Patent Publication Number: US-2022234431-A1

Title: Vehicle door sealing member

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-011387 filed on Jan. 27, 2021, the disclosure of which including the specification, the drawings, and the claims is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to a vehicle door sealing member that is attached to a door of a vehicle. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Doors of vehicles used to date are provided with sealing members for sealing gaps between the doors and door openings of vehicle bodies (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 through 3). The sealing member of Japanese Patent Publication No. 2004-051054 includes a hollow sealing portion and a sealing lip extending in the vehicle front-rear direction along the upper side of a sash. A bag-shaped water accommodating portion is integrally formed in a front end portion of the sealing member so that rain water that has flowed forward near the base of the sealing lip is temporarily accommodated in the water accommodating portion. An opening of the water accommodating portion faces in the vehicle forward direction, and rain water accommodated in the water accommodating portion flows forward out of the water accommodating portion. 
     The sealing member of Japanese Patent Publication No. 2006-069494 also includes a hollow sealing portion and a sealing lip extending in the vehicle front-rear direction along the upper side of a sash. FIG. 4 of Japanese Patent Publication No. 2006-069494 shows a wall extending in the vehicle width direction from the hollow sealing portion to the sealing lip. 
     The sealing member of Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Registration Application Publication No. S64-030716 is a hollow-type weather strip including a portion extending in the vehicle front-rear direction along the upper side of a sash and a portion extending in the front-rear direction along a lower portion of a door. In a portion of a peripheral wall of this hollow-type weather strip extending along the upper side of the sash, an upper slit for allowing an inflow of rain water is intermittently formed, whereas in a portion extending along the lower portion of the door, a discharge slit is intermittently formed. Accordingly, rain water that has flowed into the hollow-type weather strip from the upper slit flows in the hollow-type weather strip to be discharged from the discharge slit. 
     SUMMARY 
     In the sealing member of Japanese Patent Publication No. 2004-051054, since the water accommodating portion is disposed in an upper portion of the sash, water that has flowed out of the water accommodating portion might flow downward to be splashed onto a door opening/closing device. If water is splashed onto the door opening/closing device, water might be frozen to hinder opening and closing of the door in a cold region. 
     Although Japanese Patent Publication No. 2006-069494 describes the wall extending in the vehicle width direction from the hollow sealing portion to the sealing lip, if a large amount of rain water enters a gap between the hollow sealing portion and the sealing lip, rain water might flow downward across the wall to be splashed on the door opening/closing device. Consequently, water might be frozen to hinder opening and closing of the door in a cold region. 
     In Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Registration Application Publication No. S64-030716, since the discharge slit is located in a lower portion of the door, water discharged from discharge slit is not splashed on the door opening/closing device, but since the upper slit formed in an upper edge of the sash is intermittently formed, a rain gutter function is not applied to the entire upper edge of the sash. Consequently, there still remains the possibility of a defective phenomenon in which rain water enters the cabin across the hollow-type weather strip. 
     It is therefore an object of the present disclosure to prevent water that has flowed into a gap between the upper end of a door and a vehicle body from entering a cabin and to enable discharge of water while avoiding splash onto a door opening/closing device. 
     Terms herein will be defined as follows. A “portion outside the cabin” refers to a portion of a flange at the upper end of a door located at the outer side of a cabin outer surface in FIG. 1 of Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Registration Application Publication No. S64-030716. A “portion between the upper end of the door and the vehicle body” refers to a rain gutter portion constituted by a vehicle outer lip portion, a vehicle inner lip portion, and the bases of these lip portions in an upper slit setting portion in FIG. 1 of Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Registration Application Publication No. S64-030716. A “portion inside the cabin” refers to a portion of the upper slit setting portion located inside a portion in which the vehicle inner lip portion is elastically in contact with the roof portion of the vehicle in FIG. 1 of Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Registration Application Publication No. S64-030716. 
     To achieve the object, in a first aspect of the present disclosure, in a vehicle door sealing member  1  configured to be attached to a first door  300  for opening and closing a door opening  103  in a side portion of a vehicle body  101  of a vehicle  100 , the vehicle door sealing member  1  being configured to seal a gap between the door opening  103  and the first door  300 , wherein a portion extending in a vehicle front-rear direction along an upper side  322  of a frame  320  of the first door  300  includes an upper side sealing portion  3 , the upper side sealing portion  3  including an upper side attachment portion  30  configured to be attached to the upper side  322 , an upper side outer sealing lip  31  configured to be brought into elastic contact with the vehicle body  101  in closing the first door  300 , and an upper side inner sealing lip  32  separated from the upper side outer sealing lip  31  to a cabin inner side and configured to be brought into elastic contact with the vehicle body  101  in closing the first door  300 , an upper side water guide groove  34  is formed between the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the upper side inner sealing lip  32  such that water that has entered from a gap between the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the vehicle body  101  is allowed to flow in the vehicle front-rear direction in the upper side water guide groove  34 , a portion extending in a top-bottom direction along a vertical side  321  of the frame  320  of the first door  300  includes a vertical side sealing portion  2 , the vertical side sealing portion  2  including a vertical side upper attachment portion  20  configured to be attached to the vertical side  321 , a support wall  21  extending from the vertical side upper attachment portion  20  to a cabin outer side, and a vertical side upper sealing lip  22  projecting from the support wall  21  to one side in the vehicle front-rear direction, and configured to be brought into contact with a second door  200  in closing the first door  300  and the second door  200 , a vertical side upper water guide groove  24  is formed between the vertical side upper attachment portion  20  and the vertical side upper sealing lip  22 , an upper molded portion  5  is provided to connect an end of the upper side sealing portion  3  and an upper end of the vertical side sealing portion  2  to each other, and the upper side water guide groove  34  and the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  are connected to each other through the upper molded portion  5 . 
