Ventilation box for arrangement in a motor vehicle

US6343983B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Mannesmann VDO AG · DE

Inventors

• Klaus Dohring · Aschaffenburg, DE
• Klaus Kurr · Weinheim, DE
• Rolf Wich · Großkrotzenburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 30, 2000
• Grant date: Feb 5, 2002
• Expiry date: May 30, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60H2001/00628
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a ventilation box (2) of a motor vehicle, the ventilation box being composed of a plurality of housing parts (5-7), housing parts (6, 7) arranged in the region of a steering column (3) are formed to be fastened selectively on the left or the right side of the motor vehicle. As a result, the ventilation box (2) can be converted for the respective motor vehicle, irrespective of the position of the steering column (3).