IP Library Granted Patent US 9,481,311
Granted Patent B2
US 9,481,311 · App. 14/580,813 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Accessory mounting structure to vehicle dashboard

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Patent No.
US 9,481,311
App. No.
14/580,813
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An accessory mounting structure to a vehicle dashboard, the structure includes: a dashboard extending in a vehicle width direction at a front portion of a riding space and provided with an accessory location opening for locating an accessory; and an accessory mount panel detachably provided to the dashboard and closing the accessory location opening. The accessory mount panel has an accessory mount portion for mounting the accessory that is located through the accessory location opening.

Claims (17)

1. An accessory mounting structure to a vehicle dashboard, the structure comprising:

a dashboard extending in a vehicle width direction at a front portion of a riding space and provided with an accessory location opening for locating an accessory; and

an accessory mount panel detachably provided to the dashboard and closing the accessory location opening; wherein

the accessory mount panel has a break guide configured to form an accessory mount opening by being broken along the break guide, and the accessory can be mounted to a portion of the accessory mount panel adjacent a periphery of the accessory mount opening.

2. The accessory mounting structure to the vehicle dashboard according to claim 1 , wherein the accessory mount panel is made of resin.

3. The accessory mounting structure to the vehicle dashboard according to claim 1 , wherein the break guide is provided on a reverse surface of the accessory mount panel, opposite to a obverse surface facing the riding space.

4. The accessory mounting structure to the vehicle dashboard according to claim 1 , the structure further comprising:

a mount bracket configured to mount the accessory to the accessory mount panel; wherein

the accessory being mounted to the accessory mount panel has a flange that is located on the obverse surface facing the riding space and is larger than the accessory mount opening, and

the accessory is mounted to the accessory mount panel when the flange and the mount bracket sandwich the accessory mount panel in a thickness direction.

5. The accessory mounting structure to the vehicle dashboard according to claim 1 , wherein the accessory mount panel is attached, by engagement at an engagement portion, to a periphery of the accessory location opening.

6. The accessory mounting structure to the vehicle dashboard according to claim 5 , wherein:

the dashboard has a center console provided adjacent to the accessory mount panel; and

the accessory mount panel has a frame surrounding the center console and attached, by engagement at an engagement portion, to a periphery of the center console.

7. The accessory mounting structure to the vehicle dashboard according to claim 1 , wherein:

the dashboard has a rear boss on a reverse surface opposite to a obverse surface facing the riding space; and

the accessory mount panel is further fastened by a screw to the rear boss.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060300/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2014
From: KOSUGE, HIDEYOSHI; CHAD, ENGER
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 034578/0333 →