US4628637A
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Construction of door in motor vehicle
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1985-12-27
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Granted: 1986-12-16
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Expires: 2005-12-27
Abstract
Abstract A construction of a door in a motor vehicle, comprising: a guide piece secured to an end edge of a door glass and protruded into a compartment; a guide member disposed adjacent the end edge of the door glass on the side of the compartment, for slidably guiding the guide piece in the direction of opening or closing of the door glass; and a door glass weather strip having an inner seal lip secured to a door window frame adjacent the end edge of the door glass and being in contact with the side surface of the end edge of the door glass on the side of the compartment to seal between the end edge and the door window frame; wherein a support portion extended to the side surface of the inner seal lip on the side of the compartment, for contacting the inner seal lip from the side of the compartment to support same is integrally formed on the guide member.
Inventors
- 👤 Hachiro Okada
- 👤 Kenzi Ono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 08:01
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J10/00; B60J10/70; B60J10/74; B60J10/79
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle, comprising: a guide piece secured to an end edge of a door glass and protruded into a compartment; a guide member disposed adjacent said end edge of the door glass on the side of the compartment, for slidably guiding said guide piece in the direction of opening or closing of the door glass; and a door glass weather strip having an inner seal lip secured to a door window frame adjacent said end edge of the door glass and being in contact with the side surface of said end edge of the door glass on the side of the compartment to seal between said end edge and the door window frame; wherein a support portion extended to the side surface of said inner seal lip on the side of the compartment, for contacting said inner seal lip from the side of the compartment to support same is integrally formed on said guide member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle, comprising: a guide piece secured to an end edge of a door glass and protruded into a compartment; a guide member disposed adjacent said end edge of the door glass on the side of the compartment, for slidably guiding said guide piece in the direction of opening or closing of the door glass; and a door glass weather strip having an inner seal lip secured to a door window frame adjacent said end edge of the door glass and being in contact with the side surface of said end edge of the door glass on the side of the compartment to seal between said end edge and the door window frame; wherein a support portion extended to the side surface of said inner seal lip on the side of the compartment, for contacting said inner seal lip from the side of the compartment to support same is integrally formed on said guide member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said inner seal lip is extended from a main body of said door glass weather strip and the forward end thereof is formed into a cantilever-shaped member being in contact with said end edge of the door glass.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 2, wherein said inner seal lip is folded in two in the intermediate portion thereof and a proximal half portion thereof on the side of the compartment is in contact with said support portion to be supported.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
74 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 2, wherein said inner seal lip is folded in two in the intermediate portion thereof and a distal half portion folded in two of the inner seal lip is turned back to the side opposite to the guide piece and brought in contact at the outer surface thereof with the inner surface of the end edge of the door glass.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 3, wherein a distal half portion folded in two of the inner seal lip is turned back to the side opposite to the guide piece and brought in contact at the outer surface thereof with the inner surface of the end edge of the door glass.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
80 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said support portion is formed into a curved flange-shaped member starting from an end portion of said guide member on the side of said inner seal lip, forming a surface in contact with said inner seal lip, extending along the side surface of said inner seal lip on the side of the compartment and ending at the body of the door glass weather strip.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
80 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 2, wherein said support portion is formed into a curved flange-shaped member starting from an end portion of said guide member on the side of said inner seal lip, forming a surface in contact with said inner seal lip, extending along the side surface of said inner seal lip on the side of the compartment and ending at the body of the door glass weather strip.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
80 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 3, wherein said support portion is formed into a curved flange-shaped member starting from an end portion of said guide member on the side of said inner seal lip, forming a surface in contact with said inner seal lip, extending along the side surface of said inner seal lip on the side of the compartment and ending at the body of the door glass weather strip.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 4, wherein said support portion is formed into a curved flange-shaped member starting from an end portion of said guide member on the side of said inner seal lip, forming a surface in contact with said inner seal lip, extending along the side surface of said inner seal lip on the side of the compartment and ending at the body of the door glass weather strip.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
80 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 5, wherein said support portion is formed into a curved flange-shaped member starting from an end portion of said guide member on the side of said inner seal lip, forming a surface in contact with said inner seal lip, extending along the side surface of said inner seal lip on the side of the compartment and ending at the body of the door glass weather strip.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the guide member is an extruded metallic member fixed to a stepped portion of the door window frame facing inside the guide piece and provided with a guide groove being of a U-shape in cross section.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
52 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 2, wherein the guide member is an extruded metallic member fixed to a stepped portion of the door window frame facing inside the guide piece and provided with a guide groove being of a U-shape in cross section.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 3, wherein the guide member is an extruded metallic member fixed to a stepped portion of the door window frame facing inside the guide piece and provided with a guide groove being of a U-shape in cross section.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
52 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 4, wherein the guide member is an extruded metallic member fixed to a stepped portion of the door window frame facing inside the guide piece and provided with a guide groove being of a U-shape in cross section.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 5, wherein the guide member is an extruded metallic member fixed to a stepped portion of the door window frame facing inside the guide piece and provided with a guide groove being of a U-shape in cross section.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 6, wherein the guide member is an extruded metallic member fixed to a stepped portion of the door window frame facing inside the guide piece and provided with a guide groove being of a U-shape in cross section.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
52 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 7, wherein the guide member is an extruded metallic member fixed to a stepped portion of the door window frame facing inside the guide piece and provided with a guide groove being of a U-shape in cross section.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
52 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 8, wherein the guide member is an extruded metallic member fixed to a stepped portion of the door window frame facing inside the guide piece and provided with a guide groove being of a U-shape in cross section.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
52 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 9, wherein the guide member is an extruded metallic member fixed to a stepped portion of the door window frame facing inside the guide piece and provided with a guide groove being of a U-shape in cross section.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
52 words
A construction of a door in a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 10, wherein the guide member is an extruded metallic member fixed to a stepped portion of the door window frame facing inside the guide piece and provided with a guide groove being of a U-shape in cross section.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-12-15 | 1990-06-16 | 1990-12-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-12-15 | 1994-06-16 | 1994-12-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-12-15 | 1998-06-16 | 1998-12-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |