Nissan North America, Inc.

Ronald B Morrow

Dale Clifford Butterworth

Eric M Engerman

David Kovie

Ian Patterson

Randall Johnson

Bobby Fuentes

Brian Shepard

David Snyder

Jonathan Zischke

Thomas Cho

John Zakoff

David J Lepley

George Henry Gasahl, Iv

Kody Karver

Zachary Stoklosa

James Stepke

Anders Johnson

Robert Russell

Bruce Pfeiffer

Eduardo Ochoa

Roy Defauw

Michael Valencia

A vehicle door structure includes an inner door panel and an impact pad. The inner door panel has an access opening that extends from an inboard surface to an outboard surface of the inner door panel. The access opening is defined by an upper edge, a lower edge, a forward edge and a rearward edge. The impact pad has a main portion and a block portion. The main portion has a lower attachment section and an upper attachment section that are both located along an inboard side of the upper and lower edges. The lower attachment section is attached to the lower edge and the upper attachment section is attached to the upper edge. A section of the block portion is located along the outboard side of the inner door panel. The impact pad is spaced apart from the forward edge of the access opening.

Vehicle door structure

A vehicle door assembly comprises an inner door panel, an outer door panel and a mirror assembly. The outer panel is fixed to the inner door panel, the outer door panel having an mounting opening. The mirror assembly is supported to an outer perimeter of the mounting opening of the outer door panel. The mirror assembly has a base bracket and a dampener. The dampener is disposed between the base bracket and at least a portion of the outer perimeter mounting opening of the outer door panel such that the base bracket and the outer door panel are spaced with respect to each other by the dampener.

Vehicle door assembly

A vehicle door assembly includes a vehicle body structure defining a door opening, a first door movably connected to the vehicle body structure, and a second door movably connected to the vehicle body structure. The first door is configured to move between closed and open positions. The first door is configured to move in a first direction from the closed position to the open position. The second door is configured to move between closed and open positions. The second door is configured to move in a second direction from the closed position to the open position. The second direction being different from the first direction.

A vehicle windshield testing assembly includes a test table, a plurality of supports, a vehicle windshield, and a testing fixture. The test table is configured to be adjustable about a first axis and a second axis. The plurality of supports is movably connected to the test table. The vehicle windshield is supported by the plurality of supports. The testing fixture supported by the plurality of supports. The testing fixture includes a plurality of hollow sleeves configured to receive a testing object. Each of the hollow sleeves has an opening facing the vehicle windshield.

Vehicle windshield testing assembly

A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a vehicle seat, an inverter and an inverter cover. The vehicle body defines a vehicle interior. The vehicle seat is disposed on a floor of the vehicle interior. The inverter has a housing fixed to the floor of the vehicle interior at a location underneath the vehicle seat. The inverter cover is detachably attached to the inverter housing.

Inverter assembly

A trim panel having a main body, a plurality of attachment structures and a dummy electric connector. The main body has a trim surface and an attachment surface opposite the trim surface. The plurality of attachment structures are formed on the attachment surface and are configured to contact and engage a separate panel securing the main body to the separate panel and covering an aperture formed in the separate panel. The dummy electric connector is formed on the attachment surface. The dummy electric connector is configured to receive and retain an electric connector in the absence of any electrical contacts within or on the dummy electric connector. The dummy electrical connector enables retention of a wiring harness having a connector that is not currently used, the unused connector to be connected to and retained by the dummy connector.

Trim panel

A vehicle cargo bed accessory includes a vehicle cargo area with a bed floor, an accessory attachment track attached to the bed floor, a tailgate and a tailgate gap cover. The tailgate has a first end pivotally attached to a rear of the vehicle cargo area for pivoting movement between a closed position covering the tailgate opening and an open position exposing the tailgate opening. A gap is defined between a rear end of the bed floor and the first end of the tailgate. The tailgate gap cover is coupled to the accessory attachment track proximate the rear end and is movable to pivot between a horizontal orientation with the tailgate in the open position and an upright orientation with the tailgate in the closed position. The tailgate gap cover covers the gap.

Vehicle cargo bed accessory

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Ronald B Morrow