     With this configuration, when the door  300  is closed, the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the upper side inner sealing lip  32  extending along the upper side  322  of the frame  320  of the door  300  are brought into elastic contact with the vehicle body  101 . At this time, since the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the upper side inner sealing lip  32  are disposed with an interval in the cabin inside-outside direction and are easily warped to be deformed, a small reaction force is exerted on the door  300  at the moment when the door  300  is closed. Accordingly, closability of the door  300  is enhanced. 
     When the door  300  is closed, although the upper side outer sealing lip  31  is in elastic contact with the vehicle body, water might enter between a gap between the upper end of the door  300  and the outer sealing surface  101   b  of the vehicle body  101 . The water that has entered flows in the upper side water guide groove  34  between the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the upper side inner sealing lip  32  in the vehicle front-rear direction. 
     At this time, since the upper side water guide groove  34  and the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  are connected to each other through the upper molded portion  5 , water that has flowed in the upper side water guide groove  34  in the vehicle front-rear direction, flows in the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  in the vehicle top-bottom direction by way of the upper molded portion  5 . Accordingly, water is less likely to be splashed onto the door opening/closing devices  213 ,  311 , and  315 . 
     In a second aspect of the present disclosure, the upper molded portion  5  may have an upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54  and an upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59 , the upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54  being connected to an end  34 Fe of the upper side water guide groove  34 , the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  being connected to the another end  54 Fe of the upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54 , a lower end  59 Le of the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  may be connected to an upper end  24 Ue of the vertical side upper water guide groove  24 , the upper side water guide groove  34  may be disposed at a cabin inner side of a flange upper side  326   a  of an outer panel  324  constituting a cabin outer side of the upper side  322  of the frame  320 , an upper end  59 Ue of the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  may be disposed at a cabin inner side of a flange vertical side  326   b  of an outer panel  324  constituting a cabin outer side of the vertical side  321  of the frame  320 , and a lower portion  59 L of the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  may extend downward from the upper end  59 Ue, and extend to a cabin outer side of the flange vertical side  326   b  of the outer panel  324  constituting the cabin outer side of the vertical side  321  of the frame  320 . 
     With this configuration, water that has entered flows in the upper side water guide groove  34  between the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the upper side inner sealing lip  32  in the vehicle front-rear direction. Water that has flowed to the one end  54 Fe of the upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54  through one end  34 Fe of the upper side water guide groove  34  in the vehicle front-rear direction, passes through the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  and enters the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  from the upper end  24 Ue of the vertical side water guide groove  24  to flow downward. At this time, the lower portion  59 L below the upper end  59 Ue of the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  extends downward, and extends to the cabin outer side of the flange vertical side  326   b  of the outer panel  324  of the vertical side  321  of the frame  320 . Thus, water in the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  is guided to the cabin outer side of the flange vertical side  326   b  of the outer panel  324 . Accordingly, water is much less likely to be splashed onto the door opening/closing devices  213 ,  311 , and  315 . 
     In a third aspect of the present disclosure, a lower molded portion  8  may be connected to a lower end of the vertical side sealing portion  2 , and a vertical side lower sealing portion  6  may be connected to a lower end of the lower molded portion  8 , a lower molded portion water guide groove  84  may be connected to a lower end  24 Le of the vertical side upper water guide groove  24 , and a vertical side lower water guide groove  64  may be connected to a lower end  84 Le of the lower molded portion water guide groove  84 , and a lower end  64 Le of the vertical side lower water guide groove  64  may be located below a door opening/closing device  213 ,  311 ,  315  configured to open and close the first door  300  and the second door  200 . 
     With this configuration, since the upper side sealing portion  3 , the upper molded portion  5 , the vertical side sealing portion  2 , the lower molded portion  8 , and the vertical side lower sealing portion  6  are integrally formed, water flowing in the water guide groove hardly leaks in the middle. In addition, since the lower end  64 Le of the vertical side lower water guide groove  64  is disposed below the door opening/closing device  213 ,  311 ,  315 , water is discharged below the door opening/closing device  213 ,  311 ,  315 . This configuration can also further reduce splash of water onto the door opening/closing device  213 ,  311 ,  315 . 
     In a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a bottom portion  54   b  of the upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54  may be located at a lower position toward a first end  54 Fe in the vehicle front-rear direction. 
     With this configuration, water in the upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54  flows in one way in the vehicle front-rear direction and easily enters the vertical side upper water guide groove  24 . 
