Patent ID: 8807641

Claim:
A roof weather strip for a motor vehicle, of which a roof includes a roof panel including a plurality of panels arranged frontwardly and rearwardly of a vehicle body so as to cover an opening provided in the roof of the vehicle body, wherein at least one panel of the roof panel comprises a sliding panel that is slidable, at least another panel of the roof panel, which is located on one of a front side and a rear side of the sliding panel, comprises a fixed panel that is fixed to the roof, and the roof weather strip effects a seal between the sliding panel and the fixed panel, said roof weather strip comprising: a base portion for attachment to an edge of a fixed base panel adapted to attach the fixed panel; and a seal portion for contacting the sliding panel, wherein said base portion includes a panel engaging section for engagement with said edge of said fixed base panel, and a rim engaging section for engagement with a panel rim attached to an edge of the fixed panel, wherein said panel engaging section is formed on a lower surface side of said base portion, wherein said rim engaging section is formed on an upper surface side of said base portion, wherein said fixed base panel has a downwardly recessed recess along said edge thereof, and defines a panel end on an end side of said recess, wherein said base portion on a panel engaging section contacts said panel end, and wherein said base portion on a rim engaging section side contacts said fixed base panel on a panel rim side of said recess.