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Title: Vehicle door structure

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5195025

A vehicle door structure is described which consists of: a door glass, which is displaceable within a door mounted on a vehicle; means for sealing between the door glass and a body side member of the vehicle, the sealing means including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the sealing means consists of solid rubber, the seond portion of the sealing means comprising sponge rubber. The first portion of the sealing means includes a first recess, the second portion of sealing means including a second recess and a contact potion, the contact portion positioned at an outside surface of the vehicle. The contact portion is defined between the body side member of the vehicle and the door glass, the contact portion adapted for contact with the door glass, the first recess of the first portion of the sealing means being located adjacent to the adjacency of the outside surface of the vehicle; and means for fastening the sealing means to the body side member of the vehicle. The fastening means has a first hook and a second hook, the first hook of the fastening means adapted to be inserted into the first recess of the first portion of the sealing means, the second hook of the fastening means adapted to be inserted into the second recess of the second portion of the sealing means.

Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
Patent Number(s):
US 4607879
OSTI ID:
5195025
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 02 Jul 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English