A door weather strip couples to a door adjacently to a belt line. The door weather strip includes: a fin at a bottom of the door weather strip; a main seal and a sub seal which extend vertically in upper and lower directions on an internal circumference and an outer circumference on a surface of the fin and which make elastic contact with an end of a roof weather strip when the door is in a closed position; a channel between the main seal and the sub seal; and a sealing wall which extends between a top end of the main seal and a part of the sub seal below a top end by a distance such that the sealing wall on the sub seal is spaced from the end of the roof weather strip when the door is in the closed position.

Some embodiments are directed to a weatherstrip and garnish assembly for use with a vehicle door that includes a body flange. The weatherstrip and garnish assembly can include a weatherstrip assembly that has a weatherstrip configured to be secured to the body flange of the vehicle door. The weatherstrip can include a curved portion. A sunshade garnish can be spaced from the curved portion of the weatherstrip to define a gap therebetween. A weatherstrip garnish can be disposed between the sunshade garnish and the weatherstrip so as to cover the gap. A first connector can connect the sunshade garnish to the weatherstrip garnish. A second connector can connect the weatherstrip garnish to the weatherstrip assembly.

A hybrid door seal for a vehicle includes a first seal member, a second seal member, and a corner seal member. The first seal member is configured to be received by a channel in a door frame. The second seal member is configured to be received by the channel in a door frame. The corner seal member connects the first seal member and the second seal member. The first seal member, the second seal member and the corner seal member are integrally formed as a one-piece member.

A hybrid door seal for a vehicle includes a first seal member, a second seal member, and a corner seal member. The first seal member is configured to be received by a channel in a door frame. The second seal member is configured to be received by the channel in a door frame. The corner seal member connects the first seal member and the second seal member. The first seal member, the second seal member and the corner seal member are integrally formed as a one-piece member.

An encapsulated fixed window module for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The module includes a fixed window pane having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a peripheral edge extending between the exterior and interior surfaces. The module also includes an overmolded trim strip extending along at least a portion of the peripheral edge, the overmolded trim strip having an exterior edge, an interior edge, and peripheral edges extending between the exterior and interior edges. One of the peripheral edges of the overmolded trim strip covers at least in part the peripheral edge of the fixed window pane. The module further includes an esthetic component covering at least a portion of the exterior edge and extending along at least a portion of the overmolded trim strip, the esthetic component having an esthetic exterior face. The at least one of the exterior edge and the esthetic exterior face can be substantially coplanar with the exterior surface.

The invention relates to a window pane arrangement, especially a vehicle body window pane arrangement, including at least one pane of glass, and a profiled frame component surrounding the pane of glass, which is applied to one side of the pane of glass, on the edge of the pane. According to the invention, the profiled frame component includes a plurality of layers, a layer applied to the pane of glass being made of a hard material and at least one other layer being made of a soft material, and the profiled frame component includes, in the layer thereof made of a hard material, contact elements which can be brought into contact with the pane of glass and have application surfaces for an adhesive, and, in the layer thereof made of soft material, projections projecting over the layer of hard material.

In a method of manufacturing a seal assembly, strips of material are extruded to form first and second bodies, and ends of the bodies are positioned into a mold cavity of a molding apparatus. An elastomeric material is injected into the mold cavity to form a locator device having a foot portion and a tab portion with the tab portion defining a first reference point. A thermoplastic elastomeric material is injected into the mold cavity to form a corner mold covering the body ends and the foot portion of the locator device with the corner mold defining a second reference point. The corner mold bonds the first body end, the second body end, and the locator device together to fix the locator device to the first body end at a locator position such that a predetermined distance between the reference points is maintained during injecting of the thermoplastic elastomeric material.

A guide rail for guiding movements of a vehicle window, includes a first structure extending below a beltline of a vehicle door and a second structure extending above the beltline. The second structure includes a bottom wall, a side wall disposed on a first surface of the bottom wall, and an extension part disposed on a second surface of the bottom wall. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. A groove is formed by the bottom wall and the extension part, and has an opening defined by a surface of the extension part and a surface of the bottom wall. A plastic protrusion part is disposed on the surface of the extension part and partially surrounds the groove. The bottom wall is provided with a first opening, two second openings and a third opening. A part of the bottom wall between the two second openings forms a block.

A guide rail for guiding movements of a vehicle window, includes a first structure extending below a beltline of a vehicle door and a second structure extending above the beltline. The second structure includes a bottom wall, a side wall disposed on a first surface of the bottom wall, and an extension part disposed on a second surface of the bottom wall. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. A groove is formed by the bottom wall and the extension part, and has an opening defined by a surface of the extension part and a surface of the bottom wall. A plastic protrusion part is disposed on the surface of the extension part and partially surrounds the groove. The bottom wall is provided with a first opening, two second openings and a third opening. A part of the bottom wall between the two second openings forms a block.

An encapsulated glass assembly includes a glass panel and a plastic frame and a clip. The frame has at least three frame sides and has a lower wall portion extending from an outer wall surface along each of the at least three frame sides. The clip has a C-shaped clip channel and is coupled to a first frame side of the frame such that a portion of the panel is retained within the C-shaped clip channel. An optional clip can be coupled to a second frame side. The plastic frame can alternatively include a C-shaped channel on the second frame side, wherein another portion of the panel is retained within the C-shaped channel. An encapsulant is bonded onto the panel, the frame, and the clip to secure the frame to the panel. The encapsulant has a Shore hardness less than the Shore hardness of the frame.