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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042861 | Tailgate and motor vehicle A tailgate of a motor vehicle has an extensible wind-deflecting device which, in its non-use position, is preferably arranged, so as to lie within an outer contour, in a stowage space. Here, the tailgate is formed substantially from an inner and an outer panel, with... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7883139 | Drainage arrangement A drainage arrangement for a tailgate of a motor vehicle body has water outflow spouts in the inner panel of the tailgate. The water outflow spouts are arranged correspondingly to water outflow openings in a rear part or a rear-end trim panel of the body behind a ve... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7658437 | Bumper skin A bumper skin made of plastics material including a front portion, at least one side overrider, and a face of the bumper skin that is visible presenting a shape irregularity between the front portion and the overrider. The front portion and the overrider are constit... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7641259 | Rain shelter control system and method for doorway In a rain shelter control system for vehicular doorways, an electronic key ECU causes exterior signal transmitters to periodically transmit request signals. When a portable device receives the request signal in an arrival range of the request signals, the portable d... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7614682 | Steering assembly HVAC system A steering assembly and HVAC system, and method of operation, for a vehicle is disclosed. The system may comprise a steering column assembly including a steering column located within a cowl; a steering wheel assembly including a hub operatively engaging the steerin... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7347026 | Door module A door module, with a trim (9) on which practically all the component items are mounted or assembled, mechanical subassemblies of the lock and the window winder, wiring, etc. with a relative sliding movement between the mechanical subassemblies and the trim, ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7316445 | Attachment structure for tonneau cover for pickup truck An attachment structure for a tonneau cover, formed in an approximately tabular shape, for a pickup truck with a bed extending from a rear end of a vehicle to a rear pillar portion, comprises a bed rail as an elongated support member on which the tonneau cover for t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7293820 | Weather strip for motor vehicle A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of being attached to a flange provided in an opening portion of a vehicle body or a closing member for closing the opening portion irrespective of a configuration of the flange. The weather strip includes a base ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7246842 | Visor for an automobile A visor for an automobile is provide, which does not impair the design of the automobile when mounted on a window frame of the automobile. A side visor includes a brim portion made of stainless steel formed along a window frame of an automobile, and a visor portion ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7204543 | Vehicle side visor cover A side visor is effectively utilized to perform sufficient ventilation in a car. A cover is attached on a vehicle side visor 21 provided along a window frame 14 of a vehicle door. The cover 31 comprises: a cover attachment portion 32 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172239 | Sealing structure for vehicle door A sealing structure for sealing a vehicle door against a door opening portion of a vehicle body includes a movable door glass provided outside a door frame of the vehicle door so as to move therealong, a roof moulding attached to the door opening portion of the vehi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7108313 | Trim assembly and method of manufacturing same A trim assembly suitable for attachment to a door has an interior portion, wherein the interior portion includes at least one retaining mechanism, integrally formed thereon, and wherein the at least one retaining mechanism extends from the trim panel, and a seal hav... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100966 | Ventilation structure of automobile door There is provided a ventilation structure formed in an automobile door, which is made up of a door inner panel having a hole therethrough. A door hole seal is installed in an interior side of the door inner panel. The door hole seal has a slit or an air hole nearby ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070224 | Sealing structure for convertible type vehicle There is provided a sealing structure in a convertible type vehicle in which a roof 11 is opened by folding or removing the roof 11, wherein a weather strip 15 mounted to a header 12 comprises seal portions 18, 19, which seals a ga... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066527 | Automobile door structure with water and noise isolation sheet There is provided a door structure of an automobile, capable of being visually checked as to whether or not a peripheral edge of an opaque water/noise isolation sheet is reliably bonded to a door inner panel through the intermediary of a sealer (adhesive). With the ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044848 | Fresh air intake for a vehicle An air intake for a vehicle that facilitates air transfer from an ambient environment outside the vehicle to a vehicle space is provided. The air intake inhibits liquid transfer from the ambient environment to the vehicle space. The air intake includes a housing hav... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036868 | Automobile door structure with water and noise isolation sheet There is provided a door structure of an automobile, capable of being visually checked as to whether or not a peripheral edge of an opaque water.noise isolation sheet is reliably bonded to a door inner panel through the intermediary of a sealer (adhesive). With the ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021704 | Vehicle roof module This roof module is designed for installation on a vehicle body in which an opening of approximately the same dimensions as the roof has been made and it is composed of the original roof panel (1), with its end finish, a complete conventional interior trim ( | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011357 | Window assembly for a motor vehicle The liftgate for a motor vehicle includes a frame member, an inner panel, and an outer panel. The frame member is a U-shaped member formed by a cross member and a pair of spaced apart legs extending from the cross member. The inner panel is connected to the legs and... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6973754 | Windowpane attaching structure and windowpane removing method A windowpane is supported in a gasket by a support member so that a space for allowing the windowpane to shift therein is ensured between an end surface of the windowpane and a surface in a channel of the gasket facing the end surface, the gasket having the channel ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6948766 | Protector for automobiles A protector for vehicles' door openings with hingedly mounted doors to cover an adjacent area and protect is from rain and snow. The protector includes at least one frustro-conical roller member with a rollable sheet. The rollable sheet has two straight lateral ends... