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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Masatoshi Mori, Columbus, OH (US);
Kenichi Kitayama, Tochigi, JP;
Inventors:
Masatoshi Mori, Columbus, OH (US);
Kenichi Kitayama, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automobile vehicle including a vehicle body having a passage receiving a door. A plurality of sealing elements are located between the door and the vehicle body. A first sealing element having a resilient surface portion and a relatively more rigid body portion shaped to engage a body flange is provided to seal an upper region of the passage. A second sealing element comprising a resilient section and a mating section adapted to mate with a door panel is provided and cooperates with the vehicle body to seal the lower region of the passage.