Patent ID: 8689489
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A glass run for a motor vehicle, which is adapted to be attached along an inner periphery of a door frame of a vehicle door for guiding a door glass as the door glass is raised and lowered, the glass run comprising: a main body comprising an outer side wall, an inner side wall, and a bottom wall, which define a generally U-shaped cross-section, a first outer seal lip and an inner seal lip respectively extending from said outer side wall and said inner side wall so as to respectively extend from ends of said outer side wall and said inner side wall in an interior of said main body with the generally U-shaped cross-section, thereby respectively sealing outer and inner surfaces of the door glass, wherein an extension part is provided to extend from said end of said outer side wall of the glass run for attachment to vertical side portions of the door frame in an extending direction of said outer side wall, and a second outer seal lip is provided to extend from a tip end of said extension part in a direction of a front side of a vehicle body such that said second outer seal lip seals the outer surface of the door glass on a front side of a part sealed with said first outer seal lip, wherein a garnish is secured on an outer side of the door frame, and a tip end of said garnish contacts an exterior surface of said extension part, wherein said extension part comprises a recess in said exterior surface thereof such that said tip end of said garnish contacts said recess while providing a gap between said tip end of said garnish and a front end of said recess, wherein a base of said second outer seal lip is located on a front side of said tip end of said garnish, wherein a first outer cover lip covers a channel secured to a door outer panel of the door frame and wherein the channel is configured to have an L-shaped cross-section, and wherein the channel and the door outer panel of the door frame define a generally U-shaped cross section to hold the glass run.