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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoo Nakamoto, Toyota, JP;
Noriyo Inagaki, Anjo, JP;
Yukie Suzuki, Toyota, JP;
Kan Hayashida, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/02 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle entrance structure includes a body panel disposed in a rear part on a peripheral region of an entrance of a vehicle body, and configured to be exposed when a vehicle door is open. The body panel includes an assist surface having a predetermined area to support a hand of a user boarding or getting off of the vehicle. The assist surface is disposed at a higher level than a seat surface of an in-vehicle seat disposed beside the entrance.