Sealing or guiding arrangements

摘要

A sealing or guiding arrangement such as for a window in a vehicle comprises an elongate channel formed by two longitudinally extending components 24, 26 which are produced simultaneously by injection moulding which also produces a flexible region 48 extending between and integrally connecting the two components 24, 26. Each of the components 24, 26 has a cross section corresponding to part of the channel. The flexible region 48 allows the components 24, 26 to be folded from a configuration during injection moulding in which side walls 30 of the channel are splayed apart and substantially co-planar to a configuration for use in which the side walls 30 of the channel are substantially parallel. The cross sectional shape of each component 24, 26 may vary along its length and each component 24, 26 may be bent or curved to define a bend or curve in the sealing or guiding arrangement. At least one of the components 24, 26 may include a formation which may form a lip 34 along the inside of a wall 30 of the channel. The shape of the lip 34 may vary along its length. One of the components 24, 26 may include a formation 36 on the inside of the base 32 of the channel. The formations 34, 36 may be softer than the rest of the components 24, 26.