the door body;
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- a bulb portion extending from the main body, the bulb portion including:
- a first bulb portion extending from the main body to a bulb peak, the first bulb portion configured to contact the door glass;
- a second bulb portion extending from the bulb peak to the main body, the second bulb portion including:
- a first contact area configured to contact a first location of the door body;
- a second contact area configured to contact a second location of the door body;
- and
- a hinge portion connecting the first contact area to the second contact area.
An installation tool for a door molding of a door body of a vehicle, comprising:
- a tool locating arm configured to locate the installation tool relative to an upper vertical edge of the door body;
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- a support arm extending from the tool locating arm, the support arm configured to locate the door molding relative to the upper vertical edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.