Four sided flush sealing system with articulatable pillar
AssigneeThe Standard Products Company
InventorsJames E. Mistopoulos, Robert A. Vaughan, Karl Deline
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a four sided flush weatherstrip sealing system, and more particularly, to a weatherstrip sealing system including one or more latching mechanisms which selectively grasp the glass window panel and bring the panel into enhanced engagement with the weatherstrip sealing assembly. Also provided are improved sealing arrangements for the window panel along the vehicle door rear view mirror and the B pillar portion located below the vehicle door belt-line.
Claims34
A weatherstrip sealing system for sealing a window panel of a vehicle door along a window opening, said window panel including top and side edges and a sash along a lower edge and said window opening being defined by at least one pillar and a header portion, said weatherstrip sealing system comprising:
- means for sealing the window panel along said window opening;
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- means for automatically latching said window panel and drawing said panel inwardly toward the window opening into enhanced contact with said means for sealing the window panel, said means for automatically latching said window panel including at least one latching mechanism which is activated to engage a latch extending from an inner surface of said window panel when said window panel is in a sufficiently closed position.
A weatherstrip sealing system for sealing a window panel of a vehicle door along a window opening, said window panel including top and side edges and a sash along a lower edge, said weatherstrip sealing system comprising:
- means for sealing the window panel along said window opening, said window opening including a first pillar portion integrally connected to a header portion and a second pillar portion which is articulatable along at least one end, said means for sealing the window panel along said window opening including a first weatherstrip having a first section disposed along said first pillar and header and a second section disposed along said second articulatable pillar;
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- means for automatically latching said window panel and drawing said panel inwardly toward the window opening into enhanced contact with said means for sealing the window panel when said window panel is in a sufficiently closed position within said window opening.
The weatherstrip sealing system of claim 33, wherein said sealing bulb includes an inwardly extending wiping lip which also engages the window sash when the window panel is in a fully closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.