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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
May. 11, 2000
Yasushi Iimori, Kariya, JP;
Akira Kose, Kariya, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A panel is attached to a panel frame such that the panel is movable relative to the panel frame. A weather strip is attached to the frame to seal the periphery of the panel. A gap is defined between the end of the panel and an adjacent inner wall of the weather strip. Cohesive elastic material is located in the gap. The panel end face is inclined by an acute angle relative to the upper surface of the panel such that the gap widens in the downward direction. When compressed and deformed between the end of the panel and the inner wall of the weather strip, the elastic material is pressed downward, which prevents the elastic material from bulging upward and spoiling the appearance of the weather strip.