US 11,850,922 B2
Door seal and sensor assembly for motor vehicle
Ritesh Suresh, Plain City, OH (US); and Hiroshi Shingu, Walled Lake, MI (US)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/713,671.
Prior Publication US 2023/0311627 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B60J 10/40 (2016.01); B60J 10/21 (2016.01); B60J 5/06 (2006.01); B60J 10/84 (2016.01)
CPC B60J 10/40 (2016.02) [B60J 5/06 (2013.01); B60J 10/21 (2016.02); B60J 10/84 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body comprising a door opening, the door opening being disposed within an opening periphery of the vehicle body;
the opening periphery comprising an upper body portion, a lower body portion, and a lateral body portion;
a sliding door configured to cover at least a portion of the door opening when the sliding door is closed;
a door seal and sensor assembly installed along the opening periphery, further comprising:
a lateral sealing member attached to the lateral body portion and an upper sealing member attached to the upper body portion;
the lateral sealing member including a retaining portion;
a connecting member disposed between the lateral sealing member and the upper sealing member, wherein the connecting member includes an interior cavity, a first opening providing access to the interior cavity, and a second opening providing access to the interior cavity;
a pressure sensitive component including a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion;
a wire harness configured to connect to the first end portion of the pressure sensitive component;
wherein a protruding portion of the pressure sensitive component is retained within the retaining portion of the lateral sealing member;
wherein the intermediate portion of the pressure sensitive component is exposed on an exterior of the door seal and sensor assembly;
wherein the first end portion of the pressure sensitive component is disposed through the first opening and within the interior cavity of the connecting member;
wherein a portion of the wire harness is inserted through the second opening of the connecting member; and
wherein the first end portion of the pressure sensitive component connects to the portion of the wire harness within the interior cavity of the connecting member.