Patent ID: 6684575
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A weather strip for a vehicle, said weather strip comprising:an attachment base and a hollow seal portion, wherein said attachment base is U-shaped in section and attached to a flange provided along with a door opening of a body of the vehicle, and said hollow seal portion is integrally moulded with an outer wall of said attachment base and makes resilient contact with a door of the vehicle when the door is closed, and wherein: said hollow seal portion includes a first wall a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall and a bridge; said first wall protrudes from the outer wall of the attachment base near a bottom wall of the attachment base; said second wall is formed longer than the first wall and protrudes from a near end of the outer wall; said first wall and second wall extend from the outer wall in opposite directions; said third wall is connected with an end of the second wall at one end, forming an approximately rectangular shape with the second wall; said fourth wall is connected to another end of the third wall at one end, and is connected with an end of the first wall at another end; said fourth wall is made longer than the first, second and third walls and has a bulge curved toward outside of the vehicle; and said bridge spans between the second wall and the fourth wall; said hollow seal portion has bending points which bend when the door of the vehicle is closed, and said bending points include a connection part formed between the second wall and the third wall, a connection part formed between the third wall and the fourth wall, and a connection part formed between the first wall and the fourth wall.