Attachment structure for vehicle exterior panel
AssigneeWebasto Japan Co., Ltd.
InventorsKoji Sawahata, Akio Yamada, Syuji Yoshida, Masato Shinkawa, Takuya Nishibayashi
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Abstract
A weather strip 5 is attached to a peripheral edge of an opening 4a of a vehicle body 1′, and a deck cover 18 includes a resin outer panel 21 and an inner panel 23 joined onto a rear side of the outer panel 21. A spacer 35 is interposed between the outer panel 21 and the inner panel 23 such that a portion of the deck cover 18 provided with the spacer 35 makes contact with the weather strip 5 when the deck cover 18 is closed.
Claims3
A structure for attaching, to a vehicle body of a vehicle, an external panel which is able to cover and uncover an opening of the vehicle body, wherein:
- a weather strip is attached to a peripheral edge of the opening of the vehicle body,
- the external panel includes an outer panel made of resin, and an inner panel joined onto a rear side of the outer panel,
- a spacer is interposed between the outer panel and the inner panel, and
- a portion of the external panel provided with the spacer makes contact with the weather strip when the external panel is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.