Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2001-06-11
2003-02-18
Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
C296S072000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06520566
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority of Korea patent Application No. 2000-69967, filed on Nov. 23, 2000.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an assemble structure of crash pad assembly and cowl panel assembly for vehicle and more particularly to an assemble structure of crash pad assembly and cowl panel assembly for vehicle adapted to improve convenience of workers' assembling operations, but to cut down total assembling cost.
2. Description of the Invention
Generally, a crash pad assembly
1
, also called dash panel assembly or instrument panel assembly, is, as shown in
FIG. 1
, air tightly fastened onto an internal surface of a front glass
2
. The end of the front glass
2
is also air tightly coupled with that of the cowl top panel
3
. An upper part of a cowl panel assembly
4
is fastened with an internal surface of the end of the front glass
2
for air tightness.
On the other hand, at the upper part of the cowl panel assembly
4
, as shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2
, a plurality of crash pad mounting brackets
5
are welded for air tight fixation with one end being extended and bent down toward flanges
1
a
of the crash pad assembly
1
.
In general, there are fastened five crash pad mounting brackets
5
, though slightly different depending on the type of vehicles, keeping them at a predetermined constant interval therebetween to cover the whole length of the cowl panel assembly
4
.
Furthermore, the crash pad assembly
1
and the cowl panel assembly
4
are fastened by a crash pad mounting clip
6
, one end of which is screwed with the flange
1
a
of the crash pad assembly
1
and the other end of which is inserted into an assembling hole
5
a
of the crash pad mounting brackets
5
.
In other words, a plurality of flanges
1
a
are integrated at the internal side of the crash pad assembly
1
with their ends being directed toward the cowl panel assembly
4
, and there is a predetermined size of assembling openings
1
b
being formed between the flanges
1
a
of the crash pad assembly
1
.
In addition, the crash pad mounting clip
6
, as shown in
FIG. 3
, is constructed with: a screw fastening part
6
a
to be tightly fixed at the flange
1
a
of the crash pad assembly
1
by a screw
7
that will be fastened into the groove
1
b
an insertion protruder
6
b
protruded at the front side of the screw fastening part
6
a
to be inserted into the assembling hole
5
a
of the crash pad mounting bracket
5
; and a supporting part
6
c
integrally formed at the external circumference of the insertion protruder
6
b
, apart from the screw fastening part
6
a
, to be closely attached to the front side of the crash pad mounting bracket
5
when the insertion protruder
6
b
is inserted into the assembling hole
5
a.
On the other hand, a predetermined size of a screw hole
6
d
is formed at the screw fastening part
6
a
for penetration of the screw
7
.
As a result, a plurality of crash pad mounting brackets
5
are tightly fastened onto the cowl panel assembly
4
, and a screw is utilized to assemble the screw fastening part
6
a
of the crash pad mounting clip
6
into the flange
1
a
of the crash pad assembly
1
. Then, the insertion protruder
6
b
of the crash pad mounting clip
6
is inserted into the assembling hole
5
a
of the crash pad mounting bracket
5
, so that the crash pad assembly
1
and the cowl panel assembly
4
are completely assembled by means of the crash pad mounting brackets
5
and crash pad mounting clip
6
.
However, according to the conventional assembled structure described above, since the crash pad mounting brackets
5
should be welded onto the cowl panel assembly
4
and the screw fastening part
6
a
of the crash pad mounting clip
6
is assembled to the flange
1
a
by the screw
7
, there are problems such as an increase in the number of assembling steps, a reduction in the job efficiency and a general increase in total manufacturing cost.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to solve the aforementioned problems and provide an assemble structure of crash pad assembly and cowl panel assembly for vehicle by using a crash pad mounting clip that will be fastened with a flange of crash pad assembly by ultrasonic thermal fusion and, at the same time, inserted and fastened into a flange of a cowl panel assembly, thereby improving workers' job convenience but reducing general assembling cost through a reduction in the number of assembling steps to completely assemble the crash pad assembly and the cowl panel assembly.
In order to accomplish the aforementioned object of the present invention, there is provided an assemble structure of crash pad assembly and cowl panel assembly of vehicle, in which a crash pad mounting clip is fastened at the flange of the crash pad assembly through thermal fusion and, at the same time, a flange of the cowl panel assembly is inserted into the crash pad mounting clip.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4146263 (1979-03-01), Watari
patent: 6132154 (2000-10-01), Easter
patent: 2002/0014788 (2002-02-01), Fujita et al.
patent: 5-278635 (1993-10-01), None
patent: 6-227432 (1994-08-01), None
Hyundai Motor Company
Pape Joseph D.
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