Wind noise reduction garnish
A vehicle comprising having a vehicle body including a lower side, a rear quarter window and a rear spoiler garnish, the vehicle defining an inner passenger compartment; a D-pillar garnish configured to be mounted on the vehicle body between the rear spoiler garnish and the lower side of the vehicle, the D-pillar garnish including an outer garnish body having a first predetermined curvature portion; and an inner garnish body. The rear spoiler garnish includes an outer rear spoiler garnish and an inner rear spoiler garnish, the inner rear spoiler garnish having a second predetermined curvature portion. A gap is defined between a rear edge of the outer garnish body and a lower edge of the rear spoiler garnish, and the first predetermined curvature portion and the second predetermined curvature portion defining a convoluted flow path through the gap.
1 . A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body including a lower side, a rear quarter window and a rear spoiler garnish, the vehicle defining an inner passenger compartment;
a D-pillar garnish configured to be mounted on the vehicle body between the rear spoiler garnish and the lower side of the vehicle, the D-pillar garnish including:
an outer garnish body having a first predetermined curvature portion; and
an inner garnish body;
wherein the rear spoiler garnish includes an outer rear spoiler garnish and an inner rear spoiler garnish, the inner rear spoiler garnish having a second predetermined curvature portion;
wherein a gap is defined between a rear edge of the outer garnish body and a lower edge of the rear spoiler garnish;
wherein the first predetermined curvature portion and the second predetermined curvature portion define a convoluted flow path through the gap.
2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the inner garnish body includes a chamfer.
3 . The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the chamfer defines a sloped surface.
4 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the outer garnish body includes a main body portion, a middle leg portion and a terminal end portion.
5 . The vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the inner garnish body includes a main body portion, a first leg portion, a second leg portion and a terminal end portion, the second leg portion including a chamfer defining a sloping surface adjacent the terminal end portion of the outer garnish body.
6 . The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein a top surface of the chamfer is offset from a top surface of the terminal end portion of the outer garnish body by a distance of at least approximately 1.5 mm.
7 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the inner rear spoiler garnish includes a first leg portion and a second leg portion.
8 . A garnish assembly for a vehicle, the vehicle including a lower side, a rear quarter panel window, and a rear hatch, and the vehicle defining an inner passenger compartment, the garnish assembly comprising: a rear spoiler garnish configured to be mounted on the vehicle above the rear hatch, the rear spoiler garnish including an outer rear spoiler garnish and an inner rear spoiler garnish; a D-pillar garnish configured to be mounted on the vehicle between the rear spoiler garnish and the lower side of the vehicle, the D-pillar garnish including an outer garnish body and an inner garnish body; wherein a gap is defined between the rear spoiler garnish and the D-pillar garnish; wherein the rear spoiler garnish and the D-pillar garnish define a flow path through the gap, wherein the flow path includes at least one curved section.
9 . The garnish assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the outer garnish body has a first predetermined curvature portion; and wherein the inner rear spoiler garnish has a second predetermined curvature portion; wherein the first predetermined curvature portion and the second predetermined curvature portion define the flow path through the gap.
10 . The garnish assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the outer garnish body includes a main body portion, a middle leg portion and a terminal end portion, the middle leg portion including the first predetermined curvature portion.
11 . The garnish assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the inner garnish body includes a main body portion, a first leg portion, a second leg portion and a terminal end portion, the first leg portion including a third predetermined curvature portion, the third predetermined curvature being complimentary to the first predetermined curvature of the middle leg portion such that middle leg portion of the outer garnish body nests within the first leg portion of the inner garnish body.
12 . The garnish assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the second leg portion of the inner garnish body includes an uppermost surface and a chamfer surface, the chamfer surface sloping rearward and downward toward the terminal end portion of the outer garnish body.
13 . The garnish assembly according to claim 12 , wherein a top of the chamfer surface is offset from a top surface of the terminal end portion of the outer garnish body by a height of at least approximately 1.5 mm.
14 . The garnish assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the chamfer surface defines an inner pocket at an upper end of the first leg portion of the inner garnish body.