Motor vehicle dashboard crossbeam
AssigneeFaurecia Interieur Industrie
InventorsLaurent BAUDART, Gregory MARTIN
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Abstract
A motor vehicle dashboard crossbeam includes a tubular beam provided to extend between the A posts of the structure of the motor vehicle substantially in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle and a first and second fastening opening in the longitudinal direction, the first opening being formed through the beam and the second opening being formed through a fastening member attached on an end section of the beam. The end section can have a rectangular cross-section.
Claims17
A motor vehicle dashboard crossbeam provided to extend between A posts of the structure of the motor vehicle substantially in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle, the crossbeam comprising:
- a tubular end section to be fastened to an A post, the end section having a rectangular cross-section and a first fastening opening for fastening the end section to the A post along a longitudinal direction, wherein the first fastening opening extends through two opposite sides of the rectangular cross-section of the end section;
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- a fastening member attached on the end section along a third side of the rectangular cross-section extending between said two opposite sides of the cross-section, the fastening member comprising a second fastening opening formed through the fastening member for fastening the end section to the A post along the longitudinal direction, the first opening and the second opening being spaced apart.
A motor vehicle dashboard crossbeam provided to extend between A posts of the structure of the motor vehicle substantially in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle, the crossbeam comprising:
- a tubular end section to be fastened to an A post, the end section having a rectangular cross-section and a first fastening opening for fastening the end section to the A post along a longitudinal direction, wherein the first fastening opening extends through two opposite sides of the rectangular cross-section of the end section;
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- a fastening member attached on the end section along a third side of the rectangular cross-section extending between said two opposite sides of the cross-section, the fastening member comprising a second fastening opening formed through the fastening member for fastening the end section to the A post along the longitudinal direction, the first opening and the second opening being spaced apart,
- wherein the first fastening opening is offset from the center along said two opposite sides toward a fourth side of the rectangular cross-section opposite said third side.
A motor vehicle dashboard crossbeam provided to extend between A posts of a motor vehicle substantially in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle, the crossbeam comprising a tubular beam having opposite end sections, at least one of the end sections being configured for attachment in the longitudinal direction to an A post via a fastening assembly having spaced apart first and second fastening openings, the first fastening opening being formed through the end section of the beam and the second fastening opening being formed through a fastening member attached to the end section of the beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.