     In a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, the vertical side upper attachment portion  20  may include an inner wall  20   a  disposed at a cabin inner side of a flange vertical side  326   b  of the vertical side  321 , the flange vertical side  326   b  extending in the top-bottom direction, an outer wall  20   b  disposed at a cabin outer side of the flange vertical side  326   b , and a coupling wall  20   c  extending from the inner wall  20   a  to the outer wall  20   b  and coupling the inner wall  20   a  and the outer wall  20   b  to each other, the support wall  21  may project to a cabin outer side from a second end of the outer wall  20   b  in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  may be formed by the vertical side upper sealing lip  22 , the outer wall  20   b , and the support wall  21 . 
     With this configuration, the flange vertical side  326   b  of the vertical side  321  of the frame  320  is held between the inner wall  20   a  and the outer wall  20   b  of the vertical side upper attachment portion  20  so that the vertical side upper attachment portion  20  can be attached to the flange vertical side  326   b  of the vertical side  321 . In this case, the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  can be formed by using the vertical side upper sealing lip  22 , the outer wall  20   b , and the support wall  21 , and thus, a shape only for forming the water guide groove  24  does not need to be set. 
     In a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a vertical side core material  25  of a material harder than a material constituting the vertical side upper sealing lip  22  may be embedded in the inner wall  20   a , the outer wall  20   b , and the coupling wall  20   c.    
     With this configuration, since the vertical side upper attachment portion  20  can be firmly attached to the flange vertical side  326   b  of the vertical side  321 , deformation and displacement of the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  is reduced so that water can be guided to an intended location. 
     In a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, the vertical side upper sealing lip  22  may be curved or bent such that the vertical side upper sealing lip is located closer to a cabin inner side toward a first end in vehicle front-rear direction. 
     With this configuration, since the opening width of the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  can be reduced, water in the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  does not easily leaks out of the vertical side upper water guide groove  24 . 
     In an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, the upper side outer sealing lip  31  may be configured to be brought into elastic contact with the vehicle body  101  in a state where the upper side outer sealing lip  31  is curved or tilted to be located closer to a cabin outer side toward an upper end of the upper side outer sealing lip  31 . 
     With this configuration, a sealing pressure of a sealing portion in which the upper side outer sealing lip  31  is in elastic contact with the vehicle body  101  is high, and thus, the amount of water entering a gap can be reduced. 
     The present disclosure provides a door sealing member with a reduced door closing force in which water that has flowed into a gap between the upper end of a door and a vehicle body does not enter a cabin and is guided to one end of the vehicle, and then guided to the cabin outer side and to a location below a door opening/closing device so that water can be discharged without splashing onto the door opening/closing device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a right side view illustrating a part of a vehicle body of a vehicle according to an embodiment of present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a side view of a right rear door to which a vehicle door sealing member is attached, when seen from the cabin inner side. 
         FIG. 5  is a view of a frame seen from the front. 
         FIG. 6  is a view of the frame to which the vehicle door sealing member is attached, when seen from the front. 
         FIG. 7  is a view of the vehicle door sealing member seen from the cabin inner side. 
         FIG. 8  is an enlarged view of the inside of a portion A illustrated in  FIG. 7 . 
         FIG. 9  is a perspective view of a portion in the portion A  FIG. 7 , when seen obliquely from above. 
         FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional view taken along line X-X in  FIG. 8 . 
         FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional view taken along line XI-XI in  FIG. 8 . 
         FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional view taken along line XII-XII in  FIG. 8 . 
         FIG. 13  is a cross-sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in  FIG. 8 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     An embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following embodiment is merely a preferred example in nature, and is not intended to limit the invention, applications, and use of the applications. 
       FIG. 1  is a right side view illustrating a part of a vehicle body  101  of a vehicle  100  according to an embodiment of present disclosure. The vehicle  100  is an automobile, and has a driver&#39;s seat, a passenger&#39;s seat, and a rear seat in a cabin. In description of this embodiment, the front side of the vehicle will be simply referred to as a front, and the rear side of the vehicle will be simply referred to as a rear. A vehicle width direction is a lateral direction (left-right direction) of the vehicle body  101 , and corresponds to the cabin inside-outside direction. 
     (Configuration of Vehicle Body  101 ) 
     A right side sill  105  extends in the front-rear direction in a right lower portion of the vehicle body  101 . In a right side portion of the vehicle body  101 , a right front pillar  110 , a right center pillar  111 , and a right rear pillar  112  extend upward from the right side sill  105 . In an upper portion of the vehicle body  101 , a roof portion  120  extends from the upper end of the right front pillar  110  to the upper end of the right rear pillar  112  by way of the upper end of the right center pillar  111 . In this configuration, at the front side of the right side portion of the vehicle body  101 , a front door opening  102  is defined by the right side sill  105 , the right front pillar  110 , the right center pillar  111 , and the roof portion  120 . 
     At the rear side of the right side portion of the vehicle body  101 , a rear door opening  103  is defined by the right side sill  105 , the right center pillar  111 , the right rear pillar  112 , and the roof portion  120 . 
     The front door opening  102  is covered and uncovered by a front door  200 , and the rear door opening  103  is covered and uncovered by a rear door  300  illustrated in  FIG. 4 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , a striker  111   d  projects forward from an intermediate portion in the top-bottom direction of a front side surface  111   a  of the right center pillar  111 . The striker  111   d  is a member for holding the front door  200  in a closed state, which will be described later. 
