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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1999
Takeshi Koiwa, Saitama, JP;
Tetsuya Gomi, Saitama, JP;
Yasuto Shigematsu, Saitama, JP;
Kazuyuki Kumakura, Saitama, JP;
Kazue Tashiro, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A passenger compartment sealing structure for an automobile includes a rear seat selectively movable between a seating position and non-seating, erected position, and a partition such as a window glass provided with the rear seat, the partition being movable relative to the rear seat when in its erected position so as to sealingly abut with a lower surface of the roof of the automobile. When the rear seat,is folded down to a position where it overlaps the back of front seats,L,,R, a large volume of luggage receiving space,is formed rearward of the rear seat,so folded down. When the rear seat is folded down and erected and the window glass,is raised so as to come into abutment with a lower side of a rear roof,, the capacity of the luggage receiving space,can be increased to thereby receive therein a large-sized piece of luggage L or many pieces of luggage L and moreover, the passenger compartment,can tightly be closed to thereby prevent the penetration thereinto of rain, dust, noise, running wind, odor or the like. In addition, when the rear seat,is deployed for use, it is possible to increase the number of passengers.