Cowl cross assembly
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsHyun Kim, Hee Sang Park, June Kyu Park, Jung Hwan Yun, Jun Mo Ku, Jin Tae Kim, Hi Su Cho
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Abstract
A cowl cross assembly includes a cowl cross bar positioned in the front region of a vehicle body, and a cowl cross half-panel joined to one end of the cowl cross bar. A part of the cowl cross bar made of a steel material is cut, and the cowl cross half-panel made of a plastic material is mounted to the cowl cross bar, thereby reducing the weight and the cost and reinforcing the strength to support the air conditioning equipment. In addition, the cowl cross bar can be easily joined to the cowl cross half-panel to improve the workability.
Claims5
A cowl cross assembly comprising:
- a cowl cross bar positioned in a front region of a vehicle body;
- and
- a cowl cross half-panel joined to one end of the cowl cross bar;
- wherein the cowl cross bar is provided with an engaging flange at one end thereof, and the cowl cross half-panel is provided with an engaging bar at one end thereof engaged to the cowl cross bar;
- wherein the engaging flange has at a center thereof an engaging rib extending axially outwardly, and the engaging bar is provided at a center thereof with an engaging groove to receive the engaging rib;
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- wherein the engaging rib is mounted inside the engaging groove and the engaging flange is disposed outside the engaging groove and encloses an outer surface of the engaging bar positioned between the engaging groove and the engaging flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.