IP Library Granted Patent US 10,894,565
Granted Patent B2
US 10,894,565 · App. 16/214,506 · Granted Jan 19, 2021

Vehicle front structure having hood lock cable routing structure

Inventor: Tomoo Nakamoto (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
B62D25/12B62D25/084E05B77/44E05B79/20E05B83/24
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Patent No.
US 10,894,565
App. No.
16/214,506
Granted
Jan 19, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle front structure includes: an upper section that extends in a vehicle width direction and supports an upper portion of a radiator body; a latch structure that is attached to an upper portion of the upper section and locks a hood in a closed state; and a cable that is coupled to the latch structure and is used to operate the latch structure. At least two projections, each of which is projected to the rear of a vehicle and extends in the vehicle width direction, are provided on a vehicle rear surface of the upper section. The cable is arranged in a space that is defined by the two projections and the vehicle rear surface of the upper section. In this way, it is possible to provide the vehicle front structure capable of suppressing increases in mass and cost while preventing access to the cable.

Claims (11)

1. A vehicle front structure comprising:

a radiator support upper that extends in a vehicle width direction and supports an upper portion of a radiator body;

a hood opening/closing structure that is attached to an upper portion of the radiator support upper and locks a hood in a closed state; and

a hood lock cable that is coupled to the hood opening/closing structure and is used to operate the hood opening/closing structure, wherein

at least two projections, each of which is projected to the rear of a vehicle and extends in the vehicle width direction from an end in the vehicle width direction toward a center in the vehicle width direction, are provided on a vehicle rear surface of the radiator support upper,

the hood lock cable is arranged in a space that is defined by the two projections and the vehicle rear surface of the radiator support upper, and

a guide member is provided to restrict movement of the hood lock cable, which is arranged in the space, to the rear of the vehicle, wherein

the guide member is arranged rearward of a routing opening that is opened toward the center in the vehicle width direction at ends on a center side in the vehicle width direction of the at least two projections.

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

the radiator support upper and the two projections are each made of a resin, and

the radiator support upper and the two projections are integrally molded.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2018
From: NAKAMOTO, TOMOO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-240933 · Dec 15, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190185066A1 · Jun 20, 2019
Cited By (1)
US 12,552,242