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US 12,691,947 B2Granted
Vehicle dash crossmember and vehicle body
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsJi Woong Park, Kyeong Jae Kim
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Abstract
An embodiment vehicle dash crossmember includes a cross portion extending in a width direction of a vehicle body and a front portion protruding from the cross portion toward a front of the vehicle body, wherein the front portion includes a plurality of through holes. An embodiment vehicle body may include a floor panel, the dash crossmember mounted on a front edge of the floor panel, and a dash panel connected to a top edge of the dash crossmember.
Claims20
A vehicle dash crossmember comprising:
- a cross portion extending in a width direction of a vehicle body;
- a front portion protruding from the cross portion toward a front of the vehicle body, wherein the front portion comprises a plurality of through holes;
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- a pair of outrigger portions provided at both ends of the cross portion, respectively, wherein each pair of outrigger portions includes an inboard portion facing an interior of the vehicle body, an outboard portion facing an exterior of the vehicle body, a front connection portion having a space receiving a rear end portion of a front side member, and outer plates fixed to the outboard portion so that the outboard portion is closed.
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A vehicle dash crossmember comprising:
- a cross portion extending in a width direction of a vehicle body, the cross portion comprising a vertical wall extending in the width direction of the vehicle body;
- a front portion protruding from the cross portion toward a front of the vehicle body, wherein the front portion comprises a plurality of through holes;
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- a pair of outrigger portions provided at both ends of the cross portion, respectively, wherein each pair of outrigger portions includes an inboard portion facing an interior of the vehicle body, an outboard portion facing an exterior of the vehicle body, a front connection portion having a space receiving a rear end portion of a front side member, and outer plates fixed to the outboard portion so that the outboard portion is closed.
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A vehicle body comprising:
- a floor panel;
- a dash crossmember mounted on a front edge of the floor panel, the dash crossmember comprising:
- a cross portion extending in a width direction of the vehicle body;
- a front portion protruding from the cross portion toward a front of the vehicle body, the front portion comprising a plurality of through holes;
- a pair of outrigger portions provided at both ends of the cross portion, respectively, wherein each pair of outrigger portions includes an inboard portion facing an interior of the vehicle body, an outboard portion facing an exterior of the vehicle body, a front connection portion having a space receiving a rear end portion of a front side member, and outer plates fixed to the outboard portion so that the outboard portion is closed;
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- a dash panel connected to a top edge of the dash crossmember.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.