GB2058892A - A Seal for a Sliding Roof of a Motor Vehicle - Google Patents

A Seal for a Sliding Roof of a Motor Vehicle Download PDF

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GB2058892A
GB2058892A GB8025619A GB8025619A GB2058892A GB 2058892 A GB2058892 A GB 2058892A GB 8025619 A GB8025619 A GB 8025619A GB 8025619 A GB8025619 A GB 8025619A GB 2058892 A GB2058892 A GB 2058892A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
    • E06B7/16—Sealing arrangements on wings or parts co-operating with the wings
    • E06B7/22—Sealing arrangements on wings or parts co-operating with the wings by means of elastic edgings, e.g. elastic rubber tubes; by means of resilient edgings, e.g. felt or plush strips, resilient metal strips
    • E06B7/23—Plastic, sponge rubber, or like strips or tubes
    • E06B7/2314—Plastic, sponge rubber, or like strips or tubes characterised by the material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J10/00—Sealing arrangements
    • B60J10/20—Sealing arrangements characterised by the shape
    • B60J10/24—Sealing arrangements characterised by the shape having tubular parts
    • B60J10/248—Sealing arrangements characterised by the shape having tubular parts having two or more tubular cavities, e.g. formed by partition walls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J10/00—Sealing arrangements
    • B60J10/80—Sealing arrangements specially adapted for opening panels, e.g. doors
    • B60J10/82—Sealing arrangements specially adapted for opening panels, e.g. doors for movable panels in roofs

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Abstract

A seal for a sliding roof (1) with a turned-up edge (1') has a plastics gripping portion (2) with an inverted U-slot to receive the edge (1') and a hollow sealing member (11). The outer surface of the sealing member is substantially covered by a textile layer (12) whose outer surface is flush with the upper surface of the gripping portion (2). <IMAGE>

