Front pillar garnish
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1. A front pillar garnish comprising:
- an ornamental head portion that is separate from a surface of a window pane to a vehicle exterior side and covers a gap between an outer peripheral end face of the window pane and a window opening formed in a body panel when the front pillar garnish is mounted to the predetermined position of the body panel, the ornamental head portion having an inward end;
a groove wall that protrudes from a back surface side of the ornamental head portion toward the surface of the window pane and defines a rain water gutter in cooperation with the surface of the window pane; and
a mounting leg portion that protrudes from the back surface side of the ornamental head portion toward the gap for mounting the front pillar garnish to an outer peripheral edge of the window pane and/or to the window opening of the body panel;
wherein the groove wall comprises;
a first groove wall that is positioned at an upper side in a longitudinal direction of the front pillar garnish when the front pillar garnish is mounted to the predetermined position of the body panel; and
a second groove wall that is positioned at a lower side in the longitudinal direction of the front pillar garnish when the front pillar garnish is mounted to the predetermined position of the body panel;
wherein a maximum distance in a direction toward the outer peripheral end face of the window pane from the inward end of the ornamental head portion to the second groove wall is larger than a maximum distance in the direction toward the outer peripheral end face of the window pane from the inward end of the ornamental head portion to the first groove wall to thereby make a depth of the rain water gutter large at the lower side in the longitudinal direction of the front pillar garnish; and
wherein when a tip end of a wiper blade reaches the lowest position, the surface of the window pane, the tip end of the wiper blade and the second groove wall define a water flow path through which water is allowed to flow along the rain water gutter.
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A front pillar garnish includes an ornamental head portion having an inward end, a groove wall protruding the ornamental head portion toward a window pane and defining a rain water gutter in cooperation with a surface of the window pane, and amounting leg portion protruding from the ornamental head portion toward a gap between the window pain and a front pillar for mounting the front pillar garnish. The groove wall includes first and second groove walls respectively positioned at an upper side and a lower side in a longitudinal direction of the front pillar garnish. A maximum distance in a direction toward an outer peripheral end face of the window pane from the inward end of the ornamental head portion to the second groove wall is larger than a maximum distance from the inward end of the ornamental head portion to the first groove wall.
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1. A front pillar garnish comprising:
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an ornamental head portion that is separate from a surface of a window pane to a vehicle exterior side and covers a gap between an outer peripheral end face of the window pane and a window opening formed in a body panel when the front pillar garnish is mounted to the predetermined position of the body panel, the ornamental head portion having an inward end; a groove wall that protrudes from a back surface side of the ornamental head portion toward the surface of the window pane and defines a rain water gutter in cooperation with the surface of the window pane; and a mounting leg portion that protrudes from the back surface side of the ornamental head portion toward the gap for mounting the front pillar garnish to an outer peripheral edge of the window pane and/or to the window opening of the body panel; wherein the groove wall comprises; a first groove wall that is positioned at an upper side in a longitudinal direction of the front pillar garnish when the front pillar garnish is mounted to the predetermined position of the body panel; and a second groove wall that is positioned at a lower side in the longitudinal direction of the front pillar garnish when the front pillar garnish is mounted to the predetermined position of the body panel; wherein a maximum distance in a direction toward the outer peripheral end face of the window pane from the inward end of the ornamental head portion to the second groove wall is larger than a maximum distance in the direction toward the outer peripheral end face of the window pane from the inward end of the ornamental head portion to the first groove wall to thereby make a depth of the rain water gutter large at the lower side in the longitudinal direction of the front pillar garnish; and wherein when a tip end of a wiper blade reaches the lowest position, the surface of the window pane, the tip end of the wiper blade and the second groove wall define a water flow path through which water is allowed to flow along the rain water gutter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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Current AssigneeTokai Kogyo Company Limited (Eastern Technics Corp.), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
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Original AssigneeTokai Kogyo Company Limited (Eastern Technics Corp.), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
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InventorsHara, Kengo, Sakamoto, Koichi
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Primary Examiner(s)Patel, Kiran B.
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Application NumberUS11/038,252Publication NumberTime in Patent Office627 DaysField of Search296/208, 296/93, 296/146.15US Class Current296/208CPC Class CodesB60J 1/2005 for windscreensB60J 10/25 characterised by water drai...B60J 10/265 the surface being primarily...B60J 10/70 specially adapted for windo...
