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US 8,474,563 B2Granted
Frontal structure of vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorDaisuke Naoi
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Abstract
A frontal structure of a vehicle includes: a dashboard lower section; a dashboard lower cross member, positioned at a front surface of the dashboard lower section, and divided into a left part and a right part; a dashboard cross member integrally formed by connecting and welding the dashboard lower cross member to a steering joint cover; and an acceleration pedal bracket fixed to an overlapping part of the steering joint cover and the dashboard lower section.
Claims12
A frontal structure of a vehicle comprising:
- a dashboard lower section;
- a dashboard lower cross member, positioned at a front surface of the dashboard lower section, and divided into a left part and a right part;
- a steering joint cover disposed on the front surface of the dashboard lower section;
- a dashboard cross member integrally formed by connecting and welding the dashboard lower cross member to the steering joint cover;
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- an acceleration pedal bracket fixed to a rear side of the dashboard lower section at a location in which the steering joint cover overlaps the dashboard lower section.
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A frontal structure of a vehicle comprising:
- a dashboard lower section;
- a steering joint cover provided on a surface of the dashboard lower section at an engine room side;
- a universal joint extending through the dashboard lower section from a steering shaft side to the steering gear box side thereof;
- a dashboard cross member extending along a left and right direction of the dashboard lower section;
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- an acceleration pedal bracket, wherein
- the steering joint cover is formed to surround the universal joint on said steering gear box side of the dashboard lower section;
- the dashboard cross member is divided into a left cross member, positioned at a left side, and a right cross member, positioned at a right side;
- the left cross member is welded to the right cross member via the steering joint cover so as to integrate and unite the left cross member, the right cross member, and the steering joint cover;
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- the acceleration pedal bracket is secured to the steering shaft side of the dashboard lower section at a location in which the dashboard lower section overlaps the steering joint cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.