Patent ID: 6357182
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
An attaching structure of a door weather strip to a periphery of a door frame of a motor vehicle, the door frame comprising:an outer panel and an inner panel which define a projecting edge projecting upwardly from a weather strip attaching surface formed in said inner panel; and a protrusion formed in said inner panel so as to protrude inwardly from said projecting edge, wherein the door weather strip comprises: a base portion which is secured to said weather strip attaching surface of said inner panel of the door frame with clips at predetermined intervals; a seal portion for contacting a door opening portion of a vehicle body; a concave surface formed in an outside surface of said door weather strip so as to face said protrusion of said inner panel of the door frame said concave surface having a channel-shaped groove in a lower part thereof, forming a space between said protrusion and said concave surface said channel-shaped groove opening upwardly and having one of U-shaped cross-section and V-shaped cross-section; a first seal lip formed along an upper part of said concave surface such that a tip end thereof abuts said inner panel defining said projecting edge above said protrusion; and a second seal lip formed along an outside part of said channel-shaped groove so as to stand upright on said base portion, a tip end of said second seal lip abutting an under surface of said protrusion.