Patent ID: 9381947
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B60R,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A divisional cowl-top cover, comprising: an upper cowl-top cover; and a lower cowl-top cover, the divisional cowl-top cover being disposed among a lower end part of a front glass of a motor vehicle, a rear end part of a hood, and an upper end part of a vehicle body panel, wherein the upper cowl-top cover has an upper cowl-top cover main body and a first engaging portion which is positioned at a lower side of the hood, and which is provided in front of the upper cowl-top cover main body, the lower cowl-top cover has a lower cowl-top cover main body which is positioned so as to be lower than the upper cowl-top cover and a second engaging portion which is formed at an upper end of the lower cowl-top cover main body, and which engages with the first engaging portion, the upper cowl-top cover and the lower cowl-top cover are coupled to each other by way of an engagement between the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, wherein the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are constructed by employing an engaging-receiving portion having an engagement hole penetrating in a substantially vertical direction and an engaging claw engaging with the engaging-receiving portion, and by an impact load acting on the hood and/or the upper cowl-top cover, the first engaging portion moves downward from an engaged position, whereby the upper cowl-top cover and the lower cowl-top cover are disengaged from each other, and a downward movement of the upper cowl-top cover is permitted.