Decoma International Corporation

William E Armstrong

Avi Zohar

Belt weatherstrip moulding for motor vehicles or other motor vehicle trim may be made of separate inner and outer components. The inner component may be a base component which is extruded in a flexible material such as an elastomeric material which may be rubber or rubbery materials and which partially envelops an elongate core which is rigid with respect to the extruded material. Preferably the core is aluminum or less preferably stainless steel, galvanized steel or zinc coated steel or it may be a rigid thermoplastic material. The elongate core has an exposed face for attachment to the outer moulding. The outer component is an outer decorative skin and is an injection moulding, preferably polyurethane, although other plastics material may be used. The inner and outer mouldings are adhered together through double sided adhesive tape. It is possible to attach the composite moulding to a vehicle body by means of only one fixed mounting and a number of other mountings which allow relative movement between the vehicle body and the composite trim member to compensate for relative differences in expansion and contraction between the vehicle body and the trim.

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William E Armstrong