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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2008
Stewart Rich, Powell, OH (US);
Brock Stull, Columbus, OH (US);
Akihiko Kuribayashi, Dublin, OH (US);
Stewart Rich, Powell, OH (US);
Brock Stull, Columbus, OH (US);
Akihiko Kuribayashi, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seal assembly for a sunroof of an automotive vehicle is provided that includes a seal and a bracket. The seal includes a front base and a separate rear base, both of which are attached to a bottom surface of the sunroof. The front base includes a lip integrally joined to a front portion of the front base that extends at an angle in the forward and downward direction. The bracket part is attached to both the front base and the rear base and includes a flange that extends in the angled forward and downward direction similar to that of the lip. The vertical length of the lip is longer than the vertical length of the flange such that the flange is adjacent to and behind the lip.