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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2016
Applicant:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);

Inventors:

Mohan Ramachandra Kulkarni, Novi, MI (US);

James D. Cunningham, Clarkston, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/06 (2006.01); F16J 15/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/44 (2006.01); B60R 19/02 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/06 (2013.01); F16J 15/022 (2013.01); F16J 15/44 (2013.01); B60R 19/02 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1886 (2013.01); F16J 15/445 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sealing system can be used between a first vehicle component and a second vehicle component. As an example, the first vehicle component can be a filler panel, and the second vehicle component can be a bumper panel. The first vehicle component and the second vehicle component can be spaced from each other such that a gap is formed between the first vehicle component and the second vehicle component. A seal can be operatively positioned at least partially between the first vehicle component and the second vehicle component to close at least a portion of the gap. The interface seal can be floatingly connected to the first vehicle component. The interface seal can be unconnected to the second vehicle component. The interface seal can be substantially adjacent to the second vehicle component.


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