Patent ID: 8336951
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A window-attached mud guard assembly which comprises: a mud guard configured to be fitted to a side portion of a vehicle body for pivotal movement between an opened and a closed position, the mud guard, when in the closed position, covering a lower portion of a vehicle cabin, a window unit mounted on top of the mud guard and including a window body, mounted on top of the mud guard, and a connecting element for connecting the window body with a to-be-connected element provided in the mud guard, wherein the connecting element comprises a pillar that is fitted to the window body so as to extend downwardly therefrom and is supported by the to-be-connected element in the mud guard, and wherein the to-be-connected element has a support hole into which the pillar is inserted, at a location wherein the mud guard is hingedly connected with the vehicle body through a hinge for enabling a pivotal movement between the opened and closed positions, and in which the to-be-connected element is secured to the mud guard together with the hinge by means of a fastening member.