Disclosed embodiments include seals, vehicles, and methods for providing a seal for a door that is configured to travel laterally relative to a door opening. In an illustrative embodiment, a seal assembly includes first and second upper and lower lateral seals configured to seal outer and inner surfaces of the upper and lower edges of the door, respectively, as the door laterally moved into a closed position. The seal includes first and second front and rear transverse seals configured to seal the outer and the inner surfaces of the front and rear edges of the door, respectively, in response to the door laterally moving into the closed position.

Disclosed are vehicle seal retainers, methods for making and methods for using vehicle seal retainers, and motor vehicles with pillar seal retainers. Disclosed, for example, is a seal retainer carrier for mounting a seal structure between the outer applique and body structure of a motor vehicle. The seal structure includes a flexible body with two seal lips. The outer applique has a tab and a flange. The seal retainer carrier includes a base attached to the vehicle's body structure. A first interface flange projects from the base and attaches to the outer applique's flange. A second interface flange projects from the base and includes a protruding rib attached to a second seal lip. This rib fits into a recessed groove of the seal structure such that the seal mounts between the outer applique and body structure with a hook of a first seal lip seated against the outer applique's tab.

Disclosed are vehicle seal retainers, methods for making and methods for using vehicle seal retainers, and motor vehicles with pillar seal retainers. Disclosed, for example, is a seal retainer carrier for mounting a seal structure between the outer applique and body structure of a motor vehicle. The seal structure includes a flexible body with two seal lips. The outer applique has a tab and a flange. The seal retainer carrier includes a base attached to the vehicle's body structure. A first interface flange projects from the base and attaches to the outer applique's flange. A second interface flange projects from the base and includes a protruding rib attached to a second seal lip. This rib fits into a recessed groove of the seal structure such that the seal mounts between the outer applique and body structure with a hook of a first seal lip seated against the outer applique's tab.

A weather strip exhibiting excellent sealing properties, which is adapted to be attached after being divided. The weather strip has a seal member. The seal member includes an attaching base part, a window glass seal lip, a support member, a door seal lip extending from an attaching reference surface of the attaching base part, and an attaching engaging part for engagement with a division member such that when the window glass seal lip of the seal member contacts the interior surface of the window glass, the support member contacts the attaching base part to press the same.

A weather strip exhibiting excellent sealing properties, which is adapted to be attached after being divided. The weather strip has a seal member. The seal member includes an attaching base part, a window glass seal lip, a support member, a door seal lip extending from an attaching reference surface of the attaching base part, and an attaching engaging part for engagement with a division member such that when the window glass seal lip of the seal member contacts the interior surface of the window glass, the support member contacts the attaching base part to press the same.

An inner weather strip including: a main body part including at least an exterior lateral wall and a top wall; a seal lip provided on an outer surface of the exterior lateral wall; and a top wall lip provided on an outer surface of the top wall, wherein at least one longitudinal direction end portion of the inner weather strip is provided with an end surface wall, and wherein the end surface wall has a size equal to or larger than a size of an area surrounded by: the seal lip; the main body part; the top wall lip; and a line connecting a tip end of the seal lip and a tip end of the top wall lip, and has a joining part at which the end surface wall and at least a part of an longitudinal direction end surface of the top wall lip are integrally joined.

The present invention achieves a good closing of an opening and closing member, good sealing properties, good sound insulating properties, and good contour following properties.

A weather strip (10) includes a sealing section (12) having a main lip section (15) and a sub lip section (16). A space (S) surrounded by the main lip section (15), the sub lip section (16), a vehicle-interior-side upper wall section (12d), and an opening and closing member (back door 4) is contained within a region (R) between the sealing section (12) and the opening and closing member (back door 4) facing each other.

Seal sections of a weather strip comprise: an upper edge section seal which is in contact with the upper edge section of a door; a side edge section seal which is in contact with a side edge section of the door; and a connecting section seal which connects the upper edge section seal to the side edge section seal. The seal sections comprise first drip channels which are capable of connecting water from the exterior of a vehicle. Second drip channels, which are capable of collecting water that flows along the vehicle exterior sides of the seal sections, are formed between the seal sections and the drip lips. A communication section, which communicates between one first drip channel and one second drip channel, is formed in the connection section seal.

Seal sections of a weather strip comprise: an upper edge section seal which is in contact with the upper edge section of a door; a side edge section seal which is in contact with a side edge section of the door; and a connecting section seal which connects the upper edge section seal to the side edge section seal. The seal sections comprise first drip channels which are capable of connecting water from the exterior of a vehicle. Second drip channels, which are capable of collecting water that flows along the vehicle exterior sides of the seal sections, are formed between the seal sections and the drip lips. A communication section, which communicates between one first drip channel and one second drip channel, is formed in the connection section seal.

The present invention relates to a door sealing device sealing a gap between a door leaf and a frame for a rail vehicle, where the door sealing device includes a flexible tubular hollow chamber formed by two opposite contact walls and two opposite side walls, where, in the mounted state of the door sealing device, a first contact wall of the contact walls faces the door leaf and a second contact wall of the contact walls faces the frame so that the hollow chamber is subject to compression in the event of a closing motion of the door leaf, thereby moving the contact walls towards each other, and where the sidewalls are formed to be buckled along predetermined buckle lines in response to the compression.