US 12,441,169 B1
Vehicle frunk assemblies
Jeremiah T. Hammer, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Aaron Steinhilb, Milan, MI (US); Suk Jae Ham, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Troy N. Grantham, Saline, MI (US); and Haley L. Grantham, Saline, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US); and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota (JP)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/185,688.
Int. Cl. B60J 10/86 (2016.01); B60J 10/26 (2016.01); B60R 5/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/12 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 10/86 (2016.02) [B60J 10/26 (2016.02); B60R 5/02 (2013.01); B62D 25/12 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle frunk assembly, comprising:
a frunk housing having a bottom wall and a side wall having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface, the interior surface of the side wall and the bottom wall define a storage space;
a hood moveable between an open position and a closed position, the hood having a hood inner panel; and
a sealing flange extending outwardly from the hood inner panel, the sealing flange having an inner surface and an outer surface, the sealing flange configured to bound at least a portion of the side wall such that the inner surface of the sealing flange faces the exterior surface of the side wall to form a seal between the hood and the frunk housing when the hood is in the closed position.