Mounting structure for the front side edge of a roof finisher of a vehicle
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshiharu Nakamura
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A roof finisher is mounted over the roof panel and the side pillars of a vehicle. The front edge of the part of the finisher mounted over a side pillar is secured to the side pillar by a mounting structure, comprising a first fitting member fixed on the front of the side pillar adjacent to the window glass and angling outwards and forwards, a second fitting member fixed to the front edge and angling backwards and inwards, and means for fixing these two fitting members together.
Claims5
In a vehicle comprising a roof panel (4), a side pillar (5), a side window glass (7) supported by the side pillar (5), and a roof finisher (1) mounted over part of the roof panel (4) and at least part of the side pillar (5),
- a mounting structure for securing the front edge of the side portion (3) of the roof finisher (1) which is mounted over the side pillar (5) to the side pillar (5), comprising:
- a first fitting member (9), fixed on the front of the side pillar (5), adjacent to the window glass (7), and having one end angling forwards therefrom and away from the center line of the vehicle;
- a second fitting member (1), fixed on the front edge of the said side portion (3) of the roof finisher (1), and having one end angling backward therefrom and towards the center line of the vehicle;
- said one end of the first fitting member (9) interconnecting said one end of the second fitting member (11) such that a hooking effect is provided to prevent the front edge of the finisher side portion (3) from moving away from the first fitting member (9) and
- means (12) for fixing the first and the second fitting members (9, 11) together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.