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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2006
Yoshifumi Taira, Kaita-cho, JP;
Hiroki Tanoue, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Yoshifumi Taira, Kaita-cho, JP;
Hiroki Tanoue, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Toyo Seat Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a sealing mechanism for a convertible top of a vehicle, which comprises a sealing clothdisposed inside a lateral edge of a side zoneof a top fabricin such a manner as to be gradually inclined toward the laterally inward side of the convertible top, as going from a front side to a rear side in a deployment direction of the convertible top. The sealing clothis designed to be brought into contact with a weather stripin a deployed position. The sealing mechanism of the present invention can ensure high-level sealing between the top fabric and a top frame in a lateral edge of the convertible top.