Vehicle body with covered recessed seams

A passenger vehicle is provided with a vehicle body including a roof panel and a body side panel. The roof panel and the body side panel are attached to one another along an attachment seam. The roof panel and body side panel combine to form a recessed channel along opposite sides of the attachment...

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Main Author MYLES; DENNIS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.01.2000
Edition6
Subjects
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Summary:A passenger vehicle is provided with a vehicle body including a roof panel and a body side panel. The roof panel and the body side panel are attached to one another along an attachment seam. The roof panel and body side panel combine to form a recessed channel along opposite sides of the attachment seam. An elongated trim member is received within said channel, overlying a portion of the attachment seam between the roof panel and the body side panel. The body side panels extend from a windshield of the vehicle to a rear of the vehicle body including a door surround portion integrally formed as a unitary member with a rear quarter portion of the vehicle body.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19970997638