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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2008
Takahiko Sato, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masanobu Tomida, Aichi-ken, JP;
Shigeru Yabuya, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kiyoshi Suenaga, Aichi-ken, JP;
Takahiko Sato, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masanobu Tomida, Aichi-ken, JP;
Shigeru Yabuya, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kiyoshi Suenaga, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
A center cluster panelis formed with a projected portionincluding an upper panelextended to a vehicle rear side and disposed at an uppermost portion thereof, a curved face panelconnected to a rear portion of the upper paneland directed to a vehicle front side by being bent from the connected portion, and a lower panelconnected to the curved face panel, extended to a front side and disposed on a vehicle lower side of the upper panel. The upper paneland the lower panelare formed such that respective wall thicknesses tand tare uniform. The wall thickness tof the upper panelis made to be thicker than the wall thickness tof the lower panel. The curved face panelis formed such that a wall thickness tthereof is equal to the wall thickness tof the upper panelat the portionconnected with the upper paneland formed such that the more proximate to the lower panelfrom the connected portion, the more thinned the wall thickness tgradually.