Nissan Motor Company Limited

Nifco Inc.

Seikichi Yoshitsugu

Akira Mizusawa

Hiroshi Ito

Minoru Shimatsu

Kazuhiro Kagitani

A spacer with an h-shaped cross section and having a void in the lower part thereof is provided on the vertical wall of a frame-like depression formed in an automobile body for the mounting of a pane of glass. The spacer has a number of appropriately spaced slits communicating with the void provided therein. The insertion member of a clip consisting of an insertion member and an operating member is inserted through the slit and the clip is thereafter slid in a predetermined direction to attach the clip to the spacer. Finally, the edge of a molding is engaged with the operating member to fix the molding to the automobile body.

Molding clip

A vehicle body structure, comprises: a pair of rear wheel housing each having inner and outer housing half portions, and inner and outer flange portions respectively extending radially outwardly from the outer circumferences of said housing half portions, said inner and outer flange portions being integral with said housing half portions and connected to each other for forming in combination said rear wheel housing; said outer flange portion being bent in a lateral direction of said rear wheel housing; a pair of rear pillar inner panels each having a lower end portion connected to each of said outer flange portions; and a pair of side sills extending in parallel with each other and projecting forwardly from said rear wheel housings, respectively, each of said side sills having inner and outer side sill half portions, and inner and outer flange portions respectively extending upwardly from the upper ends of said side sill half portions, said inner and outer flange portions being integral with said side sill half portions and connected to each other for forming in combination said side sill, said inner and outer flange portions of said side sill extending in longitudinal directions of said side sill to be bent in a lateral direction of said side sill in longitudinal alignment with said inner flange portion of rear wheel housing for sandwiching said inner flange portion of said rear wheel housing therebetween.

Vehicle body structure

A unitized body construction incorporating longitudinal and lateral reinforcing members providing also yieldable shock absorbing members.

Growing community of inventors

Sayama, Japan

Seikichi Yoshitsugu