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Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 19, 2021
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventors:

Akihiro Yanaka, Nagoya, JP;

Shinji Kurachi, Kariya, JP;

Hidenori Iwayama, Kariya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/10 (2006.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/10 (2013.01); B60R 21/34 (2013.01); B62D 21/15 (2013.01); B60R 2021/343 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle includes a hood. The hood includes a hood outer and a hood inner. The hood inner has a plate shape, covers a lower surface of the hood outer, and is made of resin. A space is provided between the hood outer and the hood inner. The hood inner includes a shock absorbing portion that is bent so as to project toward the space. The shock absorbing portion has a central portion located at a center of the shock absorbing portion in a right-left direction of the vehicle and side portions located on respective sides of the central portion in the right-left direction. A thickness of the hood inner in the central portion is thicker than a thickness of the hood inner in the side portions.


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