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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2006
Kazuo Okamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Yushi Matsuda, Hiroshima, JP;
Kunihiko Yoshida, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
In mounting a resin panel to a car body member, the car body member is provided with a car body member thread part, a portion of the resin panel corresponding to the car body member thread part is formed with a slot extending along a direction of allowance of thermal deformation of the resin panel, and the resin panel is mounted to the car body member using a fastener including: a threaded stem; a first large diameter part provided to one end of the threaded stem and insertable in the slot; and a fastener thread part provided at an end surface of the first large diameter part opposite to the threaded stem and screw-engageable with the car body member thread part.