Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.

Takeo Kawazoe

Satoshi Inoue

Hideki Yoshioka

Yasuyuki Fujita

Yoshihiro Aoi

Katsuhisa Ishihara

The present invention relates to a sealing structure for a convertible, by which water used for washing, etc. is prevented from invading inside the compartment. In a sealing structure for a convertible, the roof of which is openable at a foldable hood portion,, the attaching base,of weather strip,is fitted to a retainer,fixed at a link,, the end portions,of elevating and lowering side glass,are resiliently engaged in the hollow sealing portion,of the weather strip,when the hood portion,is closed, and the hood sealing portion,is resiliently engaged in the hood portion,from inside the compartment; another hood sealing portion,corresponding to the folding portions X, Y and Z of the hood portion,is die-molded at the end portion of the hood sealing portion

Sealing structure for a convertible

A sealing strip for use on a convertible to seal the joint between the front pillar and the window glass of a front door integrally comprising: an extruded section having a longitudinal groove, a hollow upper sealing part formed on one side of the groove, a hollow lower sealing part formed on the other side of the groove, and a bridge interconnecting the upper sealing part and the lower sealing part; a molded section continuous with the extruded section, having an external shape substantially the same as that of the extruded section, and integrally having a longitudinal center groove, a hollow part having a hollow upper sealing part formed on one side of the center groove, and a hollow lower sealing part formed on the other side of the center groove and provided with a lip, and a bridge formed at least in a range in the hollow part so as to interconnect a portion of the upper sealing part and a corresponding portion of the lower sealing part.

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Hiroshima, Japan

Takeo Kawazoe