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US 7,390,050 · App. 11/790,311 · Granted Jun 24, 2008

Belt molding

Assignees: Aisin Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha; Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,390,050
App. No.
11/790,311
Granted
Jun 24, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A belt molding includes an elongated molding body mounted along a clearance portion between a frame member and a panel member of a vehicle, a first acting portion provided at the molding body and configured to push the frame member, and a second acting portion provided at the molding body and configured to engage with the panel member. The second acting portion is elastically formed in order to establish an engaged state where the second acting portion is engaged with the panel member and a disengaged state where the second acting portion is disengaged from the panel member. The second acting portion includes a pressing portion which is configured to be pushed towards the frame member along the panel member by an external device inserted between the panel member and the molding body to change the engaged state to the disengaged state.

Claims (7)

1. A belt molding comprising:

an elongated molding body mounted along a clearance portion between a frame member and a panel member of a vehicle;

a first acting portion provided at the molding body and configured to push the frame member; and

a second acting portion provided at the molding body and configured to engage with the panel member, the second acting portion elastically formed in order to establish an engaged state where the second acting portion is engaged with the panel member and a disengaged state where the second acting portion is disengaged from the panel member; wherein the second acting portion includes a pressing portion which is configured to be pushed towards the frame member along the panel member by an external means inserted between the panel member and the molding body to change the engaged state to the disengaged state.

2. The belt molding according to claim 1 , wherein the second acting portion includes a first contact portion which is configured to contact with a backside of the panel member and a second contact portion which is configured to contact with a rim portion of the panel member in a direction along the panel member.

3. The belt molding according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing portion includes a pressing state maintaining portion which protrudes from the second acting portion towards the panel member.

4. The belt molding according to claim 2 , wherein the pressing portion includes a pressing state maintaining portion which protrudes from the second acting portion towards the panel member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2007
From: NAKAO, MAKOTO; TAGUCHI, TOMOHIRO; SHIMADA, YOSHIMUNE
To: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 019291/0302 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-123677 · Apr 27, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070278827A1 · Dec 6, 2007