Nissan Motor Company Limited

Toshihiro Mitsuoka

Tsutomu Iwasaki

Shojiro Seki

Yoshihisa Kurokawa

A back door hinge mounting structure comprising a pair of bolts connected with to each other at the central portion thereof and threaded at the opposed ends thereof, one end of the opposed ends connected to the roof panel with the other of the opposed ends to the fixed leaf of the back door hinge and a hinge cap for covering the mounting bolts which can be mounted and removed only when the back door is open, so that access to the mounting bolts with the back door closed is avoided.

Back door hinge mounting structure

In an automotive door side molding structure including a metallic molding base member provided along the waistline of a door panel, and end caps fitted thereover, the end caps are constructed to prevent the metallic molding base member from being struck by or disposed in direct contact with the door sash, thereby preventing formation of rust which might otherwise be caused, while at the same time providing a good appearance at the ends of the structure.

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Zama, Japan

Toshihiro Mitsuoka