IP Library Granted Patent US 12,630,100
Granted Patent B2
US 12,630,100 · App. 17/898,603 · Granted May 19, 2026

Vehicle exterior part

Inventors: Kozo Hirotani (Kiyosu, JP); Kimihiro Iimura (Kiyosu, JP); Kazuki Takao (Kiyosu, JP); Akihiro Hirose (Kiyosu, JP); Hiroyuki Nakano (Kiyosu, JP)
Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
B60R13/005H05B3/06H05B3/84
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Patent No.
US 12,630,100
App. No.
17/898,603
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle exterior part includes a body, a heater wire, a socket formed integrally with the body, and a connector pin. Part of the connector pin is embedded into the socket. The heater wire extends into the socket and is joined to the connector pin. The socket is configured to accept a power supply plug. The vehicle exterior part is configured such that the heater wire is energized via the power supply plug and the connector pin. The socket includes a thinned portion.

Claims (13)

1 . A vehicle exterior part, comprising:

a body;

a heater wire disposed in the body;

a socket formed integrally with the body and protruding from the body; and

a connector pin, part of the connector pin being embedded into the socket, wherein

the heater wire extends into the socket and is joined to the connector pin,

the socket is configured to accept a power supply plug,

the vehicle exterior part is configured such that the heater wire is energized via the power supply plug and the connector pin,

the socket includes a thinned portion,

the connector pin and the heater wire are joined to each other by a joint,

the socket includes a window that exposes the joint to an outside of the socket,

the vehicle exterior part further comprises a water sealing portion that seals the window and the joint, and

the thinned portion extends so as to connect the outside of the socket to an inside of the window.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2022
From: HIROTANI, KOZO; IIMURA, KIMIHIRO; TAKAO, KAZUKI; HIROSE, AKIHIRO; NAKANO, HIROYUKI
To: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-155658 · Sep 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230097994A1 · Mar 30, 2023
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