Patent ID: 9381948
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B60R,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A cowl top cover comprising: a cover-main-body portion configured to cover a cowl portion provided between a windshield and a hood of a vehicle; a locking hook portion provided to a rear end portion of the cover-main-body portion in a vehicle lengthwise direction and configured to be connected to a front end portion of the windshield via a fitting member; a fixing member extending forward from the cover-main-body portion and configured to fix a sealing member that seals a gap between the fixing member and the hood; and a glass-parallel portion provided to the rear end portion of the cover-main-body portion, the glass-parallel portion being configured to be placed substantially in parallel with the windshield so as to follow an extension of the windshield and including an outer surface that is flush with a glass surface of the windshield, wherein: the glass-parallel portion includes a fragile portion having a recessed trench provided by forming a depression, the fragile portion being provided along a vehicle width direction; and the fragile portion is configured to deform or break when the cover-main-body portion is subjected to a load equal to or greater than a predetermined magnitude.