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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2002
Hiromu Oda, Hiroshima, JP;
Syuuji Raisu, Hiroshima, JP;
Takashi Yamashita, Hiroshima, JP;
Takashi Ogawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A weather strip includes an attachment base ( ) and a hollow seal portion ( ). The hollow seal portion ( ) is integrally moulded with the outer wall ( ) of the attachment base ( ), and it makes a resilient contact with the door ( ) when the door ( ) of a vehicle is closed. The hollow seal portion ( ) has a first wall ( ), second wall ( ), third wall ( ), fourth wall ( ) and bridge ( ). The bridge ( ) is spanned between the second wall ( ) and the fourth wall ( ). The hollow seal portion ( ) includes bending points which bend when the door ( ) is closed. The bending points include a connection part ( ) formed between the second wall ( ) and the third wall ( ), a connection part ( ) formed between the third wall ( ) and the fourth wall ( ), and a connection part ( ) formed between the first wall ( ) and the fourth wall ( ).