Vehicle door
A vehicle door provided with a weatherstripping includes a sash. The sash includes a first member designed to extend along a roof of a vehicle body, and a second member designed to extend along a pillar of the vehicle body. The weatherstripping includes a first linear section designed to extend along the roof, a second linear section designed to extend along the pillar, and a corner section coupling the first linear section and the second linear section to each other. The first member is obtained through roll forming. The second member is obtained through press forming in such a manner as to include the corner. The second linear section and the corner section lie on the second member. The first linear section and the second linear section are each provided on a side near the corner section with a movement preventing member configured to prevent the weatherstripping from moving.
1 . A vehicle door with which an opening provided in a vehicle body of a vehicle is configured to be opened and closed, the vehicle door being provided with a weatherstripping that extends along an outer edge of the vehicle door and that is to be in contact with the vehicle body in a state where the opening is closed by the vehicle door, the vehicle door comprising:
a sash disposed at an upper part of a door body,
wherein the sash comprises
a first member designed to extend along a roof of the vehicle body at the opening; and
a second member joined to the first member at a position near a corner of the vehicle door and designed to extend along a pillar of the vehicle body at the opening,
wherein the weatherstripping comprises
a first linear section designed to extend along the roof of the vehicle body at the opening;
a second linear section designed to extend along the pillar of the vehicle body at the opening; and
a corner section curved in such a manner as to couple the first linear section and the second linear section to each other,
wherein the first member is obtained through roll forming,
wherein the second member is obtained through press forming in such a manner as to include the corner,
wherein the second linear section and the corner section lie on the second member,
wherein the weatherstripping is attached to the first member and to the second member such that the first linear section and the second linear section are movable in an elongate direction of the weatherstripping, and
wherein the first linear section and the second linear section are each provided with a movement preventing member on a side near the corner section, the movement preventing member being configured to prevent the weatherstripping from moving relative to the sash.
2 . The vehicle door according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second linear section extends astride the second member of the sash and an inner panel of the door body.
3 . The vehicle door according to claim 2 ,
wherein the vehicle door is a rear door, and
wherein the pillar is a C-pillar.
4 . The vehicle door according to claim 3 ,
wherein the vehicle body comprises a quarter panel that is permanently affixed to an outer panel of the C-pillar, and
wherein the quarter panel comprises a protrusion that protrudes outward in a vehicle widthwise direction.
5 . The vehicle door according to claim 1 ,
wherein the movement preventing member comprises a clip that is in engagement with the weatherstripping and that is secured to the sash.
6 . The vehicle door according to claim 2 ,
wherein the movement preventing member comprises a clip that is in engagement with the weatherstripping and that is secured to the sash.
7 . The vehicle door according to claim 3 ,
wherein the movement preventing member comprises a clip that is in engagement with the weatherstripping and that is secured to the sash.
8 . The vehicle door according to claim 4 ,
wherein the movement preventing member comprises a clip that is in engagement with the weatherstripping and that is secured to the sash.