Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-27
2008-10-14
Pape, Joseph D (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
C296S202000, C296S093000, C296S201000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07434870
ABSTRACT:
It is an object of the present invention that bringing a door weather strip into contact with a side molding restrains dusts and the like from intruding into a gap between a front pillar and a side door. A front pillar (17) is provided between a side portion of a windshield glass (13) and a front portion of a side door (14), and an upper molding made of a resin is fitted to an upper part of the windshield glass (13). Also, a side molding (28) made of a resin is fitted to a side portion (13b) of the windshield glass (13), and the inner surface of the side portion (13b) of the windshield glass (13) is bonded to the front pillar (17). Moreover, a door weather strip (31) is provided along the front portion of the side door (14), and the door weather strip (31) is constructed so as to be brought into contact with the side molding (28).
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Kinoshita Yuuji
Taura Teruyuki
Duane Morris LLP
Hino Motors Ltd.
Pape Joseph D
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