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Cowl top garnish

US9764771B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 14, 2017
Grant dateSep 19, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Y2306/09
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cowl top garnish includes a protruding portion that protrudes upward, with its top being situated at an upper position when a vehicle body is viewed in a lateral cross-sectional view. The protruding portion has a front segment that is disposed in along the width of the vehicle and extends from the top in a lower forward direction, and a rear segment that extends from the top in a lower backward direction. The protruding portion is an element having flexibility that allows the front segment and the rear segment to spread when a load acts on the protruding portion from above the top. The front segment has a projecting portion that projects toward the rear segment. The rear segment has a load receiving portion onto which the projecting portion abuts to receive the load when the load acts on the front segment in the backward direction.

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