Fender structure for vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTaichi MINEI
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Abstract
The fender structure includes a fender panel and a tubular member. The fender panel is made of resin. The tubular member is composed of an air duct and a protector. The fender panel is adjacent to the side door of the vehicle in the vehicle front-rear direction. The tubular member is disposed inside the fender panel in the vehicle width direction. The tubular member extends in the vehicle front-rear direction. The tubular member further comprises a downstream opening. The downstream opening is directed toward the side door. A tube end portion of the tubular member surrounding the downstream opening is coupled to an end portion of the fender panel on the side door side.
Claims6
A fender structure of a vehicle, the fender structure comprising:
- a fender panel that is made of resin and that is adjacent to a side door of the vehicle in a vehicle front-rear direction;
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- a tubular member that is disposed on an inner side from the fender panel in a vehicle width direction, extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, and that includes an opening directed toward the side door, wherein
- a tube end portion of the tubular member surrounding the opening is joined to an end portion of the fender panel, on a side of the fender panel toward the side door.
A fender structure for a vehicle, the fender structure comprising:
- a side door of the vehicle, the side door including an outer panel that is made of metal,
- a fender panel that is made of resin and that is provided adjacent to either forward or rearward of the side door in a vehicle front-rear direction, and
- a tubular member that is disposed on an inner side of the fender panel in a vehicle width direction, and that is fixed to a front end and a rear end of the fender panel, wherein
- an opening at a front end or a rear end of the tubular member is directed in a direction along an outer face of the outer panel of the side door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.