Patent ID: 6644718
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A structure of a roof-side portion of a motor vehicle, which extends along a side of a roof thereof, and a front pillar, comprising:a door-opening surface which defines a door opening in a side body of the motor vehicle; a roof-side surface which extends from said door-opening surface towards the roof of the motor vehicle; a roof-side weather strip for forming a seal between said door-opening surface and a closed door glass; a roof-side garnish composed of a synthetic resin, wherein a width dimension of the roof-side garnish is such that the roof-side garnish covers said roof-side surface, and a lower part of the roof-side garnish extends downwardly with respect to an outside end of said door-opening surface, and said roof-side garnish has an attaching portion, which is attached to said door-opening surface; and a retainer composed of a metal, which faces said lower part of said roof-side garnish in a lateral direction of the motor vehicle, said retainer being attached to said door-opening surface on the inner side of the closed door glass, said roof-side weather strip being attached between said retainer and said lower part of said garnish such that a base portion of said roof-side weather strip is bonded to said attaching portion of said garnish.