Dashmat with an air distribution system
US6547301B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/003
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dashmat for use in a vehicle passenger compartment comprising a firewall separating the passenger compartment from an engine compartment and a floorboard extending rearwardly from the firewall. The dashmat comprises a decoupling layer shaped to span the width of the vehicle passenger compartment. The decoupling layer has a lower surface adapted to abut the firewall and floorboard, and an upper surface adapted to face an interior of the passenger compartment. A header is formed in a front portion of the decoupling layer and is adapted to connect to a supply duct from a vehicle HVAC system. An air distribution channel is formed in the decoupling layer and extends rearwardly from the header through a substantial portion of the decoupling layer for distribution of conditioned air from the header throughout at least a front portion of the vehicle passenger compartment.
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