Fender protector structure
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsMakoto Takeuchi, Hitoshi Nito
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Abstract
A fender protector structure of a vehicle, includes a body structure including a body panel and a fender panel, the body structure defining a wheel well, a fender protector means connected to the body structure for covering an outer periphery of the wheel well, and a means for reinforcing the fender protector extending from the body panel to the fender panel, wherein the means for reinforcing includes a means for fixing the fender protector to the body panel.
Claims20
A fender protector structure of a vehicle, comprising:
- a body structure including a body panel and a fender panel, the body structure defining a wheel well;
- a fender protector connected to the body structure and covering an outer periphery of the wheel well;
- and
- a reinforcing beam portion of the fender protector extending from the body panel to the fender panel.
A method to manufacture a body of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- defining a wheel well with a body panel and a fender panel of a body structure;
- covering an outer periphery of the wheel well with a fender protector;
- extending a reinforcing beam portion of the fender protector from the body panel to the fender panel;
- and
- fixing the reinforcing beam portion of the fender protector to the body panel with a fixing portion.
A fender protector structure of a vehicle, comprising:
- a body structure including a body panel and a fender panel, the body structure defining a wheel well;
- a fender protector means connected to the body structure for covering an outer periphery of the wheel well;
- and
- a means for reinforcing the fender protector extending from the body panel to the fender panel;
- wherein the means for reinforcing comprises a means for fixing the fender protector to the body panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.