IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,617,468
Granted Patent B2
US 12,617,468 · App. 18/439,906 · Granted May 5, 2026

Vehicle front structure

Inventors: Akihiro Yamamoto (Tokyo, JP); Hiroyuki Ito (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B62D21/152B62D25/085
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,617,468
App. No.
18/439,906
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle front structure includes: an upper beam to which a headlight is fixed; a bracket installed side by side with the upper beam and formed to extend outward in a vehicle width direction from one end thereof fixed to a bulkhead of a vehicle, curve rearward at a point halfway to an outer end in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle, and extend rearward to the other end thereof fixed to a lower member of the vehicle; and an airbag sensor provided on the bracket.

Claims (17)

1 . A vehicle front structure comprising:

an upper beam to which a headlight is fixed;

a bracket installed side by side with the upper beam and formed to extend outward in a vehicle width direction from one end thereof fixed to a bulkhead of a vehicle, curve rearward at a point halfway to an outer end in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle, and extend rearward to the other end thereof fixed to a lower member of the vehicle; and

an airbag sensor provided on the bracket.

2 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the bracket is configured to have a first bracket and a second bracket joined to each other.

3 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , wherein the bracket includes:

the first bracket extending in parallel to the vehicle width direction; and

the second bracket joined to the first bracket and extending rearward in a vehicle front-rear direction from a connection with the first bracket.

4 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the second bracket is weaker than the first bracket.

5 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 4 , wherein

the second bracket is formed in an arch shape in a lateral view.

6 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the first bracket and the second bracket each have an angled U-shape in cross section.

7 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the second bracket has a length in the vehicle width direction thereof increased as it extends frontward.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 29, 2024
From: YAMAMOTO, AKIHIRO; ITO, HIROYUKI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066604/0364 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-021410 · Feb 15, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240270317A1 · Aug 15, 2024
References Cited (4)
US 7571957B2 · Povinelli · 2009 [cited by examiner]
US 11285898B2 · Park · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20150101877A1 · Ohmura · 2015 [cited by examiner]
JP 2006213185A · 2006 [cited by applicant]