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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2001
Bipin D. Parekh, Plymouth, MI (US);
Mark R. James, Northville, MI (US);
Fred W. Butler, Oxford, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for directing a flow of air to a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle comprises a housing ( ) including at least one passage ( ) for conveying the flow of air to the passenger compartment. At least one door ( ) has a first position for allowing the flow of air into the passage ( ) and a second position for preventing the flow of air into the passage ( ). The door ( ) includes a seal ( ) for sealing against the housing ( ) when the door ( ) is in the second position. The seal ( ) includes a main body portion ( ) for attaching to the door ( ) and a sealing portion ( ) for sealing against the housing ( ). The sealing portion ( ) of the seal ( ) includes primary sealing means ( ), which extends outwardly of the main body portion ( ) of the seal ( ) in a first direction, and secondary sealing means ( ), which extends outwardly of the main body portion ( ) of the seal ( ) in a second direction that is different from the first direction.