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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2012
Teruaki Tamaoki, Kariya, JP;
Yasuhiro Matsuda, Kariya, JP;
Hiroshige Ikuta, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A mounting structure of an inlet box of a car which includes an outer panel of the car having a hole, an inlet box inserted in the hole, a flange provided around the opening of the inlet box and an engaging claw provided on the outer peripheral surface of the inlet box. The flange is set around the hole from the outside onto the edge. The flange is screwed to the edge of the hole of the outer panel from the inside. The engaging claw engages the hole of the edge of the outer panel from the inside when the flange is set on the edge of the hole. The engaging claw is capable of disengaging from the edge of the hole by a disengagement operation occurring inside the outer panel.