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Granted Patent B2
US 12668142 · App. 18/777,783 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Vehicle

Inventor: Shinya Ito (Miyoshi, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60L53/30B60L3/0007B60T13/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12668142
App. No.
18/777,783
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The vehicle may include an electrical unit electrically connected to the battery, and a brake unit positioned rearward of the electrical unit in the vehicle front-rear direction. The electrical unit and the brake unit may be arranged in a front compartment. The brake unit may be disposed adjacent to the electrical unit at a position offset to one side in the vehicle left-right direction with respect to the electrical unit. One of the electrical unit and the brake unit may be provided with a protector that covers a region located adjacent to another. A portion of the protector that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction includes a tilted surface that gradually changes in position to the one side in the vehicle left-right direction toward a front of the vehicle.

Claims (19)

1 . A vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body including a front compartment;

a battery;

an electrical unit disposed in the front compartment and electrically connected to the battery; and

a brake unit disposed in the front compartment and located rearward of the electrical unit in a vehicle front-rear direction, wherein

the brake unit is disposed adjacent to the electrical unit at a position offset to one side in a vehicle left-right direction with respect to the electrical unit,

one of the electrical unit and the brake unit is provided with a protector that covers a region located adjacent to another, and

a portion of the protector that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction includes a tilted surface that gradually changes in position to the one side in the vehicle left-right direction toward a front of the vehicle.

2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the electrical unit includes an alternating current charger configured to charge the battery using an external alternating current power supply, and a casing that houses the alternating current charger; and

the protector is fixed to an outer surface of the casing.

3 . The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein:

the casing includes a rear surface located on a rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction and a side surface located on the one side in the vehicle left-right direction; and

the protector is provided on the rear surface and the side surface of the casing.

4 . The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein:

the protector includes an upper edge portion, a lower edge portion, and an intermediate portion located between the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion;

the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion are in contact with and fixed to the casing; and

at least part of the intermediate portion is separated from the casing to form the tilted surface.

5 . The vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the intermediate portion of the protector protrudes beyond the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion to form the tilted surface.