Patent ID: 6820372
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A sealing structure for sealing around a door opening of a vehicle against a periphery of a vehicle door, comprising:a door opening portion formed around the door opening in a vehicle body, which is closed and opened by the vehicle door, said door opening portion being composed of an outer body panel and an inner body panel, an end edge of said outer body panel being placed on and joined to an end edge of said inner body panel with said outer body panel located on the side of said door opening, thereby forming a flat joint, said outer body panel having a concave surface which is composed of a first surface and a second surface, said first surface bending from said outside of said flat joint into an L-shaped configuration and extending outwardly of said door opening portion, and said second surface bending from said first surface into an L-shaped configuration and extending towards said side surface of said vehicle body; and a weather strip having a base portion which is secured to said outer body panel of said door opening portion of said vehicle body, and a tubular seal portion which is pushed by the periphery of the vehicle door when said door opening is closed, said base portion having an L-shaped cross-section which conforms to said flat joint and said first surface of said concave surface, and being composed of an inner part which faces said flat joint, and an outer part which faces said first surface of said concave surface of said outer body panel, a seal wall which expands from said outer part of said base portion and fills a space defined by said concave surface, thereby sealing between said door opening portion of said vehicle body and the periphery of said vehicle door with said weather strip secured to said door opening portion.