Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Structure for front portion of vehicle and method for manufacturing vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 车辆前部结构及车辆制造方法
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Application No.: US14239950Application Date: 2012-08-08
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Publication No.: US09004583B2Publication Date: 2015-04-14
- Inventor: Koji Takahashi , Masaharu Endou
- Applicant: Koji Takahashi , Masaharu Endou
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Priority: JP2011-182631 20110824
- International Application: PCT/JP2012/070139 WO 20120808
- International Announcement: WO2013/027576 WO 20130228
- Main IPC: B60R19/48
- IPC: B60R19/48 ; B60R19/03 ; B60R13/10 ; B60D1/60 ; B60R19/50 ; B60R19/52

Abstract:
A vehicle front structure includes: a bumper face disposed at a vehicle front end; and a lower grill disposed at a bumper opening section of the bumper face. The bumper face includes: a hook cover (20), after formed integrally with the bumper face within the bumper opening section, separated from the bumper face; and a hook cover holding mechanism (26) formed within the bumper opening section integrally with the bumper face to detachably fix the hook cover (20). The hook cover (20) includes: a cover body section (40) for closing a hook cover attachment portion in the bumper face; and a cover snap-fit claw (32) for snap-fitting onto a bumper engaging portion in the hook cover attachment portion. The hook cover holding mechanism (26) includes a hold latch nail (34) for engaging with the cover snap-fit claw (32) by resilient deformation of the hook cover (20).
Public/Granted literature
- US20140183884A1 STRUCTURE FOR FRONT PORTION OF VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2014-07-03
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