Garnish seal and assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsSarah Jennifer Huth, Shinichi Yamase
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Abstract
An assembly for a vehicle includes a garnish including a base section, an outer wall projecting away from the base section, and a tab projecting away from at least one of the base section and the outer wall. The tab includes a seal attachment section spaced from the outer wall. The assembly further includes a seal including a base portion, having an interior section, an exterior section and an interconnecting section connecting the interior section and the exterior section. The seal mounts to the garnish by receiving the seal attachment section between the interior section and the exterior section of the base.
Claims19
A garnish and seal assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a garnish mounted to the vehicle body and including a base section, an outer wall projecting away from the base section, and a tab projecting away from at least one of the base section and the outer wall, the tab including a seal attachment section spaced from the outer wall;
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- a seal including a base portion having an interior section, an exterior section and an interconnecting section connecting the interior section and the exterior section, the seal further including a tongue and a generally tubular seal body extending away from the base portion, the seal being mounted to the garnish by receiving the seal attachment section between the interior section and the exterior section of the seal base portion and extending the tongue over the outer wall.
A vehicle garnish comprising:
- a base section;
- an outer wall integrally formed with and projecting away from the base section;
- at least one tab connected with at least one of the base section and the outer wall and including a seal attachment section projecting in a same general direction as the outer wall, the seal attachment section configured to provide a location for attaching an associated seal having a base portion, and a seal portion extending away from the base portion, and the seal attachment section and the outer wall defining a space configured to receive a section of the base portion of the associated seal, the seal attachment section tapering from a thinnest section at a distal edge toward a thicker section going toward the base section;
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- at least one clip receiving region provided on the base section and configured to receive an associated clip for connecting the garnish with an associated vehicle body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.