VEHICLE UNDERCOVER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

Abstract: a vehicle undercover for covering an underside of a vehicle body includes a main body formed from a planar press-molded body. a service hole to allow access to vehicle accessories is formed in the main body. a material corresponding to the service hole is separated from the main body. a lid configured to close at least a portion of the service hole is formed from the separated material. by shifting the lid relative to the service hole in a planar direction, an overlapping portion is formed where a portion of the main body at a peripheral edge of the service hole and a portion of an outer peripheral side of the lid overlap. the lid is fixed to the main body at the overlapping portion by fixing portions.

Inventor(s): Yuichiro INAGAKI

CPC Classification: B62D25/24 (MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements ; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion ; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing ; connections between vehicles of a train or the like ; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles ; suspension arrangements ; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices ; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use ; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards ; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles ; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles ; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for ; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects ; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general ; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for ; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, ; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof ; air-cushion vehicles ; motor-cycles, accessories therefor , ; testing of vehicles ))

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