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US 8,944,488 B2Granted
Vehicle door arrangement and method for the assembly thereof
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsAlexander Schidan, Hans-Helmut Mieglitz
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Abstract
A vehicle door arrangement includes a trim panel, a structural element and a second trim panel. A connection between the first trim panel and the second trim panel comprises a sealing element. The first trim panel comprises an attachment element which extends along the sealing element and interacts with the sealing element.
Claims3
A vehicle door arrangement comprising
- a first trim panel;
- a second trim panel;
- a sealing element configured to establish a connection between the first trim panel and the second trim panel and to block movement of the first and second trim panels away from one another, the sealing element comprising:
- a first insertion groove having a c-shape and being configured to receive a first attachment element of the first trim panel;
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- a second insertion groove having a c-shape and being configured to receive a second attachment element of the second trim panel, wherein the first insertion groove is open toward a first direction and the second insertion groove is open toward a second direction, opposite the first direction, the first insertion groove comprises a first arm and a second arm extending generally parallel to one another and defining a first opening configured to receive the first attachment element, and the second insertion groove comprises a third arm and a fourth arm extending generally parallel to one another and defining a second opening configured to receive the second attachment element.
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