US 12,030,553 B2
Vehicle structure
Marie Sakata, Toyota (JP); Masayuki Tado, Toyota (JP); and Naoya Kidokoro, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP); and SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP); and SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/701,994.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-053798 (JP), filed on Mar. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0306212 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 25/14 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/50 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 37/20 (2024.01)
CPC B62D 25/14 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60K 35/50 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 37/20 (2024.01); B60K 2360/40 (2024.01); B62D 25/145 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle structure comprising:
an instrument panel;
an in-vehicle device projecting toward a vehicle-upper side with respect to an upper surface of the instrument panel; and
a cover panel configured to cover the in-vehicle device to expose a front surface of the in-vehicle device to a vehicle cabin, wherein:
the cover panel includes:
an upper panel portion facing at least an upper part of a back surface of the in-vehicle device; and
a lower panel portion facing at least a lower part of the back surface of the in-vehicle device and connected to the upper panel portion; and
the in-vehicle device includes:
a terminal provided on the back surface and configured such that a connector of a harness is connectable to the terminal; and
a regulation member configured to regulate a position of the harness to a vehicle-lower side with respect to the terminal when the connector is connected to the terminal.