# US 7,611,192 B2 · Cover for front compartment of vehicle body and front section structure of vehicle body

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- Number: US 7,611,192 B2
- Document ID: US7611192B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 12/236,845
- Filed: 2008-09-24
- Published: 2009-04-02
- Granted: 2009-11-03
- Earliest claimed: 2007-09-28
- Assignees: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Daisuke Takei
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7611192B2

## CPC

- B62D 25/081: {Cowls (ventilating openings situated directly in front of the vehicle front window B60H1/28)}
- B60R 21/34: Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians {(B60R19/02 takes precedence)}
- B60R 2021/343: {using deformable body panel, bodywork or components}
- B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A cover is provided between a front hood and a vehicle component. The cover includes a cover main portion, a lid, a supporting portion, a supported portion, and a contacting portion. An opening is formed on the cover main portion. The supporting portion is integrally provided on the cover main portion and around the opening. The supported portion is integrally provided on a circumferential edge of the lid and engaged with the supporting portion. The contacting portion is provided on the lid and receives a downward load from the front hood. One or both of the supporting portion and the supported portion deforms elastically in case where a load has been applied to the contacting portion and thereby the lid drops off within the opening. According to the cover, a deformable amount of the cover can be increased and maintenance costs can be reduced.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cover provided between a front hood and a vehicle component provided beneath the front hood for covering the vehicle component, the cover comprising:
a cover main portion on which an opening is formed, the vehicle component capable of being reached through the opening;
a lid for covering the opening;
a supporting portion integrally provided on the cover main portion and around the opening;
a supported portion integrally provided on a circumferential edge of the lid for being engaged with the supporting portion; and
a contacting portion upwardly projected from the lid toward the front hood, the contacting portion being to receive a downward load from the front hood,
wherein at least one of the supporting portion and the supported portion deforms elastically to drop off the lid within the opening in case where a load equal-to or more-than a predetermined value has been applied to the contacting portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cover according to claim 1, further comprising:
a sealing lip attached at an upper edge of the contacting portion for sealing a gap between the upper edge of the contacting portion and an under surface of the front hood.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A front section structure of a vehicle body, comprising:
a front hood for covering a front compartment of the vehicle body; and
a cover as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the contacting portion is contacted with an under surface of the front hood directly or indirectly.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The front section structure according to claim 3, wherein
the cover further comprises a sealing lip attached at an upper edge of the contacting portion for sealing a gap between the upper edge of the contacting portion and the under surface of the front hood, and
the contacting portion is contacted with the under surface of the front hood with interposing the sealing lip.