IP Library Granted Patent US 9,421,852
Granted Patent B2
US 9,421,852 · App. 14/534,652 · Granted Aug 23, 2016

Dust sealing apparatus for wrap door garnish of a vehicle

Inventors: Seong Hwan Ryu (Whasung-Si, KR); Kwang Jae Choi (Whasung-Si, KR); Jeong Ho Lee (Whasung-Si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
B60J10/085B60R13/043
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Patent No.
US 9,421,852
App. No.
14/534,652
Granted
Aug 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dust sealing apparatus for a door garnish of a vehicle may include a dust sealing member contacting a side door sill when a rear door is closed, and the dust sealing member may be attached to an inner surface of the garnish of the rear door adjacent to a rear wheel arch, in which the dust sealing member includes a sealing part configured to prevent permeation of contaminants.

Claims (19)

1. A dust sealing apparatus of a vehicle, comprising:

a door garnish of a rear door adjacent to a rear wheel arch of the vehicle;

a dust sealing member directly attached to a portion of the garnish, wherein the dust sealing member is configured to contact with a side door sill facing an inner surface of the door garnish, the dust sealing member including a sealing part contacting with the side door sill when the door is closed and configured to prevent permeation of contaminants between the dust sealing member and the side door sill,

a reinforcing member which is mounted on the inner surface of the door garnish in order to mount the dust sealing member to the door garnish, the reinforcing member comprising:

a reinforcing bracket mounted directly to the inner surface of the door garnish; and

a resting member which is adhered directly to the inner surface of the garnish to support an outer side support terminal of the reinforcing bracket; and

a resting groove formed in an inner surface of the resting member which receives the outer side support terminal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the dust sealing member further comprises:

the sealing part having an arcuate cross section; and

a fixing plate which is integral with a rear end terminal of the sealing part and is adhered to the inner surface of the garnish.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the reinforcing member is configured to support a boundary portion between the sealing part and the fixing plate.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein

the reinforcing bracket which integrally includes a base plate contacting the inner surface of the garnish, an inner side support terminal which has two bends and is configured to support the boundary portion between the sealing part and the fixing plate, and the outer side support terminal which has at least two bends.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 ,

wherein a support groove is formed in the boundary portion between the sealing part and the fixing plate, and

wherein the inner side support terminal is inserted in the support groove.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the dust sealing member further comprises:

the sealing part having an elliptical cross section; and

a fixing plate which is integral with a rear end terminal of the sealing part and is adhered to the inner surface of the garnish.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2014
From: RYU, SEONG HWAN; CHOI, KWANG JAE; LEE, JEONG HO
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034118/0967 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0019393 · Feb 20, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150231954A1 · Aug 20, 2015