Integrated steering column, instrument panel, and cowl body structure
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B62D-025/14
출원번호
US-0695340
(2000-10-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Gregory Thomas Hedderly
출원인 / 주소
Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Gregory P. Brown
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
34인용 특허 :
25
초록▼
An integrated front body clip including an instrument panel support structure, steering column support structure, and cowl structure forming a shared, dependent, and complementary support structure between the A-Pillars of a vehicle. Front and rear magnesium casting, each having a plurality of cast
An integrated front body clip including an instrument panel support structure, steering column support structure, and cowl structure forming a shared, dependent, and complementary support structure between the A-Pillars of a vehicle. Front and rear magnesium casting, each having a plurality of cast in features, are clamshelled into a single integrated clip. The resultant integrated front body clip offers substantial weight and improves the torsional and bending strength characteristics as compared with traditional steel structures. By maximizing cast in features, redundancy between competing parts is eliminated with an increase in dimensional control. Further, by creating a hollow region within the resultant clip structure, heated or cooled air may be moved without complex ductwork. In an alternative preferred embodiment, the front casting is provided in three modular parts that may be arranged for use in left-side or right-side driving vehicles.
대표청구항▼
1. An integrated magnesium clip for use in a vehicle, the integrated clip comprising:a front magnesium casting having a passenger side and a cowl side, said passenger side having a plurality of integrally cast first features, said cowl side having a outer seal and a hollowed out middle portion, said
1. An integrated magnesium clip for use in a vehicle, the integrated clip comprising:a front magnesium casting having a passenger side and a cowl side, said passenger side having a plurality of integrally cast first features, said cowl side having a outer seal and a hollowed out middle portion, said hollow out middle portion having a plurality of integrally cast second features; and a rear magnesium casting having a clamshell region, a lower region and a fence line, said clamshell region having an engine side and a front side, said engine side having a plurality of integrally cast third features, said front side having a second outer seal and a second hollowed out middle region, said second hollowed out middle region having a plurality of integrally cast fourth features, said lower region having a plurality of integrally cast fifth features, wherein said front magnesium casting and said rear magnesium casting are coupled such that said outer seal and said second outer seal are substantially coupled to each other, thereby creating a hollow chamber within said front magnesium casting and rear magnesium casting defined by said hollowed out middle portion and said second hollowed out middle region, wherein said coupled front magnesium casting and said rear magnesium casting have a substantially elliptical shape along a coupled side region having a major axis having a first length and a minor axis having a first width.
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