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SPECIFICATION A Seal for a Sliding Roof of a Motor Vehicle This invention relates to a seal for a sliding roof of a motor vehicle. The seal has a plastics gripping frame having a longitudinal slot, to receive a turned up edge of the sliding roof, and a hollow sealing member bearing against the side of the frame remote from the turned-up edge and having its exposed external surface covered by a textile layer.
Known such seals are liable to lose their sealing effect when subjected to external forces. It is therefore an object of this invention to provide such a seal which remains effective even when subjected to external forces such as may occur for example, in an automatic car wash.
According to this invention there is provided a seal for a sliding roof of a motor vehicle, comprising a plastics gripping frame having a longitudinal slot to receive a turned up edge of the sliding roof and a hollow sealing member bearing against the side of the frame remote from the turned-up edge, the external surface of which sealing member is substantially covered by a textile layer, and the outer surface of the textile layer being flush with the upper surface of the gripping frame.
Preferably the gripping frame is of substantially T-shaped cross-section and comprises a transverse bar having two arms of unequal length, and a longitudinal bar, the textile layer having a step equal to the height of that one of the said two unequal length arms which partly overlaps the sealing member and is in contact with the textile layer. This preferred arrangement is advantageous because it ensures minimum stress on the junction between the sealing member and the gripping frame.
Of the two arms into which the longitudinal arm of the gripping frame is subdivided by the slot formed to receive the turned-up roof edge, that area which bears against the sealing member may be covered on its undersurface by the textile layer which extends into the slot. This also contributes to a reliable connection between the sealing member and the gripping frame since the textile layer which covers the exposed external surface of the member, and is preferably glued to it, establishes an additional connection.
Since the effectiveness of the seal may also depend on the dimensional stability of the sealing member, in a preferred embodiment the sealing member may have two internal partitions which support an outwardly directed, curved portion from the base part of the sealing member, which base part may at least partly bear against the gripping frame. These partitions enable the sealing member to withstand greater stress.
To improve sealing, it is also advantageous to provide a butyl strip at the base of the slot in the gripping frame. When the seal is assembled, this strip is pressed against the turned-up edge of the sliding roof and so gives an additional sealing effect.
The invention will now be described in more detail, by way of example, with reference to the drawing, the single figure of which is an enlarged cross-sectional view of one embodiment with the sliding roof indicated in broken lines.
Referring to the drawing, a seal is provided for a sliding roof 1 of a motor vehicle in which an edge 1 ' of the roof is turned down. The seal is of inverted U-shape in cross-section and comprises a gripping frame 2 of polyvinyl chloride to grip the edge of the roof. The cross-section of the frame 2 is not fully T-shaped since the two arms 3 and 4 of the transverse bar are unequal in length and the longitudinal bar is subdivided into two arms 6 and 7 by a longitudinal slot 5 which is open to the bottom. These two arms 6 and 7 contain the arms of an inverted U-shaped steel insert 8. Lips 9 which are integral with the arms 6 and 7 extend obliquely upwards and inwards from the inner wall of each arm into the slot bounded by the arms. This slot receives the upwardly directed edge 1' of the roof 1.In assembed state, these lips bear against the edge 1' of the roof and press against it under the pressure produced by their deformation.
A butyl strip 10 in the longitudinal slot 5 bears against the top of the slot on one side and on the other side against the top surface of that arm of the edge 1' which fits into the slot 5.
The longer arm 4 of the gripping frame 2 overlaps the zone of the sliding roof 1 adjacent the edge 1'. Both this overlapping and the engagment of the arm 7 in the longitudinal channel formed by the edge 1' establish a connection between the sliding roof 1 and the gripping frame 2 which is capable of withstanding considerable stress.
The transition from the shorter arm 3 directed away from the edge 1' of the sliding roof 1 to the adjacent arm 6 is formed by a curve of relatively large radius, as shown. As can also be seen, the arm 6 has a step about halfway along its length, below which the thickness of the arm increases towards its free end, which forms a projection 6' in the form of a hook directed away from the longitudinal slot 5.
A hollow sealing member 11, of silicone rubber and substantially D-shaped in external crosssection, lies with its flat wall in contact with the thicker portion of the arm 6; it is also in contact with the internal surface of the hook-shaped projection 6'. The remainder of the external surface of the sealing member 11 is covered by a thick textile layer 12 of polyamide fibres. The layer 12 is reduced in thickness in the region where it is in contact with the arm 3 and the arm 6, and the height of the step from the thicker to the thinner portion of the textile layer is equal to the thickness of the arm 3. This ensures a smooth transition from the upper surface of the crosssection of the arm 3 to the upper surface of the textile layer 12. As shown, the textile layer 12 extends downwards beyond the sealing member 11 to overlap the projecting hook 6' and ends inside the longitudinal slot 5. Wherever the textile layer 12 is in contact with the gripping frame 2, it is glued to it by a two-component adhesive, so that a firm connection is also established between the frame 2 and the sealing member 11.
The interior of the sealing member 1 1 is subdivided into three chambers by two partitions 13 and 14. As can be seen, these two partitions 13 and 14 extend respectively obliquely upwards and downwards from the wall adjacent the arm 6 to the curved, outer wall of the member 1 1. Good dimensional stability of the sealing member 11 is thus achieved without unduly impairing its flexibility.

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1. A seal for a sliding roof of a motor vehicle, comprising a plastics gripping frame having a longitudinal slot to receive a turned-up edge of the sliding roof and a hollow sealing member bearing against the side of the frame remote from the turned-up edge, the external surface of which sealing member is substantially covered by a textile layer, and the outer surface of the textile layer being flush with the upper surface of the gripping frame.
2. A seal according to claim 1, wherein the gripping frame is of substantially T-shaped crosssection and comprises a transverse bar having two arms of unequal length, and a longitudinal bar, the textile layer having a step equal to the height of that one of the said two unequal length arms which partly overlaps the sealing member and is in contact with the textile layer.
3. A seal according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the textile layer is bonded to the gripping frame.
4. A seal according to any preceding claim, wherein of the two arms into which the longitudinal arm of the gripping frame is subdivided by the slot formed to receive the turned-up edge of the sliding roof, that arm which bears against the sealing member is covered on its undersurface by the textile layer which extends into the slot.
5. A seal according to any preceding claim, wherein the sealing member has two internal partitions which support an outwardly directed, curved portion from the base part of the sealing member, which base part at least partly bears against the gripping frame.
6. A seal according to any preceding claim, wherein a butyl strip lies at the base of the slot in the gripping frame which receives the turned-up edge.
7. A seal for a motor vehicle sliding roof constructed and arranged substantially as herein described, with reference to the drawing.
GB8025619A 1979-08-18 1980-08-06 Seal for sliding roof of a motor vehicle Expired GB2058892B (en)

