Patent ID: 9403492
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B60R,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle body structure comprising: a rear body panel having an outboard facing surface and a rearward facing surface, the outboard facing surface having a front peripheral edge, the rearward facing surface having an inboard peripheral edge, the outboard facing surface being a substantially upright surface and defining at least one alignment aperture, the rearward facing surface being an inclined surface relative to a vertical direction and a horizontal direction; an exterior trim panel having a finished surface and an attachment surface, the exterior trim panel further having a first section extending rearward from the front peripheral edge along the outboard facing surface and a second section that extends in a lateral inboard direction from a rearward end of the first section along the rearward facing surface to the inboard peripheral edge, the attachment surface including at least one alignment pin that extends into the at least one alignment aperture; a plurality of first attachment clips attached to the attachment surface at spaced apart locations along the first section, each of the first attachment clips being attached to the rear body panel along the outboard facing surface in order to prevent movement of the first section of the exterior trim panel in directions normal to the outboard facing surface at corresponding ones of the spaced apart locations of the outboard facing surface; and a second attachment clip fixed to the attachment surface at a location along the second section such that the second attachment clip is attached to the rear body panel along the rearward facing surface adjacent to the inboard peripheral edge, the second attachment clip being configured to prevent deflection of the second section relative to the first section.