US 11,858,324 B2
Vehicle body attachment assembly
Keith St. Clair, Brentwood, TN (US)
Assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/510,314.
Prior Publication US 2023/0127296 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B60J 7/14 (2006.01); B62D 33/06 (2006.01); B60R 9/055 (2006.01); B62D 33/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 7/141 (2013.01) [B60R 9/055 (2013.01); B62D 33/042 (2013.01); B62D 33/06 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle frame;
a vehicle body that is supported on the vehicle frame, the vehicle body having a cabin and a cargo box, the cabin housing one or more vehicle seats of the vehicle, the cabin and the cargo box being separately mounted on the vehicle frame and being separated by a gap;
a cargo box frame having a pair of mounting rails that are mounted to a pair of side panels of the cargo box, the cargo box frame further having a pair of crossbar siderails; and
an elastic seal that movably connects the cabin and the cargo box and covers the gap, the elastic seal includes a first receiving portion, a second receiving portion and a corrugated portion extending between the first and second receiving portions, a top portion of the second receiving portion receiving a flange of the cargo box frame.