Vehicle exterior structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshinobu Takashi
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Abstract
A vehicle exterior structure includes a roof panel, a panel rear window glass, a glass side-edge molding disposed along a side edge of the rear window glass, and a garnish having a constant cross section extending in a direction in which the roof panel and the rear window glass are lined. The garnish is disposed to face a side surface of the roof panel and a side surface of the glass side-edge molding. The side surface of the glass side-edge molding is a wall surface which faces the garnish. The garnish is characterized by having an inner lip which faces the side surface of the roof panel and the wall surface. In this way, a vehicle exterior structure with improved appearance and suppressed noise can be provided.
Claims8
A vehicle exterior structure comprising:
- an exterior body panel;
- a plate window glass disposed next to the exterior body panel;
- a glass side-edge molding disposed along a side edge of the window glass up to the exterior body panel in a direction in which the exterior body panel and the window glass are aligned;
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- a garnish disposed to face a side surface of the exterior body panel and a side surface of the glass side-edge molding, the garnish having a constant cross section running in the direction in which the exterior body panel and the window glass are aligned;
- wherein the side surface of the glass side-edge molding is a wall surface which faces the garnish, and
- the garnish comprises a lip in contact with the side surface of the exterior body panel and the wall surface of the glass side-edge molding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.