Patent · US Expired

Construction of cowl box of vehicle

US4909566A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 23, 1988
Grant dateMar 20, 1990
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60H1/24
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cowl box of a vehicle in which a duct passagae through which an air duct of an air conditioner extends in a vertical direction is arranged to support a front windshield in such a fashion that the cowl box and the air duct are superposed as viewed in a transverse direction of a car body. According to this feature, the cowl box can be disposed in an instrument panel without narrowing the width of the cowl box and without enlarging the instrument panel.

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