Patent ID: 11945364
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a hood outer panel;
a hood inner panel;
a fender attachment bracket disposed within an engine compartment of the vehicle; and
a headlight assembly comprising:
an attachment portion coupling the headlight assembly to the fender attachment bracket,
wherein the attachment portion is coupled only to the headlight assembly and the fender attachment bracket,
wherein the fender attachment bracket is coupled only to the attachment portion and the fender, and
wherein the headlight assembly is coupled to the fender attachment bracket by the attachment portion; and
a load block coupled only to the attachment portion and configured such that when an impact of an object deforms the hood outer panel and hood inner panel, the hood inner panel contacts the load block.