Vehicle frame water baffle arrangement, water baffle and method
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsAdam J. Rompage, Edward W. Bach, Robert G. ZumMallen
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Abstract
A vehicle frame water baffle arrangement, a water baffle and method include a first closed section of a vehicle frame, a second closed section of the vehicle frame arranged adjacent the first closed section of the vehicle frame, and a water baffle. The water baffle has a body arranged complementarily within the first closed section to inhibit passage of water thereby within the first closed section and a water spout extending from the body of the water baffle into the second closed section to direct water arriving at the water baffle into the second closed section.
Claims22
A water baffle for a vehicle frame, comprising:
- a body shaped to complementarily fit within a first closed section of the vehicle frame;
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- a drain spout extending from the body into an adjacent second closed section of the vehicle frame to direct any moisture from the first closed section into the second closed section, wherein the drain spout extends through an aperture defined in a panel member defining the first closed section of the vehicle frame.
A vehicle frame water baffle arrangement, comprising:
- a first closed section of a vehicle frame;
- a water baffle having a body arranged complementarily within the first closed section to inhibit passage of water thereby within the first closed section;
- and
- a second closed section of the vehicle frame arranged adjacent the first closed section of the vehicle frame and separated from the first closed section by a panel member;
- and
- a water spout extending from the body of the water baffle into the second closed section, the water baffle directing water arriving at the water baffle to exit the first closed section and to enter into the second closed section.
A water baffle method for a vehicle frame, comprising:
- providing a first closed section of the vehicle frame;
- providing a second closed section of the vehicle frame that is laterally adjacent the first closed section and separated from the first closed section by a panel member;
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- directing water via a water baffle having a body and drain spout from the first closed section to the second closed section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.