Motor vehicles – Bodies – Footboards and pedal guards
Patent
1984-04-18
1986-07-01
Nilson, Robert G.
Motor vehicles
Bodies
Footboards and pedal guards
296 72, 296194, 296197, B60K 2600, B60K 3700, B62D 2514, B62D 6500
Patent
active
045974616
ABSTRACT:
A pre-assembled module for the cockpit zone of a motor vehicle, especially a passenger car, which is adapted to be mounted as one single unit inside the vehicle body and which incorporates essentially the following components: an instrument board including all instruments and accessories commonly contained therein, fuse box and electric wiring, heater with controls and air distribution system; furthermore a steering system including steering wheel, steering column enclosure and steering support means; also pedals for clutch and brake, including mounting brackets. The vehicle body includes a fire wall and fire wall support member to which the aforementioned components and accessories are connected when in the installed position. The fire wall and fire wall support member are separated from the body shell and serve as an assembly base for the unit. In the installed position, the fire wall and fire wall support member are sealingly connected with the respective adjacent body panels. The advantage of a unit as described in the foregoing specifications is that those components which are commonly considered to be part of the cockpit zone, but which are situated on the other side of the fire wall, i.e., in the engine compartment, can also be incorporated into the pre-assembly operation of the module. This simplifies assembly operations to a great extent and reduces the over-all manufacturing costs of the vehicle.
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Brandel Klaus
Helmsing Gerhard
Hullmann Horst
Kochy Fritz
Neumann Bernhard
General Motors Corporation
Nilson Robert G.
Schuetz William A.
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