Subassembly for a cockpit of a motor vehicle
AssigneeBehr GmbH & Co.
InventorsMartin Derleth, Guenter Ebner, Sabine Neuss, Walter Wolf
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Abstract
The invention relates to a subassembly for a cockpit of a motor vehicle, having a heating or air-conditioning housing which is arranged in the center console and has at least two housing parts and at least one air guide duct for guiding air at a controlled temperature to air outlet openings arranged in the cockpit. The subassembly includes a T-shaped structural unit, on which a large number of functional components of the cockpit can be mounted formed from an air guide duct having a shell-like duct component and the housing. The shell-like duct component can be covered to form the air guide duct. The present invention further relates to a method of producing the subassembly.
Claims27
A subassembly for a cockpit, comprising:
- a heating or air-conditioning housing arranged in a center console, said housing having at least two housing parts;
- at least one air guide duct for guiding air at a controlled temperature to air outlet openings arranged in the cockpit;
- a shell-like duct component formed over said housing;
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- wherein said housing and said shell-like component are formed into a T-shaped structural unit.
A cockpit comprising:
- a heating or air-conditioning housing arranged in a center console, said housing having at least two housing parts;
- at least one air guide duct for guiding air at a controlled temperature to air outlet openings arranged in the cockpit;
- a shell-like duct component formed over said housing to form the air guide duct, wherein said housing and said shell-like component are formed into a T-shaped structural unit;
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- a first decorative part covering said shell-like duct component to form an air duct.
A method of forming a subassembly for a cockpit, comprising:
- forming a first housing part and a shell-like duct component connected thereto in a single piece,
- fitting a crossmember into a crossmember holder in said first housing part;
- hooking the crossmember onto a mounting frame on the vehicle;
- inserting components of a heating or air-conditioning system into the first housing part;
- forming a T-shaped structural unit by connecting a second housing part to said first housing part;
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- mounting at least one antivibration strut to said T-shaped structural member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.