Side structure of vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorMasahiro Tanigawa
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Abstract
A side structure of a vehicle is capable of preventing water from entering an interior of a cabin. The side structure of the vehicle includes: a roof rail, which is disposed on an outer upper section of the vehicle and extends along a vehicle front-rear direction; pillars, which extend downward from the roof rail in a vehicle up-down direction; and an outer member, which covers outer sides of the roof rail and the pillars in a vehicle width direction. The outer member is formed with inclined sides that are inclined upward in the vehicle up-down direction and toward a door opening side.
Claims9
A side structure of a vehicle, comprising:
- a roof rail, disposed on an outer upper section of the vehicle and extending along a vehicle front-rear direction;
- pillars, extending downward from the roof rail in a vehicle up-down direction;
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- an outer member, covering outer sides of the roof rail and the pillars in a vehicle width direction, wherein
- the outer member is formed with inclined sides that are inclined upward in the vehicle up-down direction and toward a door opening side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.