Door sealing assembly
View Patent ↗The present invention is a door sealing assembly for sealing a vehicle door to a body. The door includes a frameless door glass and a mirror patch adjacent a front edge of the door glass. The assembly includes a first seal member that is adapted to be attached to the vehicle body and sealingly engages the mirror patch, and a second seal member that is adapted to be attached to the vehicle body and sealingly engages the door glass. A third seal member is adapted to be attached to the mirror patch and sealingly engages the door glass and the second seal member.
1. An assembly for sealing a vehicle door to a body, comprising:
a vehicle body defining at least one gap therein;
a seal assembly mounted on said vehicle body and extending across said gap;
a door having an upper edge;
a frameless door glass extending upwardly from said upper edge;
a mirror patch extending upwardly from said upper edge; and
a seal member mounted on a surface of said mirror patch and sealingly engaging an outer surface of said door glass.
2. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein said seal assembly includes a frame and a seal portion enclosing said frame.
3. The assembly according to claim 2 wherein said seal portion includes a first seal member attached to the vehicle body and sealingly engage the mirror patch.
4. The assembly according to claim 3 including a casing attached to the mirror patch.
5. The assembly according to claim 4 wherein said casing member is formed of a rubber weatherstripping material.
6. The assembly according to claim 4 wherein said casing member is formed of a polymer material.
7. The assembly according to claim 2 wherein said seal portion includes a second seal member attached to the vehicle body and sealingly engage an inner surface of said door glass.
8. The assembly according to claim 2 wherein said frame includes a pair of flanges extending substantially perpendicular from said frame and defining a space therebetween.
9. The assembly according to claim 8 wherein one of a first seal member and a second seal member extends across the space between said pair of flanges.
10. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein said vehicle body defines the gap between a flange formed by joined body panels and a shoulder in said body panels.
11. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein said seal portion is formed of a rubber weatherstripping material.
12. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein said seal portion is formed of a polymer material.