Motor Vehicle Instrument Panel Assembly Having A Conduit With A Gasket Support Lip

An instrument panel assembly for a motor vehicle, said instrument panel assembly comprising:

• a panel member having a vent for directing air toward a window in the vehicle;
• a first conduit having a first end coupled to a bottom side of the panel member and providing air to the vent, the first conduit having a second end with a peripheral wall forming an inlet;
• and
• a second conduit having an outlet that provides air to the inlet of the first conduit, the second conduit having a flange that extends outwardly from the outlet and includes a support surface for supporting a gasket for sealing an interface between the outlet of the second conduit and the inlet of the first conduit,
• the second conduit having a lip that extends outwardly from the support surface of the flange and supports the gasket to prevent deformation of the gasket during assembly of the first conduit and second conduit, a first portion of the lip being angled inwardly toward the outlet to facilitate location of the gasket onto the support surface during assembly of the first and second conduits.