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US 6,637,810 B2Granted
Hood trim strip
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMark Kisiler, Ryan Joseph Phillips
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AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMark Kisiler, Ryan Joseph Phillips
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A vehicle hood seal and stopper assembly protects a hood, grill, grill insert, and headlight during closing of the hood. The seal and stopper assembly is secured to a lower surface of the hood and includes a primary seal member and a plurality of stopper members. The stopper members are integrally secured to a lower surface of the primary seal member and are provided in spaced apart locations along the primary seal member. The primary seal member is more resilient than the stopper members, and the stopper members serve to limit hood motion during over stroke of the hood. When the hood is closed, the stopper members are disposed between the hood and the grill insert, the forward surface of the seal member provides a continuous seal between the hood and the subjacent structure, and the seal and stopper assembly is disposed relatively behind a forward edge of the hood so as to be concealed.
A vehicle hood seal and stopper assembly comprising a primary seal member and a plurality of stopper members, said primary seal member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a forward surface, said stopper members being integrally formed with said primary seal member and extending downwardly from said primary seal member, said stopper members being disposed in spaced apart locations between said proximal and distal ends of said primary seal member, wherein said primary seal member is relatively more resilient than said stopper members, and said forward surface of said primary seal member extends between said stopper members.
A vehicle assembly comprising a hood, a grill insert, a headlight adjacent the grill insert, and a seal and stopper assembly, said seal and stopper assembly being secured to a lower surface of said hood rearwardly adjacent a forward edge of said hood, said seal and stopper assembly comprising a primary seal member and a plurality of stopper members, said primary seal member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a forward edge, said stopper members being integrally attached to a lower surface of said primary seal member and being disposed in spaced apart locations between said proximal and distal ends of said primary seal member, said stopper members being adapted to engage said grill insert and thereby limit movement of said hood toward said grill insert and said headlight during closing of said hood.
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