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Sound-insulating side part for an engine compartment, a mudguard for performing this function, and a side module made from such a mudguard

US6880883B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 30, 2003
Grant dateApr 19, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D25/161
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a sound-insulating part for a motor vehicle having an engine compartment and, beside the engine compartment, a clearance volume for accommodating vertical travel of a wheel of the vehicle, the part being characterized by the fact that it is arranged to form a sound screen between said engine compartment and said volume. The invention also provides a mudguard constituting such a sound-insulating part and a side module made from such a mudguard.

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