Motor vehicle with drip resistant textured surface feature around body side opening above door
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorGeorge Michalopoulos
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Abstract
A motor vehicle has a body including a header margin at least partially defining a body side opening. The motor vehicle further includes a first door received in and closing at least a first portion of the body side opening and a drip resistant textured surface feature provided along the header margin above the first door.
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A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a body including a header margin at least partially defining a body side opening and further including an A-pillar defining a portion of said body side opening;
- a C-pillar;
- a first door received in and closing at least a first portion of said body side opening;
- a second door received in and closing at least a second portion of said body side opening, wherein said first door hinges adjacent said A-pillar and said second door hinges adjacent said C-pillar;
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- a drip resistant textured surface feature provided along said header margin above said first and second door, wherein said drip resistant textured surface feature is also provided along said A-pillar, and wherein said drip resistant textured surface feature comprises an adhesive tape having a textured surface including cross hatching.
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A method of reducing dripping of water from a header margin of said body overlying a body side opening of a vehicle, comprising:
- applying a drip resistant surface feature along said header margin above said body side opening, wherein said applying step includes positioning an adhesive tape along said header margin wherein said adhesive tape includes a textured surface having cross hatching.
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A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a body including a header margin at least partially defining a body side opening;
- a first door received in and closing at least a first portion of said body side opening;
- a drip resistant textured surface feature provided along said header margin above said first door, wherein said drip resistant textured surface includes an adhesive tape having a textured surface with cross-hatching.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.