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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2018
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Matthew C. Tier, South Lyon, MI (US);
Koh Mizutani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Marc Siciliano, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jason T. Huang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Camilleri, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Robert Porcs, Saline, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a quarter panel assembly. The quarter panel assembly includes an inner quarter panel and an outer quarter panel located outboard of the inner quarter panel forming a volume therebetween. The outer quarter panel has a vent opening extending therethrough. A quarter vent assembly is connected to the outer quarter panel covering the vent opening. An exterior fascia covers the quarter vent assembly such that an air gap is provided between the quarter vent assembly and the exterior fascia. A service hole cover is located in the volume between the inner quarter panel and the outer quarter panel. The service hole cover includes a cover body and a noise reduction flange at a bottom of the cover body that extends inboard toward the inner quarter panel at the vent opening.