VEHICLE BODY APERTURE SEALING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: automotive industry. SUBSTANCE: proposed device contains flexible closed sealing members with hermetically sealed channels filled up with low boiling point gas, lean-to pad with flexible low-temperature heater connected to seal mode selector switch, temperature sensitive transmitter and supply source, tie-rod and door lock handle. Flexible closed sealing member can be arranged either over outer contour of aperture movable parts or over inner contour of fixed parts of body apertures. With aperture closed and supply source switched on, heat from heater is transmitted through flexible closed sealing members to gas in hermetically sealed channels, and gas, expanding, provides bulging of members. EFFECT: improved sealing of apertures. 4 dwg