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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2013
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Steven R. Thiele, Marysville, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle slide door for covering an opening in a vehicle body includes a door trim panel having a slot extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A linkage arm operably connects the vehicle door to the vehicle body. The linkage arm slides within the slot of the door trim panel as the vehicle door is moved between a closed position and an opened position. A garnish panel is separate from the door trim panel and is engaged with the linkage arm. The garnish panel at least partially covers a section of the slot of the door trim panel in the closed position of the vehicle door. The garnish panel has a portion movable relative to the door trim panel in a lateral direction of the vehicle body due to an obstruction between the door trim panel and the garnish panel.