Patent classifications
B60R13/07
Pivoting gutter for a vehicle
A vehicle wiper system includes a drive mechanism, a wiper and a gutter each connected to the drive mechanism, and a locking mechanism. The wiper has a stowed position and an extended position. The drive mechanism reciprocally moves the wiper about a pivot axis to sweep a defined area of a windshield. The drive mechanism moves the gutter together with the wiper about the pivot axis between a stowed position and a deployed position wherein the gutter extends along a lateral edge of the windshield. The locking mechanism is configured to lock the gutter in the deployed position allowing the gutter to be statically disposed at the deployed position while the wiper is reciprocally moved about the pivot axis.
Pivoting gutter system for a vehicle
A vehicle includes a body including an A-pillar, and a windshield having an exterior surface and a lateral edge secured to the A-pillar. The A-pillar has a first part and a second part. The first part is positioned between the second part and the lateral edge of the windshield. The first part is movable relative to the second part from a stowed position wherein an outer surface of the first part is flush with an outer surface of the second part, and a deployed position wherein the outer surface of the first part extends obliquely relative to the outer surface of the second part such that in the deployed position the first part together with the second part define a gutter shaped to collect water flowing across the exterior surface of the windshield.
Pivoting gutter system for a vehicle
A vehicle includes a body including an A-pillar, and a windshield having an exterior surface and a lateral edge secured to the A-pillar. The A-pillar has a first part and a second part. The first part is positioned between the second part and the lateral edge of the windshield. The first part is movable relative to the second part from a stowed position wherein an outer surface of the first part is flush with an outer surface of the second part, and a deployed position wherein the outer surface of the first part extends obliquely relative to the outer surface of the second part such that in the deployed position the first part together with the second part define a gutter shaped to collect water flowing across the exterior surface of the windshield.
Rear corner element
A rear corner element for a truck bed cover serve to guide rainwater exterior to the truck bed wall. The rear corner element has a mounting part and a cover part. The mounting part has a base mounting part adapted for being secured on top of the rear end of a side wall of the truck bed in elongated of a coupling rail adapted for mounting a roll-up truck bed cover to said side wall of the truck bed, a first front end part configured to be assembled to a free rear end of the coupling rail in lengthwise extension of said coupling rail, a first rear end part opposite the first front end part, and at least one rainwater diverting channel and/or chamber extending lengthwise of the mounting part from the rainwater inlet to the first rear end part.
Rear corner element
A rear corner element for a truck bed cover serve to guide rainwater exterior to the truck bed wall. The rear corner element has a mounting part and a cover part. The mounting part has a base mounting part adapted for being secured on top of the rear end of a side wall of the truck bed in elongated of a coupling rail adapted for mounting a roll-up truck bed cover to said side wall of the truck bed, a first front end part configured to be assembled to a free rear end of the coupling rail in lengthwise extension of said coupling rail, a first rear end part opposite the first front end part, and at least one rainwater diverting channel and/or chamber extending lengthwise of the mounting part from the rainwater inlet to the first rear end part.
ACTIVE GUTTER, DEFLECTOR, AND GUARD FOR A VEHICLE
A fin assembly of a vehicle includes a fin supported on an A-pillar and disposed along the A-pillar at a location that is interposed between and separates a side window and a windshield in a lateral direction of the vehicle. The fin is configured for being driven to a retracted condition with respect to the A-pillar where an exterior surface of the vehicle at least partially formed along an exterior surface of the windshield, an exterior surface of the fin, and an exterior surface of the side window substantially conforms to an aerodynamic shape, and for being driven to an extended condition where the exterior surface of the vehicle is at least partially formed along the exterior surface of the windshield, an exterior surface of the A-pillar located behind the fin in a front-back direction of the vehicle, and the exterior surface of the side window.
WINDOW SEAL WITH LIQUID DIVERTER
Window seals can be configured to divert water away from an area of the vehicle where the presence of water is not desired, such as a door latch. A window seal can include a first body member and a second body member. The first body member can include a main body and a lip extending from the main body. The lip can include an upper end and a lower end. The second body member can be angled relative to the first body member. The second body member can include a liquid diverter that has a collector portion in fluid communication with a gutter portion. The collector portion can include an inlet opening. The inlet opening can be operatively positioned to receive a liquid from the lower end of the lip, and the gutter portion can route the liquid away from undesired areas.
Active gutter, deflector, and guard for a vehicle
A fin assembly of a vehicle includes a fin supported on an A-pillar and disposed along the A-pillar at a location that is interposed between and separates a side window and a windshield in a lateral direction of the vehicle. The fin is configured for being driven to a retracted condition with respect to the A-pillar where an exterior surface of the vehicle at least partially formed along an exterior surface of the windshield, an exterior surface of the fin, and an exterior surface of the side window substantially conforms to an aerodynamic shape, and for being driven to an extended condition where the exterior surface of the vehicle is at least partially formed along the exterior surface of the windshield, an exterior surface of the A-pillar located behind the fin in a front-back direction of the vehicle, and the exterior surface of the side window.
Active gutter, deflector, and guard for a vehicle
A fin assembly of a vehicle includes a fin supported on an A-pillar and disposed along the A-pillar at a location that is interposed between and separates a side window and a windshield in a lateral direction of the vehicle. The fin is configured for being driven to a retracted condition with respect to the A-pillar where an exterior surface of the vehicle at least partially formed along an exterior surface of the windshield, an exterior surface of the fin, and an exterior surface of the side window substantially conforms to an aerodynamic shape, and for being driven to an extended condition where the exterior surface of the vehicle is at least partially formed along the exterior surface of the windshield, an exterior surface of the A-pillar located behind the fin in a front-back direction of the vehicle, and the exterior surface of the side window.
FRONT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE
The front structure of a vehicle includes a drain, provided below a cowl grille, that forms a closed cross-section in cooperation with the cowl grille, in which the drain has flow path portions that extend in the vehicle width direction and serve as paths through which water flows, the flow path portion has air speed reduction portions that reduce the flow speed of air flowing through the flow path portion in the region ranging from the position that overlaps with an outside air introduction hole of the cowl grille in the vehicle width direction to an air inlet of a dash panel.