A seal assembly including a seal element which has at least one seal portion for sealing a vertically movable window pane of a vehicle door against a vertical window frame limb. The seal element additionally has a seal portion for forming a gap which is formed between a center that borders the vehicle door and a vertical window pane edge side facing the center.

A seal for a window of a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, this seal comprising: a body which is generally elongated; at least one flocking located on a surface of said body and extending along the body, and at least one multilayer heating film which is generally elongated along said body and which is interposed between the flocking and said surface of said body, this heating film comprising: at least two electrically conductive straight strips which extend parallel to each other and to said axis, at a distance from each other, and which are intended to be connected to an electrical circuit, and at least one resistive heating track which extends between said strips and is connected to these strips.

The present invention relates to a profile section molded by the multi-injection molding of thermoplastic materials having different hardnesses, and forming a seal or a molding for the body of a motor vehicle, as well as to a method for manufacturing said profile section. Said profile section (10″) includes at least: an antifriction coating (13″) tightly bonded to a longitudinal sealing surface (12a″) of the profile section and intended enabling the latter to sealingly contact a mobile element of the vehicle, said sealing surface ending, substantially at a right angle at the respective ends thereof, in two transverse sealing edge surfaces of the profile section; and/or a decorative film (14″) tightly bonded to a visible longitudinal surface (11c″) of the profile section and intended for enhancing the appearance of said surface, wherein said visible longitudinal surface is separate from the sealing surface and ends, substantially at a right angle at the respective ends thereof, in two visible transverse edge surfaces of the profile section, characterized in that said materials are overmolded: (i) either on said coating(s) or on said film(s), which is/are tightly bonded, in a continuous manner, to at least one of the visible edge surfaces; (ii) or on said coating(s) and on said film(s), which are optionally tightly bonded, in a continuous manner, to at least one of the sealing edge surfaces and to at least one of the visible edge surfaces.

The present invention relates to a profile section molded by the multi-injection molding of thermoplastic materials having different hardnesses, and forming a seal or a molding for the body of a motor vehicle, as well as to a method for manufacturing said profile section. Said profile section (10″) includes at least: an antifriction coating (13″) tightly bonded to a longitudinal sealing surface (12a″) of the profile section and intended enabling the latter to sealingly contact a mobile element of the vehicle, said sealing surface ending, substantially at a right angle at the respective ends thereof, in two transverse sealing edge surfaces of the profile section; and/or a decorative film (14″) tightly bonded to a visible longitudinal surface (11c″) of the profile section and intended for enhancing the appearance of said surface, wherein said visible longitudinal surface is separate from the sealing surface and ends, substantially at a right angle at the respective ends thereof, in two visible transverse edge surfaces of the profile section, characterized in that said materials are overmolded: (i) either on said coating(s) or on said film(s), which is/are tightly bonded, in a continuous manner, to at least one of the visible edge surfaces; (ii) or on said coating(s) and on said film(s), which are optionally tightly bonded, in a continuous manner, to at least one of the sealing edge surfaces and to at least one of the visible edge surfaces.

A method for manufacturing an automobile weather strip comprises: (a) weather strip manufacturing step wherein the seam material and a thermoplastic elastomer are extruded and molded; (b) pretreatment step wherein the surface of the weather strip manufactured is pretreated; (c) slip agent applying step wherein a slip agent made by mixing silicone and polyurethane is applied to the surface of the weather strip pretreated through the pretreatment step; and (d) curing step wherein the slip agent coating layer formed through the slip agent applying step is cured.

A system for overmolding an encapsulation at a perimeter region of a glass window panel includes a mold having a fixed part and a first movable part, and a second movable part. Each of the fixed part and the second movable part has a seal disposed thereat. The fixed part and the first and second movable parts cooperate to receive and support a glass window panel and to define a seal cavity. The second movable part includes an elastomeric or rubber or VITON strip that engages a surface of the glass window panel during overmolding of an encapsulation at the perimeter region of the glass window panel.

A system for overmolding an encapsulation at a perimeter region of a glass window panel includes a mold having a fixed part and a first movable part, and a second movable part. Each of the fixed part and the second movable part has a seal disposed thereat. The fixed part and the first and second movable parts cooperate to receive and support a glass window panel and to define a seal cavity. The second movable part includes an elastomeric or rubber or VITON strip that engages a surface of the glass window panel during overmolding of an encapsulation at the perimeter region of the glass window panel.

Extruded seals including a sealing portion with a honeycomb profile and method for making extruded seals with honeycomb profiles. An extrusion tool is provided with a first and second plate connected together. The first plate has a plurality of pins, which are vented to form a honeycomb profile. The second plate has a profiled opening receiving the plurality of pins and forming the overall shape of the part, including the outermost surfaces of the part. The pins serve as mandrels for extruded molten material to flow around. Varying the pin configuration and dimensions changes the honeycomb profile. The honeycomb structure is provided in the sealing portion of the extrusion. The honeycomb profile is formed by itself, co-extruded with a rigid or semi-rigid structural member, or applied to the rigid or semi-rigid structural member after the structural member is formed.

Extruded seals including a sealing portion with a honeycomb profile and method for making extruded seals with honeycomb profiles. An extrusion tool is provided with a first and second plate connected together. The first plate has a plurality of pins, which are vented to form a honeycomb profile. The second plate has a profiled opening receiving the plurality of pins and forming the overall shape of the part, including the outermost surfaces of the part. The pins serve as mandrels for extruded molten material to flow around. Varying the pin configuration and dimensions changes the honeycomb profile. The honeycomb structure is provided in the sealing portion of the extrusion. The honeycomb profile is formed by itself, co-extruded with a rigid or semi-rigid structural member, or applied to the rigid or semi-rigid structural member after the structural member is formed.

An openable vehicle roof having a solid roof element, a roof opening and roof opening system having a cover element openable by displacement kinematics. The solid roof having a weatherstrip arrangement at its front edge and its lateral edges disposed on either side of a vertical longitudinal center roof plane, the front edge of the cover element abutting a transverse leg of the weatherstrip arrangement when the cover element is in the closed position, and the displacement kinematics having a kinematic unit on either side of the vertical longitudinal center roof plane, each kinematic unit having a raising lever which slides on a respective longitudinal leg of the weatherstrip arrangement when the cover element is being displaced in the longitudinal roof direction. The longitudinal legs of the weatherstrip arrangement are each connected to the transverse leg via a corner piece made of an elastomer blended with a low-friction additive.