Cowl cross bar for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10766528-B2
Application number	US-201816185391-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2018
Priority date	Jun 1, 2016
Publication date	Sep 8, 2020
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020

Abstract

A cowl cross bar for a vehicle comprising a main cross bar disposed in front of a driver's seat in a transverse direction of the vehicle, a sub-cross bar disposed in front of a passenger seat in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and a center supporter configured to couple the main cross bar and the sub-cross bar to each other such that diametric centers thereof are disposed eccentrically relative to each other, the center supporter may include a main center support bracket provided with a connector to which a longitudinal end of the sub-cross bar is fixed, and a sub-center support bracket fixed to the main center support bracket, and having an insert hole through which a longitudinal end of the main cross bar is fixed to the sub-center support bracket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cowl cross bar for a vehicle comprising:
a main cross bar disposed in front of a driver's seat in a transverse direction of the vehicle; a sub-cross bar disposed in front of a passenger seat in the transverse direction of the vehicle; and a center support bracket configured to couple the main cross bar and the sub-cross bar to each other such that diametric centers thereof are disposed eccentrically relative to each other,
wherein the center support bracket has a cross-sectional structure enclosing a longitudinal end of the main cross bar, and comprises:
a main bonding part and a main lower flange that are fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the main cross bar; and

a sub-side flange fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the sub-cross bar.

2. The cowl cross bar for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the main cross bar and the sub-cross bar are disposed such that a distance between the diametric center of the main cross bar and the diametric center of the sub-cross bar is a value obtained by subtracting a radius of the sub-cross bar from a radius of the main cross bar.

3. The cowl cross bar for the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein a longitudinal end of the sub-cross bar is inserted into the main cross bar and disposed such that an outer circumferential surface of the sub-cross bar comes into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the main cross bar.

4. The cowl cross bar for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the center support bracket comprises, to enclose a lower portion of the longitudinal end of the main cross bar in a “C”-shape, a center part and a side part bent from opposite sides of the center part, wherein the main lower flange and the sub-side flange are formed on an upper end of the center part, and the main bonding part is formed on an upper end of the side part.

5. The cowl cross bar for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a welding hole is formed in a portion of the longitudinal end of the main cross bar in which the sub-cross bar is inscribed, and the main cross bar and the sub-cross bar are bonded to each other in the welding hole.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Kong Byung Seok
• Jang Jung Yoon

Classifications

• B62D29/008

  predominantly of light alloys, e.g. extruded · CPC title

• B62D27/02

  rigid · CPC title

• B62D25/081

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

• B62D21/08 Primary

  built up with interlaced cross members · CPC title

• B62D7/224 Primary

  acting between the steering wheel and the steering gear, e.g. on the steering column · CPC title