Title:
WHEEL HOUSE STRUCTURE OF PASSENGER VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/140898
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A wheel house structure of a passenger vehicle comprises a wheel house panel (140) and a body panel (20) for covering the wheel house panel (140) from the outside. The body panel (20) and the wheel house panel (140) respectively comprise longitudinal walls (23, 143) constituting a wheel arch (14a), and flanges (22, 142) formed facing inward from the longitudinal walls (143). The flange (142) of the wheel house panel (140) and the flange (22) of the body panel (20) are superposed together, and the longitudinal wall (143) of the wheel house panel (140) and the longitudinal wall (23) of the body panel (20) are bonded together by an adhesive (Z). One or both of the longitudinal wall (143) of the wheel house panel (140) and the longitudinal wall (23) of the body panel (20) is provided with an adhesive collector (143u) recessed so as to collect excess adhesive (Z) during bonding.
Inventors:
WATANABE KEITO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/053363
Publication Date:
September 26, 2013
Filing Date:
February 13, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO LTD (JP)
WATANABE KEITO (JP)
WATANABE KEITO (JP)
International Classes:
B62D25/16; B62D25/08
Foreign References:
| JP2004142705A | 2004-05-20 | |||
| JPH02123478U | 1990-10-11 | |||
| JPS62163475U | 1987-10-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OKADA PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE, P. C. (JP)
Patent business corporation Okada international patent firm (JP)
Patent business corporation Okada international patent firm (JP)
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