Patent ID: 8991102
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B60J,E06B

Abstract:
1. A door weather strip for sealing between a door of a motor vehicle and a door opening portion of a vehicle body of the motor vehicle, the door weather strip being adapted to be attached to an outer periphery of a door frame of the door and comprising: an upper side section formed by extrusion and adapted to be attached to an upper side of the door frame, a vertical side section formed by extrusion and adapted to be attached to a vertical side of the door frame, and a molded corner section adapted to join said upper side section and said vertical side section to each other, wherein each of said upper side section and an upper side part of said corner section includes an exterior weather strip adapted to be attached to an exterior part of the door frame to provide a seal with an exterior part of the door opening portion, an interior weather strip adapted to be attached to an interior part of the door frame to provide a seal with an interior part of the door opening portion, and a connecting section for integrally connecting said exterior weather strip and said interior weather strip to each other, each of said exterior weather strips includes an exterior base portion made of a sponge material for attachment to one of the door frame and a door molding and includes an exterior seal portion for contacting the door opening portion when the door is closed, and each of said interior weather strips includes an interior base portion made of the sponge material for attachment to the door frame and includes an interior seal portion for contacting the door opening portion when the door is closed, said door weather strip further comprises a reinforcing rib formed in a rear surface of said exterior base portion of said upper side part of said corner section, said exterior base portion of each of said upper side section and said upper side part of said corner section has an exterior engaging part and an interior engaging part both formed of the sponge material, said exterior and interior engaging parts of the upper side part of said corner section extend along a longitudinal direction of said rear surface of said exterior base portion and project downwardly and said exterior and interior engaging parts of the upper side section extend along a longitudinal direction of said upper side section and project downwardly, and sub-reinforcing ribs are formed along an interior side surface of said interior engaging part of said exterior base portion of said upper side part of said corner section, said interior engaging part of said upper side part of said corner section having an end comprising a joint connected to said connecting section of said upper side part of said corner section, wherein each of said ribs projects from a root of said joint.