Patent ID: 7651121
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. In a vehicle body having a sliding door and a roof rail mounted air bag, the combination of; a sliding door track extending along a roof rail; an inflatable air bag mounted on the roof rail inboard of the track; a headliner panel concealing the inflatable air bag and having an edge that extends along the track but is spaced therefrom to create a gap; and a molding assembly for closing the gap and including a carrier attached to the roof rail and a flexible seal strip that is attached to the carrier to close the gap, said flexible sealing strip having a first arm and a second arm, said first arm lapping onto the edge of the headliner panel and permitting the headliner panel to fold away from the seal strip upon deployment of the air bag, and said second arm lapping onto the track.