US 12,291,273 B2
Panel assembly for vehicle
Hyun Cheol Yun, Seoul (KR); Hyung Gyu Park, Anyang-si (KR); and Jin Young Mo, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/867,987.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0179796 (KR), filed on Dec. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0182822 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/06 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/08 (2013.01) [B62D 25/02 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A panel assembly for a vehicle, the panel assembly comprising:
an inner panel configured to surround a roof, two opposite pillars, and a front side of a vehicle body of the vehicle;
a first outer panel coupled to the inner panel and having a first assembling part at an end thereof; and
a second outer panel coupled to surround a front side of the inner panel and having a second assembling part disposed at an end corresponding to the first assembling part and coupled to the first assembling part, wherein the first assembling part and the second assembling part are coupled to each other by fitting.