In a first step, a molding die is immersed in a raw liquid including cellulosic fibers. Then, the liquid of a raw liquid is sucked through a net material by a liquid suction part, so as to cause the cellulosic fibers to be laminated on the net material. In the second step, the cellulosic fibers laminated on the net material are dried, so as to form a protrusion. In the third step, the dried protrusion and the communication part are removed from the molding die. A passage part of the communication part is formed at a position where a projection portion had been arranged, the passage part being configured to communicate an inside of the protrusion with an outside of the protrusion.

An apparatus and method for improving the safety and performance of an automobile in crash events is disclosed. The apparatus includes a front crash pad, rear crash pad, and a connection beam. Both crash pads and the connection beam are coupled to an automobile in such fashion as to absorb and dissipate energy by converting kinetic energy into strain energy.

It is intended to provide a vehicle body lower structure capable of preventing a backflow component from flowing outside the vehicle from a rear wheel housing at the shortest distance. The vehicle body lower structure of a vehicle comprising a rear wheel housing 12, and a mud guard 71 integrally attached to an inner surface of a rear portion of the rear wheel housing 12, wherein the mud guard 71 has a plate-shaped shielding portion 71b extending from a vehicle width directional inner side of a rear edge of the rear wheel housing 12 toward a front side of the vehicle, and wherein the shielding portion 71b has an up-down directional length extending from a bottom portion of the mud guard 71 to a position above at least a tail pipe 33 whose outlet portion 33a is oriented toward a rear surface of a vehicle body adjacent thereto.

An undercover (31) for rectifying airflow under a floor of a vehicle while driving the vehicle includes screw pedestals (42) for fixing screws (41) or nut pedestals for nuts, which are served as fastening points to a vehicle body (29). Interference caps (58) which are a molded product made from an elastic resin material are fitted between the adjacent pedestals. Under a state that the undercover (31) is engaged with and is attached to the vehicle body by the screws, a top portion (60) of the interference caps (59) is elastically deformed and is abutted to the opposite vehicle body surface, and the above abutment is maintained. Small clearance between the undercover and the vehicle body are maintained, and interference between the undercover and the vehicle due to vibration while driving is prevented, without changing the number of fastening points of the undercover to the vehicle body.

A variable fender garnish structure of a vehicle is provided and includes a fender garnish coupled to an outer edge part of a wheel guard of a vehicle and made with a shape covering a wheel of the vehicle, a flap member positioned in the rear part of the fender garnish and rotatably coupled to the fender garnish, a driving member rotating the flap member, and a controller driving the driving member to control whether the flap member is rotated or not.

A vehicle aerodynamic cover includes an upper body portion, a lower body portion and a boundary. The upper body portion defines a top edge. The lower body portion extends downwardly from the upper body portion and defines a bottom edge. The upper body portion is inclined in an inboard direction relative to the lower body portion when the aerodynamic cover is in an installed state. The boundary connects the upper and lower body portions.

A vehicle and liner assembly is provided that includes a recreational vehicle having a housing, a front end, a rear end, a top, a bottom, and a pair of sidewalls. A frame assembly is provided wherein, the housing is mounted on and supported by the frame assembly. The liner is attached to the frame assembly and coves at least a substantial portion of the bottom of the housing. The liner has a first face having projections extending therefrom and a second face having openings therein. The openings coincide with and extend into corresponding projections on the first face.

A soundproof cushioning material to be attached to an inner face of a wheel well of a vehicle body, including: a soundproof cushioning area, in which a non-woven fabric having a large number of short fibers entangled with each other is disposed; and a continuous resin area defining a continuous face with the soundproof cushioning area with a boundary part intervening therebetween. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the soundproof cushioning material.

A drive device protection structure has a rotary electric machine, a gearbox connected the rotary electric machine, an undercover disposed underneath the drive device and a protecting plate provided to the undercover. The rotary electric machine has a rotary electric machine housing that has a rotary electric machine flange. The gearbox has a gearbox housing that has a gearbox flange. The rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange are connected together. The rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange are formed such that a lower surface of the gearbox flange is positioned lower than a lower surface of the rotary electric machine flange. The protecting plate is formed of a material more rigid than a material of the undercover. The protecting plate is provided beneath connecting part between the rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange so as to face the connecting part.

There is provided a maintenance cover member including: a cover body for closing an opening of a power train of a vehicle; and a vibration suppressing member attached to a surface of the cover body. There is also provided a maintenance cover member including: a cover body for closing an opening of a power train of a vehicle; and a plurality of vibration suppressing members attached to a surface of the cover body. Adjacent vibration suppressing members are disposed spaced apart from each other.