US 12,246,642 B2
Vehicular front structure
Hirotaka Ishioka, Toyota (JP); Hideo Takeda, Hekinan (JP); and Norimasa Koreishi, Miyoshi (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/124,204.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-046827 (JP), filed on Mar. 23, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0302989 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/5035 (2022.05) [B60Q 1/543 (2022.05); B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A vehicular front structure comprising:
a left front pillar disposed at a left front face of a body of a vehicle;
a right front pillar disposed at a right front face of the body;
an upper front crossing member extending along a lateral direction of the vehicle, the upper front crossing member having respective ends coupled one-to-one with the left front pillar and the right front pillar;
a lower front crossing member extending along the lateral direction of the vehicle, the lower front crossing member having respective ends coupled one-to-one with the left front pillar and the right front pillar, the lower front crossing member being disposed below the upper front crossing member; and
an external display coupled with the upper front crossing member and the lower front crossing member, the external display comprising:
a display panel;
a display case supporting the display panel, the display case housing a display drive device that drives the display panel;
a left display bracket disposed along a left edge of the display case, the left display bracket including:
a left trunk fixed to a left side face of the display case;
a left upper end portion and a left lower end portion coupled, respectively, with the upper front crossing member and lower front crossing member;
a left upper leg of the display bracket fixed to the left upper fixation base;
a left lower leg of the display bracket fixed to the left lower fixation base; and
a left front arm fixed to the display case; and
a right display bracket disposed along a right edge of the display case, the right display bracket including:
a right trunk fixed to a right side face of the display case;
a right upper end portion and a right lower end portion coupled, respectively, with the upper front crossing member and lower front crossing member;
a right upper leg of the display bracket fixed to the right upper fixation base;
a right lower leg of the display bracket fixed to the right lower fixation base; and
a right front arm fixed to the display case.