     The left side of the vehicle body  101  has a configuration similar to that of the right side, and the present disclosure is applicable to either the right side or the left side of the vehicle body  101 . The following description will now be given on a case where the present disclosure is applied to the right side of the vehicle body  101 . The present disclosure is also applicable to the front door  200 . 
     (Configuration of Front Door  200 ) 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the front door  200  includes a door body  210  constituting substantially a lower half of the front door  200 , a frame  220  constituting substantially an upper half of the front door  200 , and a window pane (not shown) held by the frame  220 . Two front door hinges  211  are attached to the front end of the front door body  210  and are spaced from each other in the top-bottom direction. The front door hinges  211  are members supporting the front door  200  to the right front pillar  110  of the vehicle body  101  such that the front door  200  is pivotable about a pivoting axis extending in the top-bottom direction. 
     A front door checker  215  is attached between the two upper and lower front door hinges  211  at the front end of the front door body  210 . The front door checker  215  is a member that restricts the amount of pivoting of the front door body  210 , is disposed between the front pillar  110  and the front door body  210 , and is pivotably coupled to the front pillar  110  and the front door body  210 . The front door hinges  211  and the front door checker  215  have structures known to date. In  FIG. 4 , a door trim and other members are not shown. 
     On the other hand, the rear end of the door body  210  has a striker hole  212  in which the striker  111   d  of the vehicle body  101  is fitted when the front door  200  is closed. A door latch device  213  is provided inside the door body  210 . The door latch device  213  is a device configured such that when the front door  200  is closed, the door latch device  213  is engaged with the striker  111   d  in the striker hole  212  to hold the closed front door  200 . The door latch device  213  has a structure known to date. The engaged state of the door latch device  213  is canceled to open the front door  200  by operating a door handle (not shown). 
     (Configuration of Rear Door  300 ) 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the rear door  300  includes a door body  310  constituting substantially a lower half of the rear door  300 , a frame  320  constituting substantially an upper half of the rear door  300 , and a window pane (not shown) held by the frame  320 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the frame  320  includes a front vertical side  321 , an upper side  322 , and a rear vertical side  323 . The front vertical side  321  extends upward from a front portion of the door body  310 . The upper side  322  extends in the front-rear direction, and the front end of the upper side  322  is continuous to the upper end of the front vertical side  321 . 
     The rear vertical side  323  extends upward from a rear portion of the door body  310 , and the upper end of the rear vertical side  323  is continuous to the rear end of the upper side  322 . As illustrated in  FIG. 13  (cross section taken along line XIII-XIII in  FIG. 8 ), the frame  320  is constituted by an outer panel  324  constituting a cabin outer side and an inner panel  325  constituting a cabin inner side. 
     An upper portion of the inner panel  325  includes an upper side sealing member attachment plate  325   a  extending toward the outer panel  324 , and an inner panel upper plate  325   b  bent upward from a portion near the outer panel  324 . The inner panel upper plate  325   b  overlaps with a cabin inner surface of the outer panel  324 . 
     A bent portion  324   a  is bent toward the cabin inner side at the upper rim of the outer panel  324 , and overlaps with the cabin inner surface of the inner panel upper plate  325   b . The upper side sealing member attachment plate  325   a  tilts to rise toward the cabin outer side. 
     The outer panel  324  and the inner panel  325  constituting the upper side  322  of the frame  320  form a flange upper side  326   a . The flange upper side  326   a  of the upper side  322  projects to the vehicle inner side from the upper end of the upper side  322 , and extends in the vehicle front-rear direction. As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , the front vertical side  321  of the frame  320  has a structure similar to that of the upper side  322 . 
     The outer panel  324  and the inner panel  325  constituting the front vertical side  321  of the frame  320  form a flange front vertical side  326   b . The flange front vertical side  326   b  of the front vertical side  321  projects forward from the front end of the front vertical side  321 , and extends in the top-bottom direction. The lower side of the flange front vertical side  326   b  reaches the door body  310 . In addition, a garnish  327  (shown in  FIGS. 10 through 12 ) extending in the top-bottom direction is attached to the cabin outer side of the outer panel  324  constituting the front vertical side  321 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , two rear door hinges  311  are attached to the front end of the rear door body  310 , and are spaced from each other in the top-bottom direction. The rear door hinges  311  are members supporting the rear door  300  such that the rear door  300  is rotatable about a pivoting axis extending in the top-bottom direction with respect to a center pillar  111  of the vehicle body  101 . As illustrated in  FIG. 2  (cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in  FIG. 1 ), more specifically, the body of each rear door hinge  311  has a substantially L shape, and the front side of the L shape is fixed to a center pillar vehicle outer surface  111   b  with, for example, a bolt V, a rear side of the L shape is fixed to a front end vehicle outer surface  310   a  of the rear door body  310  with, for example, a bolt V, and the rear door hinge  311  is pivotable on a pivot portion  311   a  at the rear side of the L shape. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , a rear door checker  315  is attached between the two upper and lower rear door hinges  311  on the front end of the rear door body  310 . More specifically, as illustrated in  FIG. 3  (cross-sectional view taken along line in  FIG. 1 ), the rear door checker  315  is a member for restricting the amount of pivoting of the rear door body  310 , disposed between the center pillar  110  and the rear door body  310 , and coupled to the center pillar  110 . 
