Cowl cross assembly structure for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10023023-B2
Application number	US-201615214988-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2016
Priority date	Oct 28, 2015
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

A cowl cross assembly structure for a vehicle is provided. The cowl cross assembly structure includes a cowl cross bar which is connected horizontal at left and right sides between front pillars of a vehicle and a duct which passes through an aperture of a bracket which has been installed at the cowl cross bar and is integrally formed with the cowl cross bar. A fixing member is included on an exterior circumferential surface thereof to fix an installation position within the interior of the through hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cowl cross assembly structure for a vehicle, comprising:
a cowl cross bar coupled horizontal at left and right sides between front pillars of a vehicle; and
a duct configured to pass through an aperture of a bracket, installed at the cowl cross bar, and is integrally formed with the cowl cross bar and includes a fixing member on an exterior circumferential surface thereof to fix an installation position within the interior of the aperture,
wherein an engaging member is disposed on an interior circumferential surface of the bracket and includes a protrusion configured to be inserted and coupled into the fixing member.

2. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the fixing member is formed as a pair spaced apart from each other at a regular interval in the longitudinal direction of the duct, and a pair of engaging members is disposed on an interior circumferential surface of the bracket at the same regular interval.

3. The structure of claim 2 , wherein the fixing member includes an engaging region which has a predetermined width that corresponds to the width of the engaging member within the interior thereof and is configured to maintain the position of the engaging member in a fixed position upon insertion of the engaging member.

4. The structure of claim 3 , wherein the engaging region is formed in a U-shape or a V-shape.

5. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the fixing member is made of a soft material.

6. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the duct is formed divided into three regions, which have different shapes, in the longitudinal direction of the duct.

7. The structure of claim 5 , wherein the fixing member is disposed on an exterior circumferential surface of the duct where the cowl cross bar and the duct intersect each other.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hye Kyung

Classifications

• B60H1/00564 Primary

  of air ducts · CPC title

• B60H1/242

  located in the front area · CPC title

• B60H1/26

  Ventilating openings in vehicle exterior; Ducts for conveying ventilating air · CPC title

• B62D25/081

  Cowls (ventilating openings situated directly in front of the vehicle front window B60H1/28) · CPC title

• B62D29/043

  Superstructures (B62D25/161 takes precedence) · CPC title