Removable vehicle side panel system
AssigneeTeijin Automotive Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJeannette Young, Timothy Young, Daniel Edmunds
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Abstract
A vehicle removable panel system including a fixed vehicle structure and one or more removable panels configured to removably engage with the fixed vehicle structure. The vehicle removable panel system providing increased configurability, modularity, and functionality and being easily configurable by a single user without the use of tools. The vehicle removable panel system including a seal with moisture resistance and edges suitable for sealing the removable vehicle panels to other vehicle components including the fixed vehicle structure.
Claims20
A vehicle removable panel system comprising:
- a fixed vehicle structure;
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- one or more removable side panels configured to be vertically oriented when engaged with the fixed vehicle structure, at least one panel of the one or more removable side panels having a vehicle exterior side, an opposite vehicle interior side, and a plurality of edges therebetween that make up a perimeter of the panel, at least one panel of the one or more removable side panels having a hook-shaped flange extending from at least one of the plurality of edges, the flange configured to removably engage with a U-shaped recess formed in the fixed vehicle structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.