US 12,358,564 B2
Vehicle roof structure
Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Nisshin (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/098,212.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-008133 (JP), filed on Jan. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0234646 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/06 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/06 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/3275 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle roof structure comprising:
a pair of supporting piece sections that are provided at a roof section of a vehicle body, the pair of supporting piece sections being disposed at an interval in a vehicle front-rear direction or a vehicle width direction;
a base member to which a communication device is attached, the base member being attached to the supporting piece sections from a vehicle upper side, in a state in which a portion of the base member is disposed between the supporting piece sections; and
a resin roof panel that is attached to the base member from the vehicle upper side, the resin roof panel covering the communication device from the vehicle upper side, wherein:
an attachment piece section that can be supported at the supporting piece sections from a vehicle lower side is provided at the base member,
the vehicle roof structure further comprises a fastening section that is provided at the attachment piece section and that protrudes from the attachment piece section toward the vehicle lower side,
a vehicle body side inserted-through section through which the fastening section can be inserted is provided at the supporting piece sections, and
the vehicle roof structure further includes a fastened member that is fastened at the fastening section from the vehicle lower side in a state in which the fastening section is inserted through the vehicle body side inserted-through section.
 
4. A vehicle roof structure comprising:
a pair of supporting piece sections that are provided at a roof section of a vehicle body, the pair of supporting piece sections being disposed at an interval in a vehicle front-rear direction or a vehicle width direction;
a base member to which a communication device is attached, the base member being attached to the supporting piece sections from a vehicle upper side, in a state in which a portion of the base member is disposed between the supporting piece sections; and
a resin roof panel that is attached to the base member from the vehicle upper side, the resin roof panel covering the communication device from the vehicle upper side, wherein:
the communication device includes a case made of resin that includes:
a case main body section that configures an outer shell, and
a locking section that is provided at a portion at a vehicle lower side of the case main body section;
the base member includes a lower wall section that configures a portion at a vehicle lower side of the base member;
a base side inserted-through section through which the case main body section can be inserted in a vehicle up-down direction is provided at the lower wall section, and the locking section can be locked at a peripheral edge of the base side inserted-through section; and
the case is attached in a detachable state to the lower wall section.