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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2009
David B. Grummett, Dublin, OH (US);
Brent Nathaniel Gaertner, Columbus, OH (US);
Akihiko Kuribayashi, Dublin, OH (US);
Kenneth M. Hartlaub, Powell, OH (US);
Brock Jared Stull, Columbus, OH (US);
David B. Grummett, Dublin, OH (US);
Brent Nathaniel Gaertner, Columbus, OH (US);
Akihiko Kuribayashi, Dublin, OH (US);
Kenneth M. Hartlaub, Powell, OH (US);
Brock Jared Stull, Columbus, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seal assembly includes a vehicle frame, a moveable panel connected with and moveable with respect to the vehicle frame, and a seal connected with the vehicle frame. The moveable panel is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The seal includes a seal body having an external surface including an ambient-contacting section that is in contact with ambient when the moveable panel is in the closed position. The external surface of the seal body also includes a moveable-panel-contacting section that is in contact with the moveable panel when the moveable panel is in the closed position. The ambient-contacting section can move from a first orientation when the moveable panel is in the closed position toward a second orientation as the moveable panel contacts the moveable-panel-contacting section and moves toward the closed position. A seal for a vehicle and a roof assembly are also described.