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US 11,884,169 B2Granted
Exterior structure of vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYuchi Yamanouchi, Masaki Shitara, Ryo Hattori
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Abstract
An exterior structure of a vehicle includes a charging port for external charging and a sensor unit for automated driving. The sensor unit is provided on at least one surface of a front surface, a back surface, and a side surface of the vehicle, and is provided to protrude outside the vehicle from the surface. The charging port is provided below the sensor unit.
Claims7
An exterior structure of a vehicle comprising:
- a charging port for external charging;
- and
- a sensor unit for automated driving which is provided on at least one surface of a front surface, a back surface, and a side surface of the vehicle, and is provided to protrude outside the vehicle from the at least one surface,
- wherein the charging port is provided below the sensor unit, and the charging port and the sensor unit are provided on the front surface or the back surface of the vehicle, and are provided one above the other in a vertical direction at positions overlapping in a vehicle width direction.
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An exterior structure of a vehicle comprising:
- a charging port for external charging;
- and
- a sensor unit for automated driving which is provided on at least one surface of a front surface, a back surface, and a side surface of the vehicle, and is provided to protrude outside the vehicle from the at least one surface,
- wherein the charging port is provided below the sensor unit,
- wherein the charging port and the sensor unit are provided on the back surface of the vehicle,
- wherein the sensor unit includes a LiDAR unit that measures a distance to an object in an area behind the vehicle, and a camera that captures an image of the area behind the vehicle, and
- wherein the LiDAR unit and the camera are provided one above the other in a vertical direction at positions overlapping in a vehicle width direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.