Cockpit for an automotive vehicle
AssigneeSai Automotive Allibert Industrie
InventorsPeter Rahmstorf, Lydia Creutz
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Abstract
The invention is related to a dashboard cockpit for an automotive vehicle comprising a hollow beam as a reinforcing means, transverse to move direction of the vehicle; said beam including a air duct. Preferably, this cockpit comprises moreover a upper support-plate having a first upper portion of longitudinal duct, and on the other hand, a lower support-plate having a second lower portion of longitudinal duct. The first and second portions of duct being adapted to be arranged facing one the other and connecting together for defining a longitudinal duct.
Claims10
A cockpit for an automotive vehicle comprising a structural body including a floor and “A” pillars;
- the cockpit having a main direction, a length and two lateral sides, the main direction crossing the two lateral sides of the cockpit which are adapted to be located near the “A” pillars of the vehicle, the cockpit being adapted to withstand a determined maximum force, the cockpit comprising:
- fixation means for fixing the cockpit to the structural body of the vehicle and for transferring from one to another, eatt least a part of said determined maximum force, and
- transversal reinforcing means extending substantially along said main direction and comprising one hollow cross beam which extends substantially along the main direction on at least a main portion of said length and which defines an air duct, said air duct being connected to input means for air and to output means for air;
- said one hollow cross beam having a mechanical resistance sufficient for withstanding substantially said determined maximum force,
- wherein the cockpit further comprises an antivibration structure which is connected to the structural member and which comprises a bracket to which is connected one of a steering column and a gear lever, for absorbing vibrations transmitted in said one of the steering column and the gear lever;
- the antivibration structure comprising at least two fixation areas located apart from each other for defining two connections with the structural body of the vehicle.
An automotive vehicle having a longitudinal direction, two lateral sides extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal direction, and comprising:
- a structural body including “A” pillars,
- a dashboard having a main direction and a length along said main direction, the main direction extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and crossing two lateral sides of the dashboard which are adapted to be located near the “A” pillars of the vehicle, the dashboard being adapted to withstand a determined maximum force, the dashboard comprising:
- fixation means for fixing the dashboard to the structural body of the vehicle and for transferring from one to another at least a part of said determined maximum force,
- transversal reinforcing means extending substantially along said main direction and comprising one hollow cross beam extending substantially in said main direction, on at least a main portion of said length, the hollow cross beam defining an air duct and being therefore connected to input means for air and to output means for air,
- the vehicle being designed for withstanding a determined front shock punched along substantially the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and which is transmitted to the dashboard through the structural body of said vehicle, and
- said determined maximum force being less than substantially 50% of a force induced by the front shock, a remaining part of said force being essentially withstood by the structural body of the vehicle,
- wherein the automotive vehicle further comprises an antivibration structure which is connected to the structural member and which comprises a bracket to which is connected one of a steering column and a gear lever, for absorbing vibrations transmitted in said one of the steering column and the gear lever;
- the antivibration structure comprising at least two fixation areas located apart from each other for defining two connections with the structural body of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.