The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Applicants:
Taiki Yanase, Saitama, JP;
Masaaki Horiuchi, Saitama, JP;
Kouichirou Toyota, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M015/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A waterproofing member accommodated in the interior of a vehicle body frame having a closed cross section is constructed such that an upper end portion of a tube portion is covered with an inverted cup-like lid which opens on a bottom side thereof and that the height Hc of an opening below the bottom side of the lid is set lower than the height Hp of an end portion of the tube portion. Accordingly, even if the end portion of the tube portion and the lid are submerged, air captured within the lid can prevent the rise of the level of water to prevent the penetration of water into the tube portion.