Patent ID: 9434324
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: B32B,B60J,B60R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A garnish including a garnish body and a metal molding overlapping an outer surface of the garnish body, wherein: the garnish body has a groove formed on the outer surface to extend in a lengthwise direction of the garnish body; at least one of opposite side walls of the groove is formed as an inclined surface inclined in a direction such that a groove width increases from a groove bottom to a groove opening; the metal molding has an obverse surface section extending along the outer surface of the garnish body in the lengthwise direction of the garnish body, and a flange raised up from one edge in a widthwise direction of the obverse surface section toward the groove to be fitted in the groove and brought into contact with the inclined surface; a first angle formed by the obverse surface section and the flange is set to be smaller than a second angle formed by an extension line of the groove bottom and the inclined surface; and in a state that the flange of the metal molding is pushed and fitted in the groove of the garnish body, the flange is pressed and elastically deformed by the inclined surface of the groove so that the obverse surface of the flange at a position adjacent to a base end of the flange is in contact with the inclined surface of the groove at a position adjacent to the groove opening, the elastic deformation of the flange causing the first angle before the metal molding is fitted in the groove to be changed so that the first angle is smaller than the second angle in the state that the flange of the metal molding is pushed and fitted in the groove of the garnish body.