Vehicle cowl structure with vent pipe

Details Vehicle cowl structure with vent pipe Vehicle cowl structure with vent pipe

2006-02-21

2006-02-21

Gutman, H. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

C296S208000, C296S029000

Reexamination Certificate

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07000979

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle cowl structure basically comprises a cowl panel and a vent pipe disposed in the cowl panel at a low drainage point on a lateral wall portion of the cowl panel. The vent pipe includes an opening that is split by a divider into an upper air passageway and a lower water drain passageway. The vent pipe also includes a mounting flange that contacts with an interior surface of the lateral wall portion and retaining projections to create a snap-fit between the vent pipe and the drainage aperture of the cowl panel. The vent pipe is also inserted into a hole formed in a vehicle body section such that a retaining member installed over the vent pipe contacts the vehicle body section around the hole and seals a space between the vent pipe and the hole of the vehicle body member.

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