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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Chan Joo Moon, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Nam Cheol Kim, Suwon-Si, KR;
Sang Soo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jeong Ho Lee, Suwon-Si, KR;
Assignee:
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/07 (2006.01); B60R 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/07 (2013.01); B60R 13/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exterior panel for a vehicle having a structure for preventing water from remaining therein, may include reinforcing ribs having a shape inclined downward, integrally formed on an inner surface of the panel, and disposed in a staggered arrangement at left and right sides of the panel, such that zigzag-shaped water drain routes, which guide water flowing into the panel in a downward direction, are formed on the inner surface of the panel, wherein lower end portions of the reinforcing ribs are adjacent to each other in upward and downward directions.