Patent ID: 7118169

Claim:
A front pillar garnish comprising: an ornamental head portion that is separate from a surface of a window pane to a vehicle exterior side and covers a gap between an outer peripheral end face of the window pane and a window opening formed in a body panel when the front pillar garnish is mounted to the predetermined position of the body panel, the ornamental head portion having an inward end; a groove wall that protrudes from a back surface side of the ornamental head portion toward the surface of the window pane and defines a rain water gutter in cooperation with the surface of the window pane; and a mounting leg portion that protrudes from the back surface side of the ornamental head portion toward the gap for mounting the front pillar garnish to an outer peripheral edge of the window pane and/or to the window opening of the body panel; wherein the groove wall comprises: a first groove wall that is positioned at an upper side in a longitudinal direction of the front pillar garnish when the front pillar garnish is mounted to the predetermined position of the body panel; and a second groove wall that is positioned at a lower side in the longitudinal direction of the front pillar garnish when the front pillar garnish is mounted to the predetermined position of the body panel; wherein a maximum distance in a direction toward the outer peripheral end face of the window pane from the inward end of the ornamental head portion to the second groove wall is larger than a maximum distance in the direction toward the outer peripheral end face of the window pane from the inward end of the ornamental head portion to the first groove wall to thereby make a depth of the rain water gutter large at the lower side in the longitudinal direction of the front pillar garnish; and wherein when a tip end of a wiper blade reaches the lowest position, the surface of the window pane, the tip end of the wiper blade and the second groove wall define a water flow path through which water is allowed to flow along the rain water gutter.