Vehicle pillar pass through for sealing baffle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMaciej Bednarek, Aakash Patel, Chienhom Lee, Jesús Alfredo Mendoza González
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a vehicle including an inner wheelbase panel, a first panel, a second panel and a pillar that is coupled to the wheelbase panel. The pillar includes a wall, a first flange, a second flange, and a tunnel. The wall defines an inner cavity and an outer cavity. The first flange extends outwardly from the wall and the second flange extends inwardly from the wall. The vehicle includes baffle which extends through the tunnel and is sized and shaped to seal both the inner cavity and the outer cavity.
Claims15
A vehicle, comprising:
- an inner wheelbase panel;
- a first panel;
- a second panel;
- a pillar coupled to the wheelbase panel, the pillar having:
- a wall which defines an inner cavity and an outer cavity;
- a flange that extends outwardly from the wall;
- and
- a baffle cavity extending, at least in part, through the wall;
- and
- a baffle that extends through the baffle cavity, the baffle sized and shaped to seal the inner cavity and the outer cavity.
A vehicle apparatus, comprising:
- a pillar having a wall which defines an inner cavity and an outer cavity, a flange that extends outwardly from the wall, and a baffle cavity that extends, at least in part, through the flange;
- and
- a sealing baffle that extends through the baffle cavity, the baffle sized and shaped to seal the inner cavity and the outer cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.