Patent ID: 6830288
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B60H,B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle body ventilation system for a vehicle having a windshield, a hood, and a cowl assembly, wherein the cowl assembly comprises:a cowl grille panel having a front and a rear edge, a first seal including a sealing portion and a carrier portion wherein said carrier portion is frictionally engaged with said front edge of said cowl grille panel, and a second seal including a sealing portion and a carrier portion wherein said second seal carrier portion is frictionally engaged with said rear edge of said cowl grille panel, wherein the carrier portion of said first seal and said second seal is of a first durometer and said sealing portion of said first seal and said sealing portion of said second seal each are of a second durometer, wherein said sealing portion of said first seal seals against a vehicle hood and said sealing portion of said second seal seals against a vehicle windshield, wherein said second durometer is less than said first durometer.