Sashless door sealing assembly, fastening assembly and method

摘要

A vehicle sashless door sealing assembly, fastening assembly and method include an elongated structural member, a garnish member, and a door seal retainer disposed below the garnish assembly for holding a window pane door seal. The fastening assembly, which secures the garnish member and the door seal retainer to the elongated structural member, includes a collar having a radial flange portion interposed between the door seal retainer and an exterior surface of the garnish member and having an axial neck portion extending from the radial flange portion into a garnish aperture defined in the garnish member. The fastening assembly further includes a fastener received through a fastener aperture defined in the door seal retainer, through a fastener aperture defined in the collar and through a fastener aperture defined in the elongated structural member to thereby secure the garnish member and the door seal retainer to the elongated structural member.

主权项

1. A sashless door sealing assembly on a vehicle, comprising:
an elongated structural member extending along a door opening of the vehicle; a garnish member disposed on an exterior side of the elongated structural member; a door seal retainer disposed on the exterior side of the elongated structural member below the garnish member for holding a window pane door seal; and a fastening assembly for securing the garnish member and the door seal retainer to the elongated structural member, the fastening assembly including:
a collar having a radial flange portion interposed between the door seal retainer and an exterior surface of the garnish member and having an axial neck portion extending from the radial flange portion into a garnish aperture defined in the garnish member, anda fastener received through a fastener aperture defined in the door seal retainer, through a fastener aperture defined in the collar and through a fastener aperture defined in the elongated structural member to thereby secure the garnish member and the door seal retainer to the elongated structural member.