Patent ID: 9061573
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A seal ( 4 ) for positioning between an edge ( 3 ) of an opening ( 2 ) in a body ( 1 ) of a vehicle and an associated door (D) movable between an open position and a closed position, said door (D) being hinged on the body ( 1 ) of the vehicle along a first predefined section ( 3 c ) of the edge ( 3 ) of said opening ( 2 ); the seal ( 4 ) comprising a fixing profile ( 5 ) and a tubular sealing profile ( 6 ) connected thereto; a wall of the sealing profile having a substantially longitudinal outer groove ( 12 , 14 ) extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the seal and defining an integral film hinge ( 13 , 15 ) extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the seal; wherein the outer groove ( 12 , 14 ) is provided only along a portion of the longitudinal axis of the seal, said portion of the longitudinal axis being configured to be associated with said first predefined section ( 3 c ) of the edge ( 3 ) of said opening ( 2 ), said outer groove ( 12 , 14 ) reducing a resistance of said sealing profile ( 6 ) to compression in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the seal, wherein the tubular sealing profile has a generally consistent wall thickness, and wherein the outer groove is defined by a reduction in the wall thickness of the sealing profile (