Patent ID: 6716496
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B29C,B60J,Y10T

Abstract:
A weather strip comprising an extruded body having straight sections and a corner section curving therebetween, said extruded body comprising an attachment portion and a hollow scaling portion integrally formed by an extrusion molding, said attachment portion for being attached to a part of an automobile and said sealing portion being connected to said attachment portion at both ends,wherein said weather strip further comprises: a longitudinal incision made on the back side of said hollow sealing portion along the corner section a molded part formed on the interior of said hollow sealing portion with a J-shaped cross section formed separately from said extruded body, said molded being formed at least partially on an interior back side of said sealing portion in said corner section, and at least two reinforcing ribs integrally formed on said molded part on a surface opposed to the sealing portion and extending along a curving direction of said corner section, said at least two reinforcing ribs for maintaining a curved shape of said corner section.