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US 2012/0056446 A1Published application
Energy-Absorbing Cowl Structure
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDragan Stojkovic, Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Chang Hun Lee, Robert W. Hasse
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Abstract
An energy-absorbing cowl structure for a vehicle is provided. The structure includes a first portion and a curved second portion extending from the first portion. A length of the first portion varies along a dimension of the cowl structure.
Claims20
A cowl structure for a vehicle comprising:
- a first portion;
- and
- a curved second portion extending from the first portion,
- wherein a length of the first portion varies along a dimension of the cowl structure.
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A cowl structure for a vehicle comprising:
- a base portion;
- a first portion extending from the base portion;
- a curved second portion extending from the first portion;
- and
- a third portion extending from the second portion,
- wherein the first portion is resiliently deflectable with respect to the base portion responsive to a force applied to the third portion.
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A cowl structure for a vehicle comprising:
- a first portion coupled to a portion of the vehicle;
- a curved second portion extending from the first portion;
- and
- a third portion extending from the second portion and configured for attaching a windshield thereto, for supporting the windshield against a force applied to the windshield.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.