US4756944A
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Door glass weather strip for automobiles
Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-04-08
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Granted: 1988-07-12
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Expires: 2007-04-08
Abstract
Abstract A weather strip in which a glass-holding member and a bend lip are coupled respectively with the outer circumferential side and the inner circumferential side of an outside wall surface of a mounting base member, and the mounting base member is made of solid rubber and the bend lip is made of sponge rubber. A solid rubber portion continuing to the mounting base member is formed at least on inside of a base portion of the bend lip and the rotation fulcrum of the bend lip is shifted towards the free end and the modulus of the base portion of the bend lip increases. In this construction, even if the distance between the top end of the outside wall portion and the top end of the bend lip in the free state is shortened sufficiently not to spoil the fine appearance, when the glass is elevated for full closing, the top end of the outside wall portion of the glass-holding member is not grasped between the seal wall portion and the glass peripheral surface. Consequently, the door glass weather strip is not spoiled in the normal sealing state and a fine appearance may be achieved.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisayuki Kisanuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:40
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J10/00; B60J10/70; B60J10/74; B60J10/79; B60J10/15; B60J10/16; B60J10/20; B60J10/24; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/2419; Y10T428/24198; Y10T428/24744; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A door glass weather strip for automobiles, comprising: (a) a mounting base member made of solid rubber and providing a mounting means for mounting the door glass weather strip to a door sash; (b) a glass-holding member of hollow form coupled with an outer circumferential side of an outside wall surface of said mounting base member for sealing and holding a peripheral portion of a door glass; and (c) a bend lip having a free end and a base, said bend lip being made of sponge rubber and being coupled at said base thereof with an inner circumferential side of said outside wall surface of said mounting base member on a base portion of said mounting base member for pressing against and sealing with an inside surface of said glass, said bend lip further having a solid rubber portion continuing to said mounting base member and formed on said inside of said base portion thereof, whereby the rotation fulcrum of said bend lip is shifted towards said free end of said bend lip and the modulus of the base portion of said bend lip increases as said door glass slides along said bend lip, in deflecting engagement therewith, towards engagement with said glass-holding member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A door glass weather strip for automobiles, comprising: (a) a mounting base member made of solid rubber and providing a mounting means for mounting the door glass weather strip to a door sash; (b) a glass-holding member of hollow form coupled with an outer circumferential side of an outside wall surface of said mounting base member for sealing and holding a peripheral portion of a door glass; and (c) a bend lip having a free end and a base, said bend lip being made of sponge rubber and being coupled at said base thereof with an inner circumferential side of said outside wall surface of said mounting base member on a base portion of said mounting base member for pressing against and sealing with an inside surface of said glass, said bend lip further having a solid rubber portion continuing to said mounting base member and formed on said inside of said base portion thereof, whereby the rotation fulcrum of said bend lip is shifted towards said free end of said bend lip and the modulus of the base portion of said bend lip increases as said door glass slides along said bend lip, in deflecting engagement therewith, towards engagement with said glass-holding member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A door glass weather strip as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said bend lip has an outer surface and said mounting base member has a lower surface and said outer surface of the bend lip (11) and said lower surface of the mounting base member (1) are formed of sponge rubber integrally with one another as a continuous structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A door glass weather strip as set forth in claim 2, wherein: said mounting base member (1) is providwed with engaging foot portions (2, 3) for engaging on respective sides of a rail (22) of a door sash (21).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A door glass weather strip as set forth in claim 2, wherein: said solid rubber portion (11a) extends from said mounting base member (1) to a position slightly exceeding the curvature center position of the base portion of said bend lip (11).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A door glass weather strip as set forth in claim 2, wherein: said bend lip has an inside surface and said solid rubber portion (11a) spreads over the nearly whole length of the inside surface of said bend lip (11) and extends as a thin layer from the mounting base member (1).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
A door glass weather strip as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said mounting base member (16) is provided with an embedded insert (17) of U-like cross-section to enable grasping of a flange portion (27) of a door sash (26) by said mounting base member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A door glass weater strip as set forth in claim 6, wherein: said solid rubber portion (11a) extends from said mounting base member (1) to a position slightly exceeding the curvature center position of the base portion of said bend lip (11).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A door glass weather strip as set forth in claim 6, wherein: said bend lip has an inside surface and said solid rubber portion (11a) spreads over the nearly whole length of the inside surface of said bend lip (11) and extends as a thin layer from the mounting base member (1).
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