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US5042200A
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Door glass run structure for automobile
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-01-09
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Granted: 1991-08-27
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Expires: 2011-01-09
Abstract
Abstract A glass run structure for a door of an automobile including a door frame and a door glass adapted to be movable up and down in contact with a glass run member mounted to the door frame, the glass run member including a projected lip for making resilient contact with the door glass, and a guide surface for limiting the projected lip bent towards the inside of the automobile, in which the guide surface is so formed skew with respect to the door glass that its upper end is positioned nearer to the door glass than its lower end, thereby always realizing a substantially flat surface connection of the door glass with a side body of the automobile when the door is closed.
Inventors
- 👤 Satoru Ugawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:03
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J10/00; B60J10/70; B60J10/74; B60J10/79; B60J10/20; B60J10/24; B60J10/248; B60J10/76; B60J10/80; B60J10/86
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A glass run structure for sealing a reciprocating door glass in a door opening having an outer surface, said glass run structure comprising: a resilient hollow lip structure having means for contacting an upper end of the door glass when the door glass is raised to a closed position; a resilient projected lip structure having means for contacting an inner surface of the door glass; and a guide surface having a portion formed at an angle with respect to the inner surface of the door glass such that an upper end of the guide surface is normally positioned nearer to the door glass than a lower end of the guide surface, the resilient projected lip structure the guide surface having means for engaging so as to guide the door glass as the door glass is raised to the closed position, wherein said angled portion of said guide surface limits movement of the projected lip structure deformed by the door glass when the door glass is raised to force the door glass outwardly into a position of proper contact with the hollow lip structure in which the outer surface of said door glass is approximately co-planar with said outer surface of said door opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A glass run structure for sealing a reciprocating door glass in a door opening having an outer surface, said glass run structure comprising: a resilient hollow lip structure having means for contacting an upper end of the door glass when the door glass is raised to a closed position; a resilient projected lip structure having means for contacting an inner surface of the door glass; and a guide surface having a portion formed at an angle with respect to the inner surface of the door glass such that an upper end of the guide surface is normally positioned nearer to the door glass than a lower end of the guide surface, the resilient projected lip structure the guide surface having means for engaging so as to guide the door glass as the door glass is raised to the closed position, wherein said angled portion of said guide surface limits movement of the projected lip structure deformed by the door glass when the door glass is raised to force the door glass outwardly into a position of proper contact with the hollow lip structure in which the outer surface of said door glass is approximately co-planar with said outer surface of said door opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The glass run structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said projected lip structure includes a bump on an internal upper end thereof that contacts said angled portion of said guide surface to limit movement of the projected lip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The glass run structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said angled portion of said guide surface is formed approximately flat.
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