Integrated cross car structural duct cluster

Details Integrated cross car structural duct cluster Integrated cross car structural duct cluster

1993-06-21

1994-10-11

Pape, Joseph

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

296208, 454127, B60R 2700

Patent

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053541146

ABSTRACT:
An automotive vehicle body has an integrated cross car structural duct cluster that is a composite that is connected to side pillars located on opposite sides of the vehicle body. The composite acts as a cross beam and provides four ducts that extend across the width of the vehicle body. Three ducts are related to the HVAC system of the vehicle and the fourth is a wiring duct. Five variations are disclosed. In two the composite comprises steel rods embedded in a molded plastic body. In the other three the composite comprises a steel plate that is attached to a molded plastic body.

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