The present invention provides a side sill garnish for protecting a vehicle door opening sill and enhancing a decorating function. A side till garnish 1 is mounted on an upper surface of a side sill 11 in a door opening of a vehicle. The side sill garnish 1 includes a synthetic resin garnish body 5A, 5B (5 in figure 1) and a metal protection plate 6 covering an upper surface 5B of the garnish body 5. The protection plate 6 covers an outer side end 5A of the garnish body 5 located on an outer side of the vehicle 2. The sill garnish preferably has a light source, and an opening 14 may be provided in the metal kick plate for the lens 24. A second light source 20 may be provided for lighting the adjacent ground. The metal plate may protect the entire width of the synthetic plastic garnish from feet or shoe contact, and therefore wear and scratches.
Side sill garnish
2016-03-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein |
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