Mounting system for HVAC component
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsYun A Cho, Byeong Moo Jang
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Abstract
A mounting system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) component, including a dash panel configured to divide a front compartment from a passenger compartment, and having an opening, a plurality of mounting portions located around the opening, and configured to mount the HVAC component, and a vertical reinforcing member located adjacent to the opening, and extending along the height of the dash panel. The dash panel includes a first surface facing the front compartment and a second surface facing the passenger compartment, and at least some of the plurality of mounting portions are provided to the vertical reinforcing member.
Claims16
A mounting system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) component, the mounting system comprising:
- a dash panel configured to divide a front compartment from a passenger compartment, the dash panel having an opening;
- an HVAC component positioned in the front compartment;
- a plurality of mounting portions positioned around the opening, the plurality of mounting portions being configured to mount the HVAC component;
- a vertical reinforcing member positioned adjacent to the opening, and extending along the height of the dash panel;
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- a plurality of horizontal brackets positioned adjacent to the opening, and extending along the length of the dash panel;
- wherein the vertical reinforcing member and the horizontal brackets are mounted on the first surface of the dash panel, and wherein the vertical reinforcing member and the horizontal brackets each include the plurality of mounting portions;
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- wherein the dash panel includes a first surface facing the front compartment, and a second surface facing the passenger compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.