US 11,807,193 B2
Vehicle mounted module support system
Taiga Marukawa, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Gilberto Larrache-Irizarry, Delaware, OH (US); Douglas M. Dafler, Delaware, OH (US); Patrick J. Ellison, Dublin, OH (US); Kosaku Tomozawa, Wako (JP); Keiichiro Tsuji, Novi, MI (US); Anthony John Leanza, Powell, OH (US); and Takashi Nakano, Columbus, OH (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/696,430.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294612 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/00 (2013.01) [B60R 11/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A module support system for a vehicle including exterior paneling defining an interior and exterior of the vehicle, and a frame disposed in the interior of the vehicle, the module support system comprising:
a first casting mounted on the frame, wherein the first casting extends outward from the frame, through the exterior paneling, to the exterior of the vehicle such that the first casting includes an interior portion disposed within the interior of the vehicle and mounted on the frame, and an exterior portion extending outward from the exterior of the vehicle;
a first electronic device supported on the exterior portion of the first casting; and
a cover fixed with the exterior portion of the first casting such that the cover is disposed over the first electronic device and the exterior portion of the first casting with respect to an external environment of the vehicle.