Automobile having retractable rear quarter windows
AssigneeFisker Inc.
InventorsHenrik FISKER, Martin WELCH
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Abstract
An automobile includes a body side panel including: a first pillar disposed rearward of a door of the automobile; a second pillar disposed rearward of the first pillar; an interior panel connecting the first pillar and the second pillar; a rear quarter panel attached to the exterior of the body side panel and forming a cavity between the rear quarter panel and the interior panel; and a retractable window disposed between the first pillar and the second pillar; wherein the retractable window is configured to move between a first position and a second position, the first position being defined by a roof of the automobile, the first pillar, and the second pillar, and the second position being inside the cavity.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
An automobile comprising:
- a body side panel comprising:
- a first pillar disposed rearward of a door of the automobile;
- a second pillar disposed rearward of the first pillar;
- and an interior panel connecting the first pillar and the second pillar;
- a rear quarter panel attached to an exterior of the body side panel and forming a cavity between the rear quarter panel and the interior panel, wherein the cavity is a wet area and the interior panel is configured to prevent water from passing from the wet area to a dry area within the interior panel;
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- a retractable window disposed between the first pillar and the second pillar, the retractable window being configured to move between a first position and a second position, the first position being bounded by a roof of the automobile, the first pillar, and the second pillar, and the second position being inside the cavity;
- one or more additional windows.
An automobile comprising:
- a body side panel comprising:
- a first pillar disposed rearward of a door of the automobile;
- a second pillar disposed rearward of the first pillar;
- and an interior panel connecting the first pillar and the second pillar;
- a rear quarter panel attached to an exterior of the body side panel and forming a cavity between the rear quarter panel and the interior panel, wherein the cavity comprises an outside surface exterior to a sealed area of the vehicle;
- and
- a retractable window disposed between the first pillar and the second pillar, the retractable window being configured to move between a first position and a second position, the first position being bounded by a roof of the automobile, the first pillar, and the second pillar, and the second position being inside the cavity;
- one or more additional windows.
An automobile comprising:
- a body side panel comprising:
- a first pillar disposed rearward of a door of the automobile;
- a second pillar disposed rearward of the first pillar;
- and an interior panel connecting the first pillar and the second pillar and providing structural support to the automobile;
- a rear quarter panel forming an exterior of the body side panel and forming a cavity between the rear quarter panel and the interior panel, wherein the cavity is a wet area and the interior panel is configured to prevent water from passing from the wet area to a dry area within the interior panel;
- and
- a retractable window disposed between the first pillar and the second pillar, the retractable window being configured to move between a first position and a second position, the first position being bounded by a roof of the automobile, the first pillar, and the second pillar, and the second position being inside the cavity;
- one or more additional windows.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.