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Vehicle cowl structure

A front cover, vehicle technology, applied to the upper structure, vehicle parts, upper structure sub-assembly, etc