     A body  315   a  of the rear door checker  315  has a substantially flat plate shape. A rear door checker fixture  315   b  is attached to a rear side surface  111   c  of the center pillar  111 . A front portion of the body  315   a  of the rear door checker  315  is pivotably attached to the rear door checker fixture  315   b . A front end vehicle inner surface  310   b  of the rear door body  310  has a hole  316 . 
     A latch portion  315   c  formed in a rear portion of the rear door checker  315  is wider than the hole  316 . When the rear door body  310  is opened by the rear door hinges  311 , the latch portion  315   c  is brought into contact with a peripheral portion of the hole  316  to thereby restrict pivoting of the rear door body  310 . The rear door hinges  311  and the rear door checker  315  have structures known to date. 
     The door opening/closing device herein includes the door latch device  213 , the door hinges  311 , the door checker  315 , and so forth. 
     (Configuration of Vehicle Door Sealing Member  1 ) 
     A vehicle door sealing member  1  (shown in  FIG. 7 ) for sealing a gap between the rear door  300  and the rear door opening  103  is attached to the rear door  300 . The vehicle door sealing member  1  includes a front vertical side sealing portion  2  extending in the top-bottom direction along the front vertical side  321  of the frame  320 , an upper side sealing portion  3  extending in the front-rear direction along the upper side  322  of the frame  320 , a rear vertical side sealing portion  4  extending downward along the rear vertical side  323  of the frame  320 , an upper molded portion  5 , a front vertical side lower sealing portion  6 , a rear molded portion  7 , and a lower molded portion  8 . 
     The front vertical side sealing portion  2 , the rear vertical side sealing portion  4 , and the front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  are extrusion molded portions integrally shaped by extruding a material from an extrusion die (not shown), and each have a uniform cross section from the upper end to the lower end. The upper side sealing portion  3  is also an extrusion molded portion integrally shaped by extruding a material from an extrusion die (not shown), and has a uniform cross section from the front end to the rear end. 
     The front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  is connected to the lower end of the front vertical side sealing portion  2  through the lower molded portion  8 , and extends from the connected portion to the lower end of the door body  310  along the front end of the door body  310 . The lower end of the front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  is open. The rear vertical side sealing portion  4  extends to the lower end of the door body  310  along the rear end of the door body  310 , and then extends forward along the lower end of the door body  310 . The lower end of the rear vertical side sealing portion  4  is open. The lower end of the front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  and the lower end of the rear vertical side sealing portion  4  are separated from each other in the front-rear direction. As illustrated in  FIGS. 2 and 3 , the front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  is attached to a front vertical side lower sealing portion attachment plate  324   c  disposed between the outer panel outer surface  324   b  of the front vertical side  321  of the frame  320  and the bent portion  324   a.    
     More specifically, the vertical side lower attachment portion  60  of the front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  is attached to the front vertical side lower sealing portion attachment plate  324   c  with, for example, a double face tape or a clip (not shown). The front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  includes a vertical side lower outer sealing lip  61  extending forward from the vehicle outer end of the vertical side lower attachment portion  60  and configured to be brought into elastic contact with the rear end of the front door  200  in closing the front door  200  and the rear door  300 , and a vertical side lower inner sealing lip  62  extending forward from the vehicle inner end of the vertical side lower attachment portion  60  and configured to be brought into elastic contact with the vehicle outer surface of the bent portion  324   a  of the outer panel  324 . The vertical side lower outer sealing lip  61 , the vertical side lower attachment portion  60 , and the vertical side lower inner sealing lip  62  constitute a vertical side lower water guide groove  64 . 
     The upper molded portion  5  is a portion connecting the upper end of the front vertical side sealing portion  2  to the front end of the upper side sealing portion  3 , and molded with a molding die (not shown) capable of being opened and closed. The lower molded portion  8  is a portion connecting the lower end of the front vertical side sealing portion  2  to the upper end of the front vertical side lower sealing portion  6 , and molded with a molding die (not shown) capable of being opened and closed. Although the shape of the lower molded portion  8  is not shown in detail, the lower molded portion  8  is shaped such that a vertical side upper water guide groove  24  of the front vertical side sealing portion  2  and a vertical side lower water guide groove  64  of the front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  are connected to the lower molded portion  8 . 
     The rear molded portion  7  connects the rear end of the upper side sealing portion  3  to the upper end of the rear vertical side sealing portion  4 , and is molded with a molding die (not shown) capable of being opened and closed. A boundary between the upper side sealing portion  3  and the upper molded portion  5  is denoted by character L 1 , and a boundary between the front vertical side sealing portion  2  and the upper molded portion  5  is denoted by character L 2 . A boundary between the upper side sealing portion  3  and the rear molded portion  7  is denoted by character L 3 , and a boundary between the rear vertical side sealing portion  4  and the rear molded portion  7  is denoted by character L 4 . A boundary between the front vertical side sealing portion  2  and the lower molded portion  8  is denoted by character L 5 , and a boundary between the front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  and the lower molded portion  8  is denoted by character L 6 . 
