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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2000
Takao Nakajima, Inazawa, JP;
Masanori Aritake, Ichinomiya, JP;
Atsushi Sumida, Nagoya, JP;
Hidetaka Fukamachi, Komaki, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle has a movable member movably disposed in an opening to close or open the opening. The seal is mounted to one of the movable member and an inner edge surrounding the opening conforming to each other. The seal has a seal portion subject to elastic deformation when being pressed against the movable member or the inner edge. The seal portion is made of a vulcanizable rubber. A base portion is made of a thermoplastic elastomer. The seal portion and the base portion are integrated by coextrusion. The rubber of the seal portion is vulcanized when passing through a vulcanizer.