A door seal and sensor assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The assembly includes sealing members that can create seals between vehicle doors and the body of a vehicle. The assembly further includes pressure sensitive components that can detect pinching between vehicle doors and the body of the vehicle. The pressure sensitive components can be retained within retaining portions of lateral sealing members. Relatively rigid connecting members are used to connect the ends of the pressure sensitive components to corresponding wire harnesses. In vehicles that use a dual sliding door assembly, the assembly can be mounted around the entire periphery of an opening in the vehicle body.

A vehicle door system includes a door with a door module and a hinge module. The hinge module is attached to the vehicle body. The door module is attached to the hinge module. The hinge module includes a hinge bracket attached to the vehicle body, and a pair of arms extending from the hinge bracket that can pivot relative to the hinge bracket and a cross brace attached at the ends of the arms. The door module attaches to the cross brace. The door module moves along with the cross brace, which moves along with the arms as they pivot relative to the hinge bracket. The door module includes a latch mechanism at a bottom edge, with the latch mechanism engaging with the vehicle body. A lateral edge of the door may seal against a lateral edge of the second door without a latch interface.

A vehicle door system includes a door with a door module and a hinge module. The hinge module is attached to the vehicle body. The door module is attached to the hinge module. The hinge module includes a hinge bracket attached to the vehicle body, and a pair of arms extending from the hinge bracket that can pivot relative to the hinge bracket and a cross brace attached at the ends of the arms. The door module attaches to the cross brace. The door module moves along with the cross brace, which moves along with the arms as they pivot relative to the hinge bracket. The door module includes a latch mechanism at a bottom edge, with the latch mechanism engaging with the vehicle body. A lateral edge of the door may seal against a lateral edge of the second door without a latch interface.

To reduce splash of water that has entered a gap between an upper end of a door and a vehicle body onto a locked portion. A part of a vertical side sealing portion 4 from a part including a water inlet 71 to at least a part above a hollow portion R3 is a die-molded portion. In the die-molded portion, a core removing hole 79 for removing a core used in molding is open at a cabin outer side relative to an attachment plate 80. A guide portion 90 for guiding water that has entered from the water inlet 71 to a cabin inner side relative to the core removing hole 79 is provided above the core removing hole 79 on the inner surface of the hollow portion R3.

To reduce splash of water that has entered a gap between an upper end of a door and a vehicle body onto a locked portion. A part of a vertical side sealing portion 4 from a part including a water inlet 71 to at least a part above a hollow portion R3 is a die-molded portion. In the die-molded portion, a core removing hole 79 for removing a core used in molding is open at a cabin outer side relative to an attachment plate 80. A guide portion 90 for guiding water that has entered from the water inlet 71 to a cabin inner side relative to the core removing hole 79 is provided above the core removing hole 79 on the inner surface of the hollow portion R3.

A device for protection against entrapment for a door for a vehicle includes an extruded profile extruded from an elastomer material, wherein the extruded profile includes a door leaf wall, which faces a contact edge of a door leaf of a door when the device is mounted on the door, a sealing wall arranged in an opposing position relative to the door leaf wall and a plunger for transferring a compression force into the extruded profile. The plunger is mounted on the sealing wall and extends along a transverse axis of the extruded profile away from the door leaf wall. The device also includes at least one switching element for detecting a compression of the extruded profile, wherein the at least one switching element is arranged in the region of the plunger between the door leaf wall and the plunger.

A device for protection against entrapment for a door for a vehicle includes an extruded profile extruded from an elastomer material, wherein the extruded profile includes a door leaf wall, which faces a contact edge of a door leaf of a door when the device is mounted on the door, a sealing wall arranged in an opposing position relative to the door leaf wall and a plunger for transferring a compression force into the extruded profile. The plunger is mounted on the sealing wall and extends along a transverse axis of the extruded profile away from the door leaf wall. The device also includes at least one switching element for detecting a compression of the extruded profile, wherein the at least one switching element is arranged in the region of the plunger between the door leaf wall and the plunger.

A vehicle roof structure has a roof panel and a roof side rail joined at a joint part that extends substantially in a vehicle body front-rear direction, and a recessed groove which opens to an upper side of the vehicle body and extends substantially along the vehicle body front-rear direction is provided in an upper part of the joint part. The roof side rail has a rail main part that is disposed on an outer side in a vehicle width direction of the roof panel across the joint part, and a rail extension part that extends forward from a front end part of the rail main part. The rail extension part is provided with a glass-receiving part that is disposed to be offset to the outer side in the vehicle width direction from the joint part when viewed from above, and receives the upper end side part of the windshield glass. The rail main part has a rail main face that forms the outer surface of the vehicle, and a shelf face that is provided in the front end part of the rail main face to be recessed downward, and to which a lower face of the side end part of the windshield upper molding abuts.

A vehicle roof structure has a roof panel and a roof side rail joined at a joint part that extends substantially in a vehicle body front-rear direction, and a recessed groove which opens to an upper side of the vehicle body and extends substantially along the vehicle body front-rear direction is provided in an upper part of the joint part. The roof side rail has a rail main part that is disposed on an outer side in a vehicle width direction of the roof panel across the joint part, and a rail extension part that extends forward from a front end part of the rail main part. The rail extension part is provided with a glass-receiving part that is disposed to be offset to the outer side in the vehicle width direction from the joint part when viewed from above, and receives the upper end side part of the windshield glass. The rail main part has a rail main face that forms the outer surface of the vehicle, and a shelf face that is provided in the front end part of the rail main face to be recessed downward, and to which a lower face of the side end part of the windshield upper molding abuts.

Curling of a connection part of a second sealing member is avoided, the curling occurring in a case where the second sealing member is brought into elastic contact with a first sealing member. An end part of a third inner wall, which end part is located on a connection-part side, is thinner than the other part of the third inner wall, and at least a tip of the connection part is located on a vehicle-interior side of a vehicle-interior-side side surface of the third inner wall. A first curved wall and a second curved wall are brought into contact with each other in a case where a first end part and a second end part are caused to abut each other.