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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2008
Norihiro Katayama, Kariya, JP;
Hirotsugu Kojima, Kariya, JP;
Norihiro Katayama, Kariya, JP;
Hirotsugu Kojima, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A sealing memberhas a main sealand a sub seal. The sub sealis integrally formed with a first connecting elementthat extends from the main seal. The first connecting elementhas an upper bent portionand a lower bent portion. The sub sealis at a higher position than the main sealdue to the upper and lower bent portions. The first connecting elementhas a ribthat extends along a longitudinal direction of the first connecting element. An upper thick portionand a lower thick portionare formed on the upper bent portionand the lower bent portionof the first connecting element, respectively. The riband the upper and lower thick portionsimprove the rigidity of the first connecting element