MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514105565 A) filed by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha on October 31, 2025, for Vehicle Hood.

Inventors include Hamada, Yukihiro; and Ishizaka, Hiroomi.

The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.

Abstract: A vehicle hood (20) for opening and closing a front compartment (12) arranged in a body (10) includes a resin outer panel (30), a support panel (40) having an outline designed to align with a profile line of the outer panel (30) in a plan view, and a frame member (60) formed in a U-letter planar shape which is open toward a vehicle rear region and having an outline designed to align at an edge portion with a profile line of the support panel (40) in the plan view, the frame member (60) including left and right rear end portions which are rotatably attached to the body (10), in which the support panel (40) is mounted on the frame member (60) and includes a U-shaped portion which is overlaid on the frame member (60) and a center portion which is not overlaid on the frame member (60), and the outer panel (30) is overlaid on top of the support panel and fixed thereto.

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