Draining structure for cowl
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorSong Jae Jeong
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Abstract
An embodiment cowl drainage structure includes a lower inner member, a lower outer member disposed outside the lower inner member and coupled to the lower inner member so as define a closed space therebetween, and an upper outer member coupled to both the lower outer member and the lower inner member, wherein the upper outer member includes a main hole, and wherein a portion of a space defined between the upper outer member and the lower inner member is configured to communicate fluidly with an outside.
Claims20
A cowl drainage structure comprising:
- a lower inner member;
- a lower outer member disposed outside the lower inner member and coupled to the lower inner member so as to define a closed space therebetween;
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- an upper outer member coupled to both the lower outer member and the lower inner member, wherein the upper outer member includes a main hole, and wherein a portion of a space defined between the upper outer member and the lower inner member is configured to communicate fluidly with an outside, wherein the closed space between the lower inner member and the lower outer member is not in fluid communication with the portion of the space defined between the upper outer member and the lower inner member.
A cowl drainage structure comprising:
- a lower inner member connected to a cowl, wherein the lower inner member includes a guide portion configured to receive water from the cowl;
- a lower outer member disposed outside the lower inner member and coupled to the lower inner member so as to define a closed space therebetween;
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- an upper outer member coupled to both the lower outer member and the lower inner member, the upper outer member including a main hole, wherein a space defined between the upper outer member and the lower inner member is configured to communicate with the cowl, wherein the guide portion and the main hole are laterally offset to each other.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body including a hood and a cowl;
- a lower inner member connected to the cowl;
- a lower outer member disposed outside the lower inner member and coupled to the lower inner member so as to define a closed space therebetween;
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- an upper outer member coupled to both the lower outer member and the lower inner member, the upper outer member including a main hole, wherein a space defined between the upper outer member and the lower inner member is configured to communicate with the cowl, wherein the upper outer member includes a subsidiary hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.