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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1996
Hsiao-an Hsieh, Troy, MI (US);
Prakash T Thawani, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nicos T Agathocleous, Canton, MI (US);
Manfred Koberstein, Troy, MI (US);
Scott E Jones, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A door assembly for controlling air flow through a motor vehicle climate control system includes a door panel having a pair of opposed faces and a terminal edge. A seal member is attached to at least one of the pair of opposed faces and has a terminal edge generally disposed along the terminal edge of the panel. A film member overlies the seal member and also has a terminal edge generally disposed along the terminal edge of the panel. The terminal edge of the film member is substantially non-linear such that noise produced by air flow passing around the terminal edge of the panel is minimized.