# US 2017/0282976 A1 · Cowl top garnish > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0282976 A1 - Document ID: US20170282976A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/458,425 - Filed: 2017-03-14 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-31 - Assignees: Moriroku Technology Company, Ltd. - Applicants: Moriroku Technology Company, Ltd. - Inventors: Tatsuya Hiwatashi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170282976A1 ## CPC - B62D 25/081: {Cowls (ventilating openings situated directly in front of the vehicle front window B60H1/28)} - B62D 25/14: Dashboards as superstructure sub-units (other dashboard aspects B60K) - B60Y 2306/09: Reducing noise - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ## Abstract A cowl top garnish includes a protruding portion that protrudes upward, with its top being situated at an upper position when a vehicle body is viewed in a lateral cross-sectional view. The protruding portion has a front segment that is disposed in along the width of the vehicle and extends from the top in a lower forward direction, and a rear segment that extends from the top in a lower backward direction. The protruding portion is an element having flexibility that allows the front segment and the rear segment to spread when a load acts on the protruding portion from above the top. The front segment has a projecting portion that projects toward the rear segment. The rear segment has a load receiving portion onto which the projecting portion abuts to receive the load when the load acts on the front segment in the backward direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cowl top garnish disposed behind a hood provided at a front part of a vehicle body, the cowl top garnish extending in a width direction of a vehicle across an entire width of the vehicle, the cowl top garnish being configured to cover a front lower end of a windshield panel, the cowl top garnish comprising a protruding portion that protrudes upward, with a top thereof being situated at an upper position when the vehicle body is viewed in a lateral cross-section, the protruding portion including a front segment that is disposed in the width direction of the vehicle and extends from the top in a lower forward direction, and a rear segment that extends from the top in a lower backward direction, the protruding portion possessing flexibility that allows the front segment and the rear segment to spread when a load acts on the protruding portion from above the top, one of the front segment and the rear segment integrally having a projecting portion that projects toward the other of the front segment and the rear segment, and the other of the front segment and the rear segment integrally having a load receiving portion onto which the projecting portion abuts and receives a load acting in a generally front-rear direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cowl top garnish according to claim 1, wherein the load receiving portion inclines relative to the projecting portion such that the load receiving portion crosses the projecting portion when the vehicle body is viewed from a front of the vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cowl top garnish according to claim 1, wherein the projecting portion has a flat plate-like shape, and one of two flat surfaces of the flat plate-like shape is directed upward. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cowl top garnish according to claim 1, wherein the load receiving portion has a counter face portion that faces a free end of the projecting portion and is shaped like a plane. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cowl top garnish according to claim 4, wherein the counter face portion is thicker than the free end of the projecting portion in an up-down direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The cowl top garnish according to claim 4, wherein the load receiving portion includes an upper extension that is situated overlappingly above the free end of the projecting portion and extends in the front-rear direction, and a lower extension that is situated overlappingly below the free end of the projecting portion and extends in the front-rear direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The cowl top garnish according to claim 3, wherein the rear segment includes a windshield panel engaging portion, with which the windshield panel is engaged, the projecting portion is disposed on the front segment, and the load receiving portion is disposed on the windshield panel engaging portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cowl top garnish according to claim 1, wherein the projecting portion is spaced from the load receiving portion, and abuts onto the load receiving portion only when a load acts on the front segment in a backward direction or when a load acts on the rear segment in a forward direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The cowl top garnish according to claim 5, wherein the free end of the projecting portion is covered with a cushioning material.