Motor vehicle body with filler piece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9821855-B2
Application number	US-201615149832-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2016
Priority date	May 8, 2015
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

A motor vehicle body includes an A-pillar panel, an outer skin body panel, which together with an edge of the A-pillar panel delimits a gap. A windshield is adjacent to a longitudinal edge of the A-pillar panel. A filler piece has a first portion which fills out the gap and a second portion which conceals a gap between the longitudinal edge of the A-pillar panel and the windshield.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle body comprising an A-pillar panel, an outer skin panel, which together with an edge of the A-pillar panel delimits a gap, a windshield adjacent to a longitudinal edge of the A-pillar panel and a filler piece having a first portion filling out the gap and a second portion concealing a gap between the longitudinal edge of the A-pillar panel and the windshield.

2. The motor vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the gap is located on a front lower end of the A-pillar panel.

3. The motor vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the filler piece is in positive engagement on the A-pillar panel.

4. The motor vehicle body according to claim 3 , wherein the positive engagement is formed by way of at least one engagement protrusion of the filler piece and an opening formed in the A-pillar panel for receiving the engagement protrusion.

5. The motor vehicle body according to claim 4 , wherein the opening is formed in a flange angled off the edge of the A-pillar panel.

6. The motor vehicle body according to claim 5 , wherein the first portion of the filler piece comprises an angular profile having a first leg butting up against the flange and a second leg extending from the flange in the direction of the outer skin panel.

7. The motor vehicle body according to claim 6 , wherein the angular profile is U-shaped.

8. The motor vehicle body according to claim 6 , wherein the second leg reaches behind the outer skin panel when viewed from outside.

9. The motor vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the second portion is fixed on the longitudinal edge by way of a bond.

10. The motor vehicle body according to claim 9 , wherein the A-pillar panel comprises a flange extending along the longitudinal edge on which the bond adheres.

11. The motor vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the outer skin panel comprises an engine hood.

12. The motor vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the filler piece comprises a one-piece molded plastic part.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Rogge Andreas
• Mueller Alexander

Classifications

• B62D25/16

  Mud-guards or wings; Wheel cover panels (equipped with means for freeing wheels or tyres from foreign matter B60S) · CPC title

• B62D25/12

  Parts or details thereof (locks E05B, {E05B83/16; devices for holding open E05C17/00, e.g. while carrying oversize objects E05C17/042}; hinges E05D; counterbalancing means E05F; {checks, stops, buffers E05F5/00; } springs, {e.g. pneumatic springs} F16F) · CPC title

• B60R13/04

  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

• B62D25/04 Primary

  Door pillars {; windshield pillars} · CPC title