Vehicle body structure and ornamental member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10457224-B2
Application number	US-201715813318-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2017
Priority date	Dec 6, 2016
Publication date	Oct 29, 2019
Grant date	Oct 29, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle body structure including an ornamental member attached to an outer surface of an outer edge portion of a door, wherein the ornamental member includes an attachment portion pasted to the outer surface by a pasting unit, and a parallel surface that extends from the attachment portion outward with respect to the outer edge portion and is parallel to the outer surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle body structure including a door and an ornamental member attached to an outer surface of an outer edge portion of the door,
wherein the ornamental member includes an inner member and an outer member, the inner member includes:
an attachment portion pasted to the outer surface by a pasting unit; and
an extending portion that extends from the attachment portion beyond the outer edge portion, the extending portion including a parallel surface which is parallel to the outer surface.

2. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion includes a surface that continues to the parallel surface and is parallel to the outer surface.

3. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the parallel surface tilts to be located toward a vehicle interior as the parallel surface extends away from the outer edge portion of the door.

4. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the ornamental member is provided with a seal member at a position farther apart outward from the outer edge portion than the parallel surface,
the seal member includes a base portion on a side of the ornamental member and a seal portion that forms a seal to a vehicle body, and
the base portion includes a continuous surface that continues to the parallel surface.

5. The structure according to claim 4 , wherein a trench is formed between the base portion and the seal portion of the seal member.

6. The structure according to claim 4 , wherein the ornamental member is attached to a lower edge portion of the door,
a corrosion-proofing coat layer is formed on a bottom portion of the vehicle body, and
the coat layer is formed to overlap the seal member when the door is closed.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Katayama Yoichi

Classifications

• B60R13/04 Primary

  External} Ornamental or guard strips; Ornamental inscriptive devices {thereon (fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates by means of clips F16B5/12) · CPC title

• B60J10/86

  arranged on the opening panel · CPC title

• B60R13/06

  Sealing strips (sealing arrangements for vehicle windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices B60J10/00) · CPC title

• B60R13/043 Primary

  Door edge guards · CPC title