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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hiroki Hyodo, Toyota, JP;
Masaya Miura, Toyota, JP;
Koichiro Ueno, Nagoya, JP;
Shintaro Kitakata, Nisshin, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle roof structure, that includes: a rear header reinforcement that configures a part of a roof of a vehicle body, that is provided with a closed cross section extending in a vehicle width direction and having a closed cross sectional shape as viewed in the vehicle width direction, and that is configured to support an antenna, configured for at least one of transmission or reception of radio waves, directly or via a member in a state in which a vehicle upper side above the antenna is opened; and a roof panel that configures a main part of an upper surface of the roof, that covers the antenna from the vehicle upper side, and that is configured by a radio wave-transmissible material.