Patent ID: 6601345
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A sealing structure for sealing between a door opening portion of a vehicle body and a periphery of a vehicle door, comprising:a channel formed in an inside surface of a metal doorframe of the vehicle door and extending in a circumferential direction thereof, said channel being defined by opposite side walls of said metal doorframe that extend in a direction in which the vehicle door is opened and closed; a projection projecting from the door opening portion of the vehicle body and extending in a circumferential direction thereof, said projection including a leg portion capable of flexing to cancel a slight difference between an extending direction of said opposite side walls defining said channel and a projecting direction of said projection, and a tubular seal portion formed at an end of said leg portion, said tubular seal portion being adapted to enter said channel and contact said opposite side walls which define said channel such that a projecting end of said projection is spaced from a bottom of said channel when the vehicle door is closed, said projection being composed of an elastomeric material which is selected from the group consisting of rubber, soft resin, and thermoplastic elastomer.