     Any rubber-like elastic material may be used as a material for the vehicle door sealing member  1 . In the case of rubber, EPDM sponge rubber is preferable. In the case of a thermoplastic resin, foaming TPO or soft TPO is preferable. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 13 , a portion of the vehicle door sealing member  1  extending in the front-rear direction along the upper side  322  of the frame  320  includes an upper side attachment portion  30  to be attached to the upper side  322 , an upper side outer sealing lip  31  configured to be brought into elastic contact with an outer sealing surface  120   b  of the roof portion (vehicle body)  120  in closing the rear door  300 , and an upper side inner sealing lip  32  separated from the upper side outer sealing lip  31  to the cabin inner side, extending in the front-rear direction, and configured to be brought into elastic contact with an inner sealing surface  120   c  of the roof portion (vehicle body)  120  in closing the rear door  300 . 
     A portion of the vehicle door sealing member  1  extending in the front-rear direction along the upper side  322  includes the upper side sealing portion  3  and an upper-side side portion  5   a  of the upper molded portion  5 . The upper side attachment portion  30  extends along the upper side sealing member attachment plate  325   a  in the upper side  322 , and is to be attached to the upper side sealing member attachment plate  325   a . For example, the lower surface of the upper side attachment portion  30  can be attached to the upper side sealing member attachment plate  325   a  with an adhesive (not shown) such as a double face tape. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this example, and the lower surface may be attached with an attachment member such as a clip (not shown). 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 10  (cross-sectional view taken along line X-X in  FIG. 8 ), an upper molded portion core material  55  is embedded in an upper molded portion upper side attachment portion  50  and a lower portion of an upper molded portion upper side outer sealing lip  51 . The upper molded portion core material  55  is made of a material harder than a rubber-like elastic material constituting an upper portion of the upper molded portion upper side outer sealing lip  51  and an upper molded portion upper side inner sealing lip  52 , and has a plate shape extending in the top-bottom direction and also extending continuously in the front-rear direction. 
     An intermediate portion in the top-bottom direction of the upper molded portion core material  55  is bent such that a portion embedded in a lower portion of the upper molded portion upper side outer sealing lip  51  is located closer to the cabin outer side than a portion embedded in the upper molded portion upper side attachment portion  50 . A lower projection  53   b  projecting to the cabin outer side and extending in the front-rear direction is formed near the lower end of the upper molded portion upper side outer sealing lip  51 . The top end of the lower projection  53   b  is in elastic contact with a vicinity of the lower end of the inner panel upper plate  325   b . An upper molded portion upper side back surface lip  53   a  projecting to the vehicle outer side and extending in the front-rear direction is formed near the upper end of the upper molded portion upper side outer sealing lip  51 . The top end of the upper molded portion upper side back surface lip  53   a  is in elastic contact with the vehicle inner surface of the bent portion  324   a.    
     As illustrated in  FIG. 13 , a lower portion of the upper side outer sealing lip  31  extends in the top-bottom direction, and an upper portion of the upper side outer sealing lip  31  is tilted or curved such that a portion closer to the upper end is located closer to the cabin outer side. When the upper side outer sealing lip  31  is in elastic contact with the vehicle outer sealing surface  120   b  of the roof portion  120 , an upper portion of the upper side outer sealing lip  31  is thereby brought into elastic contact with the vehicle outer sealing surface  120   b  of the roof portion  120  in a curved or tilted state such that a portion of the upper portion closer to the upper end is located closer to the cabin outer side. 
     The upper side inner sealing lip  32  is tilted or curved such that a portion closer to the upper end is located closer to the cabin inner side. When the upper side inner sealing lip  32  is brought into elastic contact with the vehicle inner sealing surface  120   c  of the roof portion  120 , the upper side inner sealing lip  32  is thereby warped to be deformed toward the cabin outer side as a whole. In closing the rear door  300 , both the upper end of the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the upper end of the upper side inner sealing lip  32  are in elastic contact with the roof portion  120 , but the locations of the elastic contact are separated from each other in the cabin inside-outside direction. 
     While the rear door  300  is closed, a closed space is formed by the cabin inner surface of the upper side outer sealing lip  31 , the cabin outer surface of the upper side inner sealing lip  32 , and the roof portion  120 . However, rain water or water for car washing (hereinafter collectively referred to as rain water or the like) might enter the inside of the cabin through a gap between the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the vehicle outer sealing surface  120   b  of the roof portion  120  (as indicated by W 1  in  FIG. 13 ). The upper side inner sealing lip  32  inhibits entering, into the cabin, of rain water or the like that has entered the inside of the cabin through the gap between the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the vehicle outer sealing surface  120   b  of the roof portion  120 . 
     An upper side water guide groove  34  in which rain water or the like that has entered from the gap between the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the vehicle outer sealing surface  120   b  of the roof portion  120  is allowed to flow in the front-rear direction is formed between the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the upper side inner sealing lip  32 . The entire upper side water guide groove  34  from the front end to the rear end thereof is disposed at the cabin inner side of the outer panel  324  of the flange upper side  326   a  of the frame  320 . Accordingly, rain water or the like in the upper side water guide groove  34  flows at the cabin inner side of the outer panel  324  (as indicated by W 1  in  FIG. 13 ). 
