Patent ID: 8555552
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a first door having a first opening side, an opposed first hinge side pivotally supported by the vehicle and a first seal mount extending along at least a portion of the first opening side; a second door having a second opening side adjacent to the first opening side to define a gap therebetween, an opposed second hinge side pivotally supported by the vehicle and a second seal mount extending along at least a portion of the second opening side; an inflatable door seal assembly having a first seal assembly mounted to one of the first or second seal mounts, the first seal assembly configured to be inflatable to extend into the gap toward the other of the first or second seal mounts when the first and second door are closed and deflatable to retract from the gap; and an inflator assembly configured to pump a fluid into the first seal assembly to inflate the first seal assembly and pump the fluid out of the first seal assembly to deflate the first seal assembly; and wherein the first seal assembly includes a first inflator seal mounted to the first seal mount and configured to operatively engage the inflator assembly to be selectively inflated and deflated, a first carrier channel mounted to the first inflator seal and configured to be telescopically slidable toward and away from the gap by the inflation and deflation, respectively, of the first inflator seal, and a first primary seal mounted to the first carrier channel and configured to be slidable toward and away from the gap.