Nissan North America, Inc.

Long Vu

Randall Johnson

Quan Cat

Richard Galler

Aaron Adams

A vehicle splash guard includes a flexible body and a body panel attachment area. The body panel attachment area is integrated with the flexible body, the body panel attachment area is configured to abut a vehicle body panel component, the body panel attachment area including a pair of positioning tabs extending towards the vehicle body panel component and receiving the vehicle body panel component therebetween in a state in which the splash guard is installed to the vehicle body panel component.

Vehicle splash guard

A vehicle splash guard includes a flexible body and at least one reinforcement member. The flexible body has a body panel attachment area that is configured to abut a vehicle body panel. The reinforcement member is fixedly connected to the flexible body. The reinforcement member has at least one bending portion. The bending portion is a portion of weakness in the reinforcement member to enable the reinforcement member to deform at the bending portion in a direction towards the vehicle body panel to reduce a space between the splash guard and the vehicle body panel when the splash guard is installed onto the vehicle body panel.

A vehicle cargo bed structure includes a tailgate and a tailgate gap cover. The tailgate gap cover has a first attachment structure fixedly attached to a bed floor of the vehicle cargo bed structure, a second attachment structure fixedly attached to the bed floor at a location spaced apart from the first attachment structure, and a biasing structure. The tailgate gap cover is pivotal between a horizontal orientation with the tailgate in an open position, and an upright orientation with the tailgate in a closed position. The tailgate gap cover covers a gap between the tailgate and the bed floor with the tailgate in the open position. The biasing structure extends from the first attachment structure to the second attachment structure and biases the tailgate gap cover into contact with the tailgate in both the horizontal orientation and the upright orientation.

Vehicle cargo bed structure

A vehicle cargo bed structure includes a bed floor with an accessory attachment track, a tailgate and a tailgate gap cover. The tailgate gap cover has an attachment structure that includes a first part and a second part. The first part is inserted into a channel between side walls of the accessory attachment track. The second part is positioned above the side walls of the accessory attachment track with a fastening member extending between the first part and the second part clamping the attachment structure to the accessory attachment track. The tailgate gap cover is removable and re-attachable to the accessory attachment track. The tailgate gap cover is pivotal between a horizontal orientation with an adjacent tailgate in an open position and an upright orientation with the tailgate in the closed position.

A wireless charging assembly for a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a vehicle component, a wireless charger and a connection structure. The wireless charger includes a charger housing and at least one primary induction coil disposed in the charger housing. A support structure is connected to the charger housing for securing the portable electronic device to the charger housing. The connection structure movably connects the charger housing to the vehicle component such that the charger housing is movable between a stowed position and an in-use position.

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