US 6,485,092 B2Granted

Automotive light transmitting panel mounting structure

AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho

InventorsYasushi Iimori, Hiroshi Kuno, Kazumasa Okumura, Toru Takao

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Abstract

A light transmitting panel mounting structure for mounting a transmitting panel is provided with a frame having a mounting flange, a light transmitting panel bonded relatively movably to the frame and a weather strip held by the mounting flange of the frame for sealing a space between the frame and the light transmitting panel. The weather strip has a body portion, a leg portion extending from the body portion to face the body portion for clamping the mounting flange of the frame in cooperation with the body portion, and a hollow lip having a hollow cross-sectional shape and projecting from the leg portion in elastic contact with an end face of the light transmitting panel. The hollow lip has a bent portion that is collapsible while shifting toward the leg portion when the hollow lip is subjected to an external force, and the bent portion is provided with a groove for assisting the collapsing action.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A light transmitting panel mounting structure for mounting a light transmitting panel comprising:

a frame having a mounting flange;
a light transmitting panel bonded relatively movably to said frame;
and
a weather strip held by the mounting flange of said frame for sealing a space between said frame and said light transmitting panel, said weather strip including:
a body portion;
a leg portion extending from said body portion to face said body portion for clamping the mounting flange of said frame in cooperation with said body portion;
and
a hollow lip having a hollow cross-sectional shape formed by two wall plates and projecting from said leg portion in elastic contact with an end face of said light transmitting panel, each of the two wall plates having a bent portion that is collapsible while shifting toward said leg portion when said hollow lip is subjected to an external force, each of said bent portions being provided with a groove for assisting the collapsing action.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/843,311Filed 26 Apr 2001
Priority: JP 2000-13110428 Apr 2000
Published: US 2001/0037606 A18 Nov 2001
Granted: 26 Nov 2002
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

B60J 10/248
Having tubular parts: having two or more tubular cavities, e.g. formed by partition walls
B60J 10/244
Having tubular parts: inflatable or deflatable
B60J 10/45
Sealing arrangements: assembling sealing arrangements with vehicle parts
B60J 10/82
Specially adapted for opening panels, e.g. doors: for movable panels in roofs