Vehicle cowl components adapted for hood/fender sealing
AssigneeShape Corp.
InventorCraig Martin Oomen
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Abstract
A vehicle cowl component configured to extend between a hood's rear edge and a vehicle front windshield comprises a cowl and a seal, the seal including a U-shaped cross section attached to the under-hood edge and having upwardly extending front and rear curved walls, each of the curved walls having an unconnected free end. In one embodiment, the seal is two-shot molded onto the cowl, which eliminates secondary attachment operations. A method includes steps of first-shot molding a cowl, and then second-shot molding a U-shaped seal onto the cowl along an under-hood front edge. A modified cowl includes a seal with a downwardly extending wiper for sealing engagement with a body support structure under the cowl and seal.
Claims8
A vehicle cowl component configured to extend between a hood's rear edge and a vehicle front windshield, comprising:
- a cowl including a cross-car length and an under-hood edge;
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- a seal having a U-shaped cross section attached to the under-hood edge and having upwardly extending front and rear curved walls, each of the curved walls having an unconnected free end;
- wherein the seal includes a lower wiper extending downward and configured to sealingly engage a mating surface on a body support structure spaced below and under a portion of the cowl and seal.
A vehicle cowl component configured to extend between a hood's rear edge and a vehicle front windshield, comprising:
- a cowl including a cross-car length and an under-hood edge;
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- a seal having a cross section attached to the under-hood edge and having at least two upwardly extending curved walls with free ends for sealing engagement with a hood and having at least one downwardly extending wiper for sealing engagement with a body support structure under the cowl and seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.