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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Furusawa, Toyota, JP;
Eiji Yoshida, Seto, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/66 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); H01R 4/64 (2006.01); H01R 4/34 (2006.01); H01R 4/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/0215 (2013.01); H01R 4/304 (2013.01); H01R 4/34 (2013.01); H01R 4/64 (2013.01);
Abstract
A body earth structure for a vehicle includes a bolt of which a head portion is swage-joined to an aluminum vehicle body panel. The bolt is provided to fasten an earth terminal to the vehicle. The bolt includes a projection that protrudes toward the vehicle body panel, on a facing surface of the head portion of the bolt. The facing surface is provided to face the vehicle body panel.