Beam for a motor vehicle dashboard
US8220857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D25/145
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tubular dashboard beam (100) has a circular cross-section and extends transversely between vertical pillars of a motor vehicle. The beam is formed in one piece and has at least two different diameters (d1, d2, d3) between the two ends thereof, a larger diameter (d1) of the beam being in the region of an end (101, 102) of the beam which is intended to be located in the region of a driver's seat of the motor vehicle. At least the end at the driver's seat side which must be fixed to a vertical pillar of the motor vehicle is partially crushed so as to have a cross-section in the form of a circular arc whose chord (105) which closes the cross-section extends at one side and the other of the circular arc (106), providing a planar face whose lateral edges (109) surround the curved face of the circular arc.
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