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Granted Patent B2
US 10,737,568 · App. 16/275,219 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Grille inner attachment structure

Inventor: Masaomi Shinohara (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60K11/04B60R19/52B60R21/34B60R2019/525B60R2021/343B62D21/152B62D25/08
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Patent No.
US 10,737,568
App. No.
16/275,219
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A grille inner attachment structure includes a grille inner disposed ahead of a radiator in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a vehicle body to which the grille inner is attached. The grille inner includes an arm portion attached and fixed to the vehicle body, a breaking start portion provided in the arm portion and configured to be broken to release the arm portion from the vehicle body when the grille inner receives a collision load from a vehicle front side, and an inclined surface inclined toward a vehicle rear side and an upper side. The vehicle body includes an inclined surface facing portion provided behind the inclined surface and ahead of the radiator in the vehicle front-rear direction, the inclined surface facing portion being provided at a position at which the inclined surface facing portion overlaps with the inclined surface when seen from the vehicle front side.

Claims (10)

1. A grille inner attachment structure comprising:

a grille inner that is disposed ahead of a radiator in a vehicle front-rear direction; and

a vehicle body to which the grille inner is attached, wherein:

the grille inner includes an arm portion that is attached and fixed to the vehicle body, a breaking start portion that is provided in the arm portion and is configured to be broken so as to release the arm portion from the vehicle body when the grille inner receives a collision load from a vehicle front side, and an inclined surface that is inclined toward a vehicle rear side and an upper side; and

the vehicle body includes an inclined surface facing portion that is provided behind the inclined surface and ahead of the radiator in the vehicle front-rear direction, the inclined surface facing portion being provided at a position at which the inclined surface facing portion overlaps with the inclined surface when seen from the vehicle front side.

2. The grille inner attachment structure according to claim 1 , wherein:

the vehicle body includes a radiator support that supports the radiator, and a bumper bracket that is supported by the radiator support; and

the arm portion is attached to the bumper bracket.

3. The grille inner attachment structure according to claim 1 , wherein a millimeter-wave radar is attached to the grille inner.

4. The grille inner attachment structure according to claim 3 , wherein the grille inner includes a protection wall that is positioned behind the millimeter-wave radar in the vehicle front-rear direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2019
From: SHINOHARA, MASAOMI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 048329/0652 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-025393 · Feb 15, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190248226A1 · Aug 15, 2019
Cited By (1)
US 12,227,142