A waist seal

A waist seal 30 for a vehicle door 12 comprising a support frame 50 and an outer door panel 20 attached to the support frame. The waist seal comprises an elongate support portion 31, an elongate inner-side portion 35, and an elongate outer-side portion 33. The inner-side portion and the outer-side p...

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Hauptverfasser:	Robin Warmington, Paul Moreton-Smith
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	PERFORMING OPERATIONS REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORVEHICLES TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILARDEVICES FOR VEHICLES
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Zusammenfassung:	A waist seal 30 for a vehicle door 12 comprising a support frame 50 and an outer door panel 20 attached to the support frame. The waist seal comprises an elongate support portion 31, an elongate inner-side portion 35, and an elongate outer-side portion 33. The inner-side portion and the outer-side portion each comprise a proximal end 36,32 connected to the support portion and a distal end 37,34 remote from the support portion and each extend away from opposing sides 29,28 of the support portion. The three portions together form a channel 38. The support portion is configured for attachment to the outer door panel. Also claimed is a method of manufacturing the waist seal, a method for attaching the waist seal to a vehicle door, a vehicle door comprising the waist seal and a vehicle comprising the door. The elongate support portion may comprise one or more fixing features such as apertures for mechanical fixings, clips 60, for securing the seal to the door. The fixings may be integrally formed and the seal may be formed by a single extrusion. The seal may comprise sealing limbs 61,63 that may define a channel of closed cross section in use.