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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2024
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Douglas Kaltenmark, Powell, OH (US);
Timothy J. Rupp, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B60R 13/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/025 (2013.01); B60R 13/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle can include a windshield, an A-pillar that is adjacent to the windshield, a hood that is adjacent to the A-pillar and spaced away from the A-pillar by an airflow gap, and an A-pillar garnish. The A-pillar garnish can extend along the windshield and cover at least a portion of the A-pillar. The A-pillar garnish can extend underneath the hood and bend away from the A-pillar and toward the hood. The A-pillar garnish can extend into the airflow gap at a location that is underneath the hood.