A glass run includes a trim strip 40 attached to a side of an upper glass run 24 facing outside of the passenger compartment. A trim strip holding member 50 having a front engagement portion 52 that engages with the trim strip 40 is fixed at a front side of the upper glass run 24. The trim strip holding member 50 is made of a rigid material.

A sealing arrangement for guiding and sealing a vertically movable vehicle window pane, having a plurality of strand components, which can be interlockingly and/or frictionally connected to each other and to the vehicle body, wherein the strand components include a strand component made of plastic, which extends along an upper edge of the vehicle window pane when the vehicle window is closed. The strand component made of plastic has a stopping element for locking the plastic strand component in the longitudinal direction of the strand during assembly of the sealing arrangement on the vehicle body. The stopping element preferably includes at least one journal element, protruding from a longitudinal side of the plastic strand component, for engaging in an opening in the vehicle body.

A sealing arrangement for guiding and sealing a vertically movable vehicle window pane, having a plurality of strand components, which can be interlockingly and/or frictionally connected to each other and to the vehicle body, wherein the strand components include a strand component made of plastic, which extends along an upper edge of the vehicle window pane when the vehicle window is closed. The strand component made of plastic has a stopping element for locking the plastic strand component in the longitudinal direction of the strand during assembly of the sealing arrangement on the vehicle body. The stopping element preferably includes at least one journal element, protruding from a longitudinal side of the plastic strand component, for engaging in an opening in the vehicle body.

A door weather strip includes at least an exterior installation base member installed on a door frame or a door molding, and a seal lip that is formed protruding and extending above and outside in a vehicle width direction from the exterior installation base member and elastically comes into contact with a vehicle body opening peripheral edge when a door is closed, in which a hard portion that is harder than a seal lip main body portion constituting the seal lip is formed between a tip of the seal lip and a root portion between the seal lip and the exterior installation base member and on the vehicle body opening peripheral edge side.

A die molded part of a glass run connects an upper part of a second extrusion molded part closer to a pillar with an end of a first extrusion molded part closer to a roof. An insert panel is embedded in the die molded part with a concave shaped part of the insert panel exposed toward an exterior of an automobile. An outer garnish couples to the die molded part from the exterior of the automobile by fitting a convex shaped part of the outer garnish into the concave shaped part of the insert panel with a second anchoring part on the convex shaped part engaging with a first anchoring part on the concave shaped part. The concave shaped part includes a through hole which penetrates the insert panel in an inner-cabin and outer-cabin direction. A lid closes an inner-cabin side of the through hole.

A below belt seal assembly for use in a window seal assembly for a vehicle includes an extruded strip of material extending in length between strip ends and having a base and first and second sides extending the base with each side having an engagement area and first and second lips extending outwardly from the engagement areas. A molding is formed about the base and each of the sides and terminates at the engagement areas of the sides such that the molding is spaced from the lips, with the molding forming at least one bracket bonded to the extruded strip. A fastener is attached to the bracket for facilitating mounting of the assembly to the vehicle. The window seal assembly also includes an upper glass run seal assembly comprising additional extruded strips of material and a second molding for bonding the below belt seal assembly to the upper glass run seal assembly.

A below belt seal assembly for use in a window seal assembly for a vehicle includes an extruded strip of material extending in length between strip ends and having a base and first and second sides extending the base with each side having an engagement area and first and second lips extending outwardly from the engagement areas. A molding is formed about the base and each of the sides and terminates at the engagement areas of the sides such that the molding is spaced from the lips, with the molding forming at least one bracket bonded to the extruded strip. A fastener is attached to the bracket for facilitating mounting of the assembly to the vehicle. The window seal assembly also includes an upper glass run seal assembly comprising additional extruded strips of material and a second molding for bonding the below belt seal assembly to the upper glass run seal assembly.

A door weather strip includes at least an exterior installation base member installed on a door frame or a door molding, and a seal lip that is formed protruding and extending above and outside in a vehicle width direction from the exterior installation base member and elastically comes into contact with a vehicle body opening peripheral edge when a door is closed, in which a hard portion that is harder than a seal lip main body portion constituting the seal lip is formed between a tip of the seal lip and a root portion between the seal lip and the exterior installation base member and on the vehicle body opening peripheral edge side.

The glass run includes: a trim portion attached to a flange portion of a door frame and formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section from a glass run-side side wall, a body-side side wall, and a bottom wall connecting the glass run-side side wall and the body-side side wall; and a glass run portion integrally formed with the trim portion and sealing a space between the glass run portion and a door glass. In the trim portion, an insert including a plurality of strip-like skeletal pieces made of metal and arranged in substantially parallel to each other and connecting portions connecting the skeletal pieces is embedded. The connecting portions of the insert are embedded in either one of the glass run-side side wall and the body-side side wall of the trim portion.

Disclosed is a structure in which no gap that allows water entry between a weather strip and a glass run is formed in a situation where the weather strip at an upper frame portion of a window frame extends gradually downwardly apart from the glass run. An upper glass run portion is provided with a door panel sealing lip. The door panel sealing lip is provided with a gradually varying portion such that a downward protruding length of the door panel sealing lip increases. The gradually varying portion is disposed so as to contact an outer sealing lip of the weather strip.