MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514103380 A) filed by Suzuki Motor Corporation on October 27, 2025, for Instrument Panel Structure.

Inventors include Hayakawa Tomoaki -; and Ono Hajime.

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

Abstract: An instrument panel structure includes: an instrument panel (5) disposed rearward of a vehicle body front panel (4) of a vehicle (1), the instrument panel (5) including a top surface (3) facing a front glass (2) of the vehicle (1), and a bottom surface (3a) corresponding to a rear surface of the top surface (3); a front defroster duct (11) including an ejection port (10) opened on the top surface (3) toward the front glass (2); and an antenna (15) of an emergency notification device disposed rearward of the front defroster duct (11). Therefore, there is provided the instrument panel structure that can protect the antenna of the emergency notification device from deformation of a vehicle body caused by collision. FIGURE - 1

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