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US 6,648,749 B2Granted
Quarter vent duct
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshimasa Hayashi, Tetsuya Miyano, Isao Ito, Daiichiro Kawashima
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Abstract
The seal member includes a joint portion which is integrally bonded to the peripheral edge part of the frame body, an extended portion in a plate-like shape which is extended from the joint portion outward of the frame body, and a lip portion which projects from the extended portion at an angle between 90° and 180° so as to be elastically contacted with the vehicle body.
Claims12
A quarter vent duct adapted for an automobile comprising:
- a duct body including a frame body of a hard material having at least one opening and at least one valve body of a first soft material which is fixed to one side of said opening and adapted to open or close said opening;
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- a seal member of a second soft material which is provided at a peripheral edge part of said frame body so as to be elastically contacted with a vehicle body of, the automobile, said seal member including
- a joint portion integrally bonded to the peripheral edge part of said frame body,
- an extended portion in a plate-like shape which is extended from said joint portion outward of said frame body, and
- a lip portion which projects from said extended portion at an angle more than 90° and less than 180° so as to be elastically contacted with the vehicle body.
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A quarter vent duct adapted for an automobile comprising:
- a duct body including a frame body of a first material, which is relatively hard, wherein the frame body includes a flange portion, and the duct body has at least one opening and at least one valve body, which is made of a first soft material, is fixed to one side of the opening, and is adapted to open or close the opening;
- a seal member, which is made of a second soft material, wherein the seal member is attached to the flange portion for elastically contacting a vehicle body of the automobile, the seal member including:
- a joint portion bonded to the flange portion, wherein at least a part of the joint portion is generally planar and parallel to the flange portion;
- an extended portion, which has a plate-like shape and which extends from the joint portion in an outward direction from the frame body and away from the opening of the duct body;
- and
- a lip portion, which projects from the extended portion at an angle more than 90° and less than 180° for elastically contacting the vehicle body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.