Patent ID: 8978306
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B60J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle sealing system, comprising: a door frame member including a generally U-shaped cavity formed therein for receiving glass from a window; an outer sash molding component covering a first portion of the door frame member; an inner sash trim component covering a second portion of the door frame member; a first seal including a flexible seal member co-extruded with the outer sash molding component; and first, second, and third seal members provided in or on the generally U-shaped cavity formed in the door frame member, wherein: the first seal member is dual shot molded together with the inner sash trim component, the second seal member is co-extruded with the outer sash molding component such that an end of the outer sash molding component is embedded in the second seal member, the first and second seal members being inwardly rotatable upon receiving a biasing force from upward movement of the glass, and the third seal member is provided on a base of the generally U-shaped cavity so as to form a cushion between the glass and the door frame member, wherein the first, second and third seal members are non-integrally formed with each other and spaced apart from each other such that the first seal member is directly attached to the inner sash trim component and is individually coupled to the inner sash trim component separately from the second and third seal members, the second seal member is directly attached to the outer sash molding component and is individually coupled to the outer sash molding component separately from the first and third seal members, and the third seal member is directly attached to the base of the generally U-shaped cavity and is individually coupled to the base of the generally U-shaped cavity separately from the first and second seal members.