Door frame structure of motor vehicle

A door frame structure of a vehicle, comprising:

• a door frame composed of metal, said door frame including a flat peripheral wall which extends around a periphery of a vehicle door to define a window opening, and a protrusion which protrudes from an inside end of said flat peripheral wall;
• a glass run for receiving a door glass which is in an elevated position, said glass run being attached on an inner side of said flat peripheral wall of said door frame;
• a door weather strip for sealing between the door frame and a door opening portion of a vehicle body, said door weather strip is attached on an outer side of said flat peripheral wall of said door frame;
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• a frame moulding for covering an outside end of said flat peripheral wall of said door frame, said frame moulding having a plate-shaped configuration, and being composed of one of a synthetic resin and a thermoplastic elastomer, said frame moulding extending along said door frame and being secured to said outside end of said flat peripheral wall of said door frame in about a widthwise center of said frame moulding at about right angles to said flat peripheral wall, said protrusion of said door frame, said flat peripheral wall of said door frame and an inner half part of said frame moulding, which extends into the window opening inwardly of said outside end of said flat peripheral wall of said door frame, defining a channel for providing said glass run, and an outer half part of said frame moulding, which extends from said outside end of said flat peripheral wall of said door frame outwardly of the window opening, having a projection for holding said door weather strip, wherein said inner half part of said frame moulding has a seal portion at an inner end thereof, and an L-shaped member is attached on an inner side of said flat peripheral wall of said door frame so as to extend along said flat peripheral wall and said protrusion of said door frame, and said L-shaped member has a seal portion at an inner end thereof so as to face said seal portion of said inner half part of said frame moulding, whereby said inner half part of said frame moulding and said L-shaped member define said glass run.

A door frame structure of a vehicle, comprising:

• a door frame composed of metal, said door frame including a flat peripheral wall which extends around a periphery of a vehicle door to define a window opening, and a protrusion which protrudes from an inside end of said flat peripheral wall;
• a glass run for receiving a door glass which is in an elevated position, said glass run being attached on an inner side of said flat peripheral wall of said door frame;
• a door weather strip for sealing between the door frame and a door opening portion of a vehicle body, said door weather strip is attached on an outer side of said flat peripheral wall of said door frame;
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• a frame moulding for covering said flat peripheral wall of said door frame, said frame moulding having a plate-shaped configuration, and being composed of one of a synthetic resin and a thermoplastic elastomer, said frame moulding extending along said door frame and being secured to said door frame such that about a widthwise center of said frame moulding faces said outer side of said flat peripheral wall at about right angles, said protrusion of said door frame, said flat peripheral wall of said door frame and an inner half part of said frame moulding, which extends into the window opening inwardly of said outside end of said flat peripheral wall of said door frame, defining a channel for providing said glass run, said inner half part of said frame moulding having a seal portion at an inner end thereof, and an L-shaped member is attached on an inner side of said flat peripheral wall of said door frame to extend along said flat peripheral wall and said protrusion of said door frame, and said L-shaped member has a seal portion at an inner end thereof to face said seal portion of said inner half part of said frame moulding, whereby said inner half part of said frame moulding and said L-shaped member define said glass run.