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938944 | Water shield with integrated 3-D mirror seal A molded water shield integrated between an exterior panel assembly and a trim panel of a vehicle includes a semi-rigid barrier sheet and a seal integrally molded into the semi-rigid barrier sheet. The seal includes reliefs formed therein and is detachable from the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931790 | Sealing structure including a water receiver for an automobile In a hardtop vehicle a partition and a glassrun are mounted at both sides of a center sash. The partition can receive a triangular glass of a front door and the glassrun can receive a front glass. The center sash has a die-molded portion with a thin tip end at an up... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926349 | Mount for securing a part to a support and for positioning it relative to its surroundings, in particular a motor vehicle bodywork part The invention relates to a mount for securing a part to a support and for enabling the part to be positioned relative to its surroundings. The mount comprises: two pieces (6, 20) that are movable relative to each other paral... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6883847 | Carrierless flange cover with integral trim strip A flange cover with a trim lip is provided for finishing a vehicle flange, wherein the flange cover can include a seal. The flange cover is affixed to a single side of the flange and the trip lip projects from an opposed side of the flange to be spaced from the flan... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6877792 | Side-visor support assembly An assembly for attaching a side-visor to a frame of a vehicle comprises a retainer that includes a mounting portion and a clip portion connected to the mounting portion by flexible straps that can be bent for alignment of the clip portion with a hole in the visor, ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6820922 | Weatherseal assembly, especially for sealing an automotive trim item A weatherseal assembly is provided with a body part (14) and a weatherseal (20). The weatherseal (20) includes a sealing portion (21) and a fastening portion (22). The sealing portion (21) is provided with a pivotable sealin... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6782904 | Extendible rain shield for vehicle A rain shield device includes a housing for attaching onto various vehicles, and a shield extendible out of the housing for shielding the upper portions of the doors of the vehicles and for allowing the drivers and the passengers to easily open or receive the umbrel... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6682126 | Side visor fastener A side visor fastener (1) comprises a retainer (25) to be fixed to a mounting portion (11) of a frame (3), and a clip for fastening the side visor (1) to a portion of the fastener extending from the retainer (25) to the side visor (1A). The clip includes ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6641202 | Drainage arrangement for a folding roof of a hard-top vehicle In a drainage arrangement for a folding hard-top vehicle roof that can be moved into a storage position in the vehicle luggage compartment with the aid of pivotable C pillars, the rear window is pivotable relative to the C pillars (2). Associated with the... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6578901 | Plug and method of use therefor A plug for assisting in controlling the flow of one or more materials through an opening in a portion of an article of manufacture is disclosed. The plug may include a body portion for limiting the flow of one material through the opening. The plug may al... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6450563 | Noise shut-off device for doors of automotive vehicle A noise shut-off device is provided for doors of an automotive vehicle to effectively prevent driving noises from being introduced to the vehicle interior through draining holes formed at the bottom of the vehicle door, while allowing the draining out of ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6443519 | Sealing system on a motor vehicle A sealing system on a motor vehicle is disclosed which includes two sealing profile sections on two adjacent body parts and in which each of the two sealing profile sections can be moved relative to one another. In addition, each of the two sealing profil... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6425624 | Securing system for integrally shaped bumper A front or rear bumper (1) for a motor vehicle has a main part which is disposed transversely to the vehicle and side parts which extend approximately in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The bumper (1) so secured at points on the vehicle. To pre... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6367860 | Windshield visor for motor vehicles Windshield visor for motor vehicles having windshield, roof, and driver and passenger side door frames. The windshield visor includes a forward wing, a first mounting plate, and a second mounting plate. The forward wing provides shading from sun light and... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6357816 | Bumper beam extensions A bumper beam extension for a bumper beam having left and right bumper beam extensions and a method for manufacturing the bumper beam extensions to provide impact crush resistance is disclosed. The bumper beam extensions include an insert end contoured an... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6341811 | Motor vehicle window weather shield A motor vehicle window weather shield is disclosed, comprised of a base and an awning. The awning is slidably engages the base and is designed to extend from the base, over a window on a motor vehicle. The awing may be locked into one of several positions... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6099068 | Roof molding device for a vehicle A roof molding device for use in a vehicle includes a body side weather strip having a first space and a second space for effectively absorbing impact and inducing adherence to anti-support force generated by the impact when the door of a vehicle closes a... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6099064 | Windshield visor for motor vehicles Windshield visor for motor vehicles having windshield, roof, and driver and passenger side door frames. The windshield visor includes a forward wing, a first mounting plate, and a second mounting plate. The forward wing provides shading from sun light and... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6099065 | Windshield visor for motor vehicles Windshield visor for motor vehicles having windshield, roof, and driver and passenger side door frames. The windshield visor includes a forward wing, a first mounting plate, and a second mounting plate. The forward wing provides shading from sun light and... | 08/08/2000 |
