Patent ID: 9038319
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B60J,E06B

Abstract:
1. A seal member for an automobile sashless door, the seal member being configured to seal a clearance between a door glass of the sashless door and an automobile body, the seal member comprising: a retainer fixed to the automobile body; and a weatherstrip, wherein: the retainer includes a pair of engagement parts which engage and hold two sides of the weatherstrip; the weatherstrip has a hollow shape formed by a base and a seal part, the base inserted between the pair of engagement parts of the retainer, the seal part being integral with the base and adapted to contact at least one surface of the door glass; a center portion of the base has a substantially V shape in cross section and projects toward the retainer, the center portion being configured to come into contact with a portion of the retainer other than the pair of engagement parts such that a counterforce is applied by the portion of the retainer other than the pair of engagement parts to the center portion of the base when said sides of the weatherstrip are engaged with the pair of engagement parts; the counterforce is applied as turning forces to said sides of the weather strip using the pair of engagement parts of the retainer as fulcrums; a first contact portion of the weatherstrip located lateral to a first one of the pair of engagement parts of the retainer is pushed in a first direction against a side rim of the retainer by a first one of the turning forces; and a second contact portion of the weatherstrip located lateral to a second one of the pair of engagement parts of the retainer is pushed in a second direction against a portion of the automobile body by a second one of the turning forces, the second direction being substantially perpendicular relative to the first direction.