Patent ID: 6811213
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A weather strip for use on a sunroof for ensuring a seal between a roof glass mounted on the sunroof and a roof panel comprising:a base part having an opening on a first end for receiving the roof glass and a base portion on a second end directed toward the roof panel; a hollow seal part secured to the base portion on the second end of the base part, the improvement of said hollow seal part comprising: a base section secured to the base portion of the base part and having a thickness; a thinned section formed adjacent said base section, said thinned section having a thickness less than the thickness of said base section; a protrusion section adjacent said thinned section and defining an inwardly projecting protrusion, said protrusion section having a thickness greater than the thickness of said thinned section; a seal end section adjacent said protrusion section for elastically contacting a roof panel, said seal end section having a thickness less than the thickness of said protrusion section; and a closed hollow region within said hollow seal part and bordered on one side by said base part, said closed hollow region receiving said inwardly projecting protrusion, wherein when said hollow seal part contacts the roof panel, said seal end section elastically deforms to provide contact between a contact surface of the roof panel and a contact surface of the seal end section to define a contact area, and said thinned section elastically deforms to maintain the contact area of the hollow seal part and the roof panel substantially constant, the deformation of said thinned section preventing vibration of the surface of the seal end section relative to a surface of the roof panel from generating squeak noises.