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DE19792933585 DE2933585A1 (en) 1979-08-18 1979-08-18 GASKET FOR METAL VEHICLE SLIDING ROOFS

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US4448430A (en) * 1982-01-27 1984-05-15 Draftex Development Ag Hollow reinforced sealing strips
GB2140065A (en) * 1983-05-19 1984-11-21 Mesnel Sa Ets A sealing strip for a retractible window
FR2564047A2 (en) * 1983-03-21 1985-11-15 Mesnel Sa Ets "Flush" movable window panes, especially for automobile doors
GB2163470A (en) * 1984-08-23 1986-02-26 Silent Channel Prod Ltd Sealing strip
FR2577484A1 (en) * 1985-02-21 1986-08-22 Rockwell Golde Gmbh RIGID SHUTTER, ESPECIALLY GLASS, WITH REINFORCEMENT FRAME AND SEAL FOR VEHICLE SUNROOF
US4676493A (en) * 1984-11-15 1987-06-30 General Motors Corporation Sliding roof panel and seal assembly
EP0229406A1 (en) * 1985-11-26 1987-07-22 Vermeulen-Hollandia Octrooien II B.V. Elastic seal for a displaceable panel of an open roof construction for a vehicle
GB2200390A (en) * 1987-01-23 1988-08-03 Draftex Ind Ltd Door seals
US6158171A (en) * 1998-05-28 2000-12-12 Overhead Door Corporation Swing door seal and retainer assembly having a seal with interior webs
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US4448430A (en) * 1982-01-27 1984-05-15 Draftex Development Ag Hollow reinforced sealing strips
FR2564047A2 (en) * 1983-03-21 1985-11-15 Mesnel Sa Ets "Flush" movable window panes, especially for automobile doors
GB2140065A (en) * 1983-05-19 1984-11-21 Mesnel Sa Ets A sealing strip for a retractible window
US4690412A (en) * 1984-08-23 1987-09-01 Tuckley Trevor R Strip structure intended for clamping on a flange
GB2163470A (en) * 1984-08-23 1986-02-26 Silent Channel Prod Ltd Sealing strip
US4676493A (en) * 1984-11-15 1987-06-30 General Motors Corporation Sliding roof panel and seal assembly
FR2577484A1 (en) * 1985-02-21 1986-08-22 Rockwell Golde Gmbh RIGID SHUTTER, ESPECIALLY GLASS, WITH REINFORCEMENT FRAME AND SEAL FOR VEHICLE SUNROOF
EP0229406A1 (en) * 1985-11-26 1987-07-22 Vermeulen-Hollandia Octrooien II B.V. Elastic seal for a displaceable panel of an open roof construction for a vehicle
GB2200390A (en) * 1987-01-23 1988-08-03 Draftex Ind Ltd Door seals
US4858385A (en) * 1987-01-23 1989-08-22 Draftex Industries Limited Seals
GB2200390B (en) * 1987-01-23 1991-04-10 Draftex Ind Ltd A closure sealing arrangement
US6158171A (en) * 1998-05-28 2000-12-12 Overhead Door Corporation Swing door seal and retainer assembly having a seal with interior webs
CN115515780A (en) * 2020-04-06 2022-12-23 帝人株式会社 Vehicle component unit and method for producing a vehicle component unit
CN115515780B (en) * 2020-04-06 2024-03-22 帝人株式会社 Vehicle component unit and method for producing a vehicle component unit

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