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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1990
Kazuo Ogawa, Aichi, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Nishikasugai, JP;
Abstract
A weather strip for mounting on a flange provided along a peripheral edge portion of an opening in a body of an automobile, including a trim portion of a U-shaped cross-section for being fitted on the flange, the trim portion having a pair of opposed side walls and holder lips which are formed on the inner surface of each of the opposed side walls and extend to the opposite side wall; a seal portion formed on an outer surface of one of the side walls which is adapted to be directed toward the exterior of the automobile body when the weather strip is mounted on the flange, the seal portion projecting outwardly from a generally central portion of the one side wall and being adapted to be pressed against a closure member for closing the opening; a seal lip extending from a distal end of the one side wall so as to be pressed against a portion of a body panel extending along the flange; and a core member embedded in the trim portion, the core member having a row of core elements spaced at a predetermined distance from one another. The core member has connective portions interconnecting the core elements so that when the trim portion is bent along a corner portion of the peripheral edge portion of the opening, the connective portions being either disposed in the one side wall and disposed inwardly of the neutral axis of the bending or disposed in the other side wall and disposed outwardly of the neutral axis.