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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B60N 3/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/0212 (2013.01); B60N 3/02 (2013.01); B60R 13/0206 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01); B60R 2013/0287 (2013.01); B60R 2013/0293 (2013.01);
Abstract
A groove extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a roof side garnish positioned on a terminal portion of a ceiling portion. As a result, a curved surface appears to be divided into a curved surface on a center side of the ceiling portion and a curved surface on a terminal portion side of the ceiling portion. Consequently, an illusion in which the ceiling portion appears as though it were divided into the center side and the terminal side of the ceiling portion. As a result, the cabin space appears spacious, so an occupant is able to feel less closed in.