Arrangement with water box and water drain for a motor vehicle

US8567852B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

• Joachim Lacroix · Flonheim, DE
• Joerg Schneider · Gerolzhofen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 8, 2012
• Grant date: Oct 29, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 8, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D25/081
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement of a water box and a drain is provided for draining off water from a region between a windshield and an engine hood in a motor vehicle. The water box can include a depression with an upwardly directed water-directing region. The drain can include a drain valve housing with a drain valve. The drain valve of the drain is arranged above the water-directing region.