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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2010
Kenichi Kitayama, Tochigi, JP;
Masatoshi Mori, Columbus, OH (US);
Kenichi Kitayama, Tochigi, JP;
Masatoshi Mori, Columbus, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automotive vehicle comprising a body panel including a flange defining an opening. The opening is shaped to receive a component selected from a door, a trunk or a tailgate. The component includes a main body panel and an interior lining having a substantially coplanar region facing the flange when the component is in a closed position. An elongated resilient sealing member is secured to the coplanar region of the component. The sealing member includes a base engaging the interior lining and a tubular body projecting from said base opposite the lining. An arm extends from an edge of the base and overlaps the interior lining.