Nissan Motor Company Limited

Koji Ishimaru

Takashi Ashida

Hiroyuki Okuyama

Susumu Suzuki

Taro Ikeda

Naoki Tanaka

Michiaki Okabe

Tsuyoshi Iwasaki

Toru Mogi

A structure to couple exterior components of a vehicle includes a first exterior component and a second exterior component located apart from the first exterior component, wherein the first exterior component comprises an upper protrusion configured to overlap the second exterior component, and wherein the first exterior component comprises a side protrusion configured to overlap the second exterior component. A method to couple exterior components of a vehicle includes providing a protrusion about at least a portion of a first exterior component, installing the first exterior component proximal to a second exterior component, overlapping the protrusion of the first exterior component about a at least a portion of the second exterior component, interposing an elastic member between a peripheral surface of the first exterior component and an edge of the second exterior component, and positioning the elastic member beneath the protrusion of the first exterior component.

Structure of coupling portions of exterior parts

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Yamato, Japan

Koji Ishimaru