Patent ID: 7097180
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: B60J,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A weather strip comprising: a trimming portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section and attachable to a surrounding part of a door opening of a vehicle, said trimming portion having an outer side wall portion, an inner side wall portion, and a connecting portion for connecting said outer and inner side wall portions to each other; and a hollow seal portion connected to said trimming portion at a first connection portion, which is placed substantially at a boundary portion between said connecting portion and said outer side wall portion, and at a second connection portion, which is placed closer to a leading end of said outer side wall portion than said first connection portion, and adapted to be more flexible than said trimming portion; a projecting portion provided in said second connection portion in such a way as to extend from said outer side wall portion of said trimming portion, wherein a first thickness of said projecting portion along a direction, in which said outer side wall portion extends, is larger than a second thickness of a part of said seal portion, which is pressure-contacted to a peripheral portion of the door, wherein a third thickness of a leading end part of said projecting portion is at least twice the second thickness, and wherein a projection length from a base end part of said projecting portion to a leading end part thereof is larger than the second thickness.