     As indicated by the broken line in  FIG. 8 , a bottom portion  54   b  of an upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54  is formed such that the bottom portion  54   b  is located at a lower position toward a front end portion  54 Fe. Accordingly, the height of the bottom portion  54   b  of the upper side water guide groove  54  can be changed depending on locations so that rain water or the like in the upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54  is allowed to flow forward (as indicated by W 2  in  FIGS. 8 and 10 ). 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , a portion of the vehicle door sealing member  1  extending in the top-bottom direction along the front vertical side  321  of the frame  320  of the rear door  300  includes a vertical side upper attachment portion  20  to be attached to the front vertical side  321 , a support wall  21  extending to the cabin outer side from the vertical side upper attachment portion  20 , and a vertical side upper sealing lip  22  projecting forward from the support wall  21  and configured to be brought into elastic contact with the front door  200  in closing the front door  200  and the rear door  300 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 8 , a portion of the vehicle door sealing member  1  extending in the top-bottom direction along the front vertical side  321  includes the front vertical side sealing portion  2  and a vertical side  5   b  of the upper molded portion  5 . As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , the vertical side upper attachment portion  20  is a portion to be attached to the flange front vertical side  326   b  of the front vertical side  321 , and extends in the top-bottom direction along the flange front vertical side  326   b.    
     Specifically, the vertical side upper attachment portion  20  includes an inner wall  20   a  disposed at the cabin inner side of the flange front vertical side  326   b , an outer wall  20   b  disposed at the cabin outer side of the flange front vertical side  326   b , and a coupling wall  20   c  extending from the inner wall  20   a  to the outer wall  20   b . The coupling wall  20   c  is a portion coupling the front end of the inner wall  20   a  to the front end of the outer wall  20   b . The vertical side upper attachment portion  20  is formed by the inner wall  20   a , the outer wall  20   b , and the coupling wall  20   c  to be open rearward so that the flange front vertical side  326   b  is allowed to be inserted between the inner wall  20   a  and the outer wall  20   b.    
     The flange front vertical side  326   b  inserted between the inner wall  20   a  and the outer wall  20   b  is held between a plurality of retention lips  20   a   1  provided on the vehicle outer surface of the inner wall  20   a  and a plurality of retention projections  20   b   1  provided on the vehicle inner surface of the outer wall  20   b . A vertical side core material  25  made of a material harder than the vertical side upper sealing lip  22  is embedded in the inner wall  20   a , the outer wall  20   b , and the coupling wall  20   c.    
     The vertical side core material  25  is made of a hard material similar to the upper molded portion core material  55 . The vertical side core material  25  has a cross section that is open rearward and is similar to the cross section of the vertical side upper attachment portion  20 . By embedding the vertical side core material  25 , holding power of the flange front vertical side  326   b  by the vertical side upper attachment portion  20  is enhanced so that the vertical side upper attachment portion  20  can be attached firmly. 
     The support wall  21  projects to the cabin outer side from the rear end of the outer wall  20   b , and extends in the top-bottom direction. The rear end of the support wall  21  is configured to be in elastic contact with the front end of the garnish  327 . The vertical side upper sealing lip  22  projects forward from the end of the support wall  21  at the cabin outer side, extends in the top-bottom direction, and is curved or tilted such that a portion of the vertical side upper sealing lip  22  closer to the front end portion is located closer to the cabin inner side. Although not shown, while the front door  200  is open, the front end of the vertical side upper sealing lip  22  is separated to the cabin outer side from the front end of the outer wall  20   b  or the end of the coupling wall  20   c  at the cabin outer side, and a gap is formed between the vertical side upper sealing lip  22  and the vertical side upper attachment portion  20 . 
     On the other hand, while both the front door  200  and the rear door  300  are closed, the rear end of the front door  200  is in elastic contact with the cabin outer surface of the vertical side upper sealing lip  22 , and the vertical side upper sealing lip  22  is elastically deformed to be warped to the cabin inner side as a whole. Accordingly, the front end of the vertical side upper sealing lip  22  is brought into elastic contact with the front end of the outer wall  20   b  or the end of the coupling wall  20   c  at the cabin outer side so that the gap between the vertical side upper sealing lip  22  and the vertical side upper attachment portion  20  is closed. The vertical side upper sealing lip  22 , the outer wall  20   b , and the support wall  21  form the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  extending in the top-bottom direction. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 8 , since an upper end  24 Ue of the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  is connected to an upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  and the front end portion  34 Fe of the upper side water guide groove  34  through the upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54 . Thus, water can be smoothly discharged (as indicated by W 2 , W 3 , W 4 , and W 5  in this order in  FIG. 8 ). As indicated by  FIGS. 2 and 3 , the front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  has the vertical side lower water guide groove  64  whose cross-sectional shape is similar to that of the front vertical side sealing portion  2 . As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , since the front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  extends to the lower end of the door body  310 , a lower end  64 Le of the vertical side lower water guide groove  64  is disposed at the lower end of the door body  310 . 
     Specifically, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the upper molded portion  5  connects the end of the upper side sealing portion  3  to the upper end of the front vertical side sealing portion  2 . The upper molded portion  5  has the upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54  connected to the end  34 Fe of the upper side water guide groove  34 , and also has the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  connected to the other end  54 Fe of the upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54 . A lower end  59 Le of the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  is connected to the upper end  24 Ue of the vertical side upper water guide groove  24 . More specifically, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , a lower end  24 Le of the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  is connected to an upper end  84 Ue of the lower molded portion water guide groove  84 , and a lower end  84 Le of the lower molded portion water guide groove  84  is connected to an upper end  64 Ue of the vertical side lower water guide groove  64 . As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the lower end  64 Le of the vertical side lower water guide groove  64  is disposed at the lower end of the door body  310 . 
