Provided is a sealing system that may include a frame having a generally ring shape with a body and a ledge extending from the body, and a ring shaped seal having a body with a finger extension extending therefrom and contacting the body of the frame.

In an interior member for a vehicle, a lens extends along a light guide member, and is provided with a groove receiving the light guide member therein, a first engaging portion provided on a wall that defines the groove, and a second engaging portion provided on a wall that defines the groove, and the interior member main body is provided with a first engaged portion engaged by the first engaging portion, and a second engaged portion engaged by the second engaging portion, the lens being resiliently deformable so as to bring the walls defining the groove toward each other.

A door opening and closing device includes: a door drive unit capable of opening and closing a door; a detection means for detecting a subject present in an approach area; a measurement unit that measures a distance from the detection means to the subject; a determination unit that determines whether the subject has stopped in the approach area; a setting unit that sets a trigger zone in the approach area a; and a control means for starting control to drive the door drive unit when the subject is determined to have moved into the trigger zone. The setting unit sets the trigger zone to drive the door drive unit on the basis of the separation distance from the detection means to a stopped position.

A hinge system includes first and second hinge assemblies. The first hinge assembly includes a first hinge plate with a post and a second hinge plate with a collar configured to selectively receive the post. The second hinge assembly includes a third hinge plate with a counter bore and a keyway and a fourth hinge plate with a key configured to be selectively received within the keyway and the counter bore.

A method of forming a trim panel is provided. The method includes the steps of: heating a non-woven material to a predetermined temperature; applying a decorative film having perforations to a first surface of the heated material to create a bilaminate; placing the bilaminate layer into a cavity of a tool such that the decorative film is facing the cavity; heating the cavity; and injecting a thermoplastic resin into the tool such that the thermoplastic resin is adhered to a second surface of the material, the second surface being opposite to the first surface.

A vehicle side structure of a pickup truck includes a cabin; and a loading platform that is disposed adjacent to a rear side of the cabin in the vehicle forward-rearward direction, is configured to include a bottom plate, a pair of right and left side panels, and a tail gate, and is formed in a box shape that opens toward a vehicle upper side. Each of the right and left side panels includes a traveling wind inlet part that is disposed at an outer part of each of the right and left side panels in a vehicle width direction, opens toward a vehicle front side, and includes a first opening, a traveling wind blowing part that is disposed at an upper end part of each of the right and left side panels, opens toward the vehicle upper side, and includes a second opening, and an intermediate part.

Provided is a vehicle door lock device having a structure enabling easy mounting of a pivot lever and urging means configured to urge the pivot lever to pivot. The urging means locked to a base member and the pivot lever does not generate an urging force when the pivot lever is positioned at an outside position at which the pivot lever is positioned on one direction side with respect to an in-operation pivoting range, and when the pivot lever pivots from the outside position to the in-operation pivoting range, an elastic deformation piece climbs over a temporary stopper while being elastically deformed, and the urging means locked to the base member and the pivot lever is elastically deformed to generate the urging force.

A motor vehicle door lock apparatus includes a meshing mechanism with a striker, a control unit authenticating a transmitter and switching an operation of an outside electric operation element to be enabled and disabled, a locking and unlocking mechanism being switched to an unlocking state where a meshing of the meshing mechanism can be released and a locking state where the meshing cannot be released by an operation of an inside mechanical operation element or a driving of a locking and unlocking motor, and an electric releasing mechanism releasing the meshing by a driving of a releasing motor to activate a releasing operation based on a valid operation of the outside electric operation element, and after a predetermined length of time has elapsed since collision detecting means detect a collision of the motor vehicle, the control unit drives the locking and unlocking motor to activate an unlocking operation.

A motor vehicle door lock apparatus includes a meshing mechanism with a striker, a control unit authenticating a transmitter and switching an operation of an outside electric operation element to be enabled and disabled, a locking and unlocking mechanism being switched to an unlocking state where a meshing of the meshing mechanism can be released and a locking state where the meshing cannot be released by an operation of an inside mechanical operation element or a driving of a locking and unlocking motor, and an electric releasing mechanism releasing the meshing by a driving of a releasing motor to activate a releasing operation based on a valid operation of the outside electric operation element, and after a predetermined length of time has elapsed since collision detecting means detect a collision of the motor vehicle, the control unit drives the locking and unlocking motor to activate an unlocking operation.

A mid-gate assembly includes a mid-gate and a first access panel received in the mid-gate. A window pocket extends through the mid-gate and the first access panel. Further, a window is displaceable between an extended position projecting from the mid-gate and a retracted position held in the window pocket.