Patent ID: 8832998

Claim:
A sealing mechanism for use in an automobile door including a sliding window pane configured to be raised or lowered with respect to a door window part and a side panel fixed to the door window part, the sealing mechanism comprises: a retainer configured to be fixed to the side panel; and a glass run held by the retainer, wherein the glass run includes a hollow seal part comprising: an elongate contact part having a first end, a second end, and a single and continuous intermediate portion, the intermediate portion being located between the first end and the second end such that the first and second ends are spaced apart relative to one another a distance equal to a length of the intermediate portion, the intermediate portion being further configured to be in direct contact with an interior side of the sliding window pane; and a base connected to each of the first and the second ends of the contact part and extending away from each of the first and the second ends of the contact part, such that the base is provided at a back of the contact part, the base of the hollow seal part has a slit extending along a longitudinal direction of the glass run, the retainer includes a retainer body extending along a back of the base, a pair of engagement parts provided in the retainer body and engaged with a first side and a second side of the base, and a ridge projecting toward an exterior relative to the retainer body, located between the engagement parts and configured to be fitted in the slit of the base, and the intermediate portion, the base of the glass run, and the ridge of the retainer together and jointly define a hollow portion in a closed cross section of the hollow seal part extending along the longitudinal direction of the glass run.