     With this configuration, water W 5  in the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  is discharged at a location below the door latch device  213 , the door hinges  311 , and the door checker  315  (as indicated by W 5 , W 6 , and W 7  in this order in  FIG. 7 ). 
     As indicated by imaginary lines in  FIG. 5  and in  FIG. 8 , an upper end  59 Ue of the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  is connected to the front end  54 Fe of the upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54 , and thus, the upper end  59 Ue is located at the cabin inner side of the flange upper side  326   a  of the outer panel  324  of the upper side  322  of the frame  320 . A lower portion  59 L of the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  extends downward from the upper end  59 Ue, and extends to the cabin outer side of the flange upper side  326   a  of the outer panel  324 . 
     That is, a portion of the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  below the upper end  59 Ue includes an upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove lower portion  59 L that extends downward and is bent to the cabin outer side. The upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove lower portion  59 L enables the lower end to be disposed at the cabin outer side of the flange upper side  326   a  of the outer panel  324  with the upper end  59 Ue being disposed at the cabin inner side of the flange upper side  326   a  of the outer panel  324  so that water is allowed to be guided to the cabin outer side (as indicated by W 3  to W 4  in  FIGS. 5, 6, and 8 ). 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 11  (cross-sectional view taken along line XI-XI in  FIG. 8 ), in the vertical side portion  5   b  of the upper molded portion  5 , an upper molded portion vertical side front end attachment portion  56   b  is provided at the front side of an upper molded portion vertical side attachment portion  56   a , an upper molded portion vertical side support wall  57  extends to the vehicle outer side from the vehicle outer surface of the upper molded portion vertical side front end attachment portion  56   b , and an upper molded portion vertical side outer sealing lip  58  extends, while being tilted, toward the vehicle inner side from a vehicle outer portion of the upper molded portion vertical side support wall  57 . 
     Here, in the vertical side  5   b  of the upper molded portion  5 , the flange front vertical side  326   b  is located outside the upper molded portion vertical side support wall  57 . As illustrated in  FIG. 12  (cross-sectional view taken along line XII-XII in  FIG. 8 ), in a portion to which the front vertical side sealing portion  2  is attached, the flange front vertical side  326   b  is located inside the outer wall  20   b . That is, as illustrated in  FIGS. 5, 11, and 12 , in a section where the flange front vertical side  326   b  is at the outer side and at the rear side, the water guide groove of the vehicle door sealing member  1  is displaced from the vehicle inner side to the vehicle outer side, and in its underlying section, the flange front vertical side  326   b  is displaced from the vehicle outer side to the vehicle inner side so that the flange front vertical side  326   b  does not intersect or interfere with the displacement section of the water guide groove and water can be smoothly guided. 
     (Advantages of Embodiment) 
     As described above, in this embodiment, when the rear door  300  is closed as illustrated in  FIG. 13 , the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the upper side inner sealing lip  32  of the upper side sealing portion  3  are brought into elastic contact with the roof portion  120 . As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , when the front door  200  is additionally closed, the vertical side upper sealing lip  22  is brought into elastic contact with the rear end of the front door  200 . 
     In a case where rain water or the like enters the inside of the cabin through a gap between the upper side outer sealing lip  31  and the outer sealing surface  120   b  of the roof portion  120  with the rear door  300  closed, the rain water or the like might flow forward in the upper side water guide groove  34 . Rain water or the like that has flowed forward in the upper side water guide groove  34  passes through the upper molded portion upper side water guide groove  54  and the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  from the front end portion  34 Fe of the upper side water guide groove  34 , enters the upper end  24 Ue of the vertical side upper water guide groove  24 , and flows downward in the vertical side upper water guide groove  24 . 
     Since the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  includes the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove lower portion  59 L that is bent to the cabin outer side, rain water or the like in the upper molded portion vertical side water guide groove  59  can be guided to the cabin outer side of the outer panel  324 . 
     In addition, since the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  is connected to the vertical side lower water guide groove  64  of the front vertical side lower sealing portion  6  through a lower molded portion water guide groove (not shown), the vertical side upper water guide groove  24  extends below the lower rear door hinge  311 . Thus, rain water or the like can be guided to a portion below the lower rear door hinge  311 , and discharged from a vicinity of the lower end of the door body  310 . Accordingly, rain water or the like that has entered the gap between the upper end of the rear door  300  and the roof portion  120  is hardly splashed onto the rear door latch device  213 , the rear door hinges  311 , and the rear door checker  315 . 
     The above-described embodiment is merely an example in all respects, and should not be construed as limiting. Further, all variations and modifications belonging to the equivalent scope of the claims are within the scope of the present disclosure. 
     The embodiment is directed to the example of only the vehicle door sealing member attached to the rear door, but is applicable to a front door. The embodiment is also applicable to a right door or a left door of rear doors in a vehicle. 
     As described above, the vehicle door sealing member according to present disclosure can be used for, for example, a rear door.