Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Shigeru Akoshima

Motomu Hayashi

Masayuki Nagai

Ogawa Hisashi

Disclosed herein is an cowlside joint structure which is suitable for use on a vehicle. In the cowlside joint structure, respective flanges of a cowlside panel, an upper member and a front pillar are formed along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and then joined together. The cowlside panel, the upper member and the front pillar are provided in a linear form without providing a cut-away portion. Accordingly, rigidity in the area where various structures are connected to the cowlside panel is improved.

Cowlside joint structure for use with vehicle

This invention relates to a vehicle window structure. The vehicle window structure includes a window glass, a body member, a window molding, a retainer for the window molding and a seal member between the window glass and body member. The window molding is in contact with the window glass and the body member. The window molding is fixed on the retainer which supports the seal member. Accordingly, the window molding, retainer and seal member are united to form a sealing assembly which is secured to the window glass before the window glass is fixed on the vehicle body. Further, the retainer has an engagement portion which can engage with the body member. Thus, the window glass and its sealing assembly can be attached to the body member in a simple one-step operation.

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Toyota, Japan

Shigeru Akoshima