Garnish assembly for fluid management on a vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTimothy J. Rupp
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Abstract
An A-pillar garnish assembly for fluid management on a vehicle includes a windshield, an A-pillar structural member extending along a side edge of the windshield for supporting the windshield, and an A-pillar garnish member secured to the A-pillar structural member to define an open trough extending along the side edge of the windshield. The garnish member has at least one lateral fluid channel defined therein for directing fluid from the open trough into a closed pillar channel disposed behind the garnish member along the side edge of the windshield.
Claims17
An A-pillar garnish assembly for fluid management on a vehicle, comprising:
- a windshield;
- an A-pillar structural member extending along a side edge of the windshield for supporting the windshield;
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- an A-pillar garnish member secured to the A-pillar structural member to define an open trough extending along the side edge of the windshield, the garnish member including an overlap portion defining one side of the open trough with a front surface of the windshield defining another side of the open trough, and a base portion extending from the overlap portion toward the windshield to define a base side of the open trough,
- the garnish member having at least one lateral fluid channel extending through the base portion at a proximal end of the base portion adjacent the overlap portion for directing fluid from the open trough into a closed pillar channel disposed behind the garnish member along the side edge of the windshield.
A pillar garnish assembly for managing fluids on a vehicle windshield, comprising:
- a pillar structural member extending along a side edge of the vehicle windshield;
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- a garnish member secured to the structural member along the side edge of the vehicle windshield, the garnish member defining an open trough with an open side thereof facing laterally inwardly, the garnish member including a base portion defining a base side of the open trough with at least one lateral fluid channel extending through the base portion to direct fluids received in the open trough therethrough,
- wherein the base portion has at least one lateral fluid channel extending obliquely therethrough to direct fluid received in the open trough into a closed pillar channel disposed behind the garnish member, whereby discharge of the collected fluid into the closed pillar channel enables a reduced trough size and greater design flexibility for the garnish member,
- wherein the garnish member further includes a mounting portion secured to the pillar structural member and an overlap portion extending from the mounting portion laterally and overlapping a front side of the vehicle windshield to define the open trough together with the windshield, and
- wherein the at least one lateral fluid channel is disposed at a proximal end of the base portion adjacent the overlap portion.
An A-pillar garnish member for managing fluids from a vehicle windshield, comprising:
- a mounting portion secured to a pillar structural member;
- an overlap portion extending from the mounting portion laterally and overlapping a front side of the vehicle windshield to define an open trough together with the windshield;
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- a base portion extending from the overlap portion toward the windshield to further define the open trough, at least one lateral fluid channel extending through the base portion at a proximal end of the base portion adjacent the overlap portion to direct fluid out of the open trough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.