Cowl-top cover
US7357446B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/343
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cowl-top cover for a vehicle having a bonnet hood, a windshield and a well disposed therebetween, is provided with a fixation portion fixed to a body panel of the vehicle on a side of the bonnet hood; an engaging portion including a bottom, the engaging portion being configured to conceal and slidably pinch an end portion of the windshield so that a space portion is defined by the end portion and the bottom; and a main body portion linking the fixation portion with the engaging portion and covering the well, the main body being configured to be deformed by an applied impact force and allow sliding movement of the engaging portion in a direction where the bottom moves toward the end portion of the windshield.
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