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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2020
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Prakalp Arun Satvilkar, Marysville, OH (US);
Aruna Kumara, Marysville, OH (US);
Brian D. Large, Hilliard, OH (US);
Sarah J. Huth, Dublin, OH (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method and a vehicle carpeting system includes a floor pan that includes a forward end, an opposing aft end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a floor pan body extending therebetween. An A-pillar is formed along the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the floor pan, a B-pillar is formed along the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the floor pan aft of the A-pillar. A ductway extends along the first lateral side from the A-pillar past the B-pillar. The vehicle carpeting system also includes a carpet structure at least partially covering the floor pan and extending from the first lateral side to the second lateral side. The vehicle carpeting system further includes a door seal that includes a lip that extends over a lateral side of the carpet structure.