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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2008
Yoshitomo Ihashi, Dublin, OH (US);
Wesley A. Johnson, Delaware, OH (US);
Yoshitomo Ihashi, Dublin, OH (US);
Wesley A. Johnson, Delaware, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle assembly includes a vehicle body frame, a closure connected to the vehicle body frame, a garnish connected to the vehicle body frame, and a closure stopper seat body disposed between the garnish and the vehicle body frame. The closure is movable between an open position and a closed position. The stopper seat body is configured to absorb an impact from the movable closure when the movable closure moves toward the closed position. The closure stopper seat body can be used with a number of different closures including a door, a tailgate, a trunk lid, and the like.