STRUCTURE OF COUPLING PORTIONS OF EXTERIOR PARTS

A structure to couple exterior components of a vehicle includes a first exterior component and a second exterior component located apart from the first exterior component, wherein the first exterior component comprises an upper protrusion configured to overlap the second exterior component, and wher...

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Main Authors MOGI TORU, IWAI NOBUHIRO, TANAKA NAOKI, OKABE MICHIAKI, ISHIMARU KOJI, OKUYAMA HIROYUKI, IWASAKI TSUYOSHI, IKEDA TARO, ASHIDA TAKASHI, SUZUKI SUSUMU
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.12.2008
Subjects
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
MOTOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRAILERS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A structure to couple exterior components of a vehicle includes a first exterior component and a second exterior component located apart from the first exterior component, wherein the first exterior component comprises an upper protrusion configured to overlap the second exterior component, and wherein the first exterior component comprises a side protrusion configured to overlap the second exterior component. A method to couple exterior components of a vehicle includes providing a protrusion about at least a portion of a first exterior component, installing the first exterior component proximal to a second exterior component, overlapping the protrusion of the first exterior component about a at least a portion of the second exterior component, interposing an elastic member between a peripheral surface of the first exterior component and an edge of the second exterior component, and positioning the elastic member beneath the protrusion of the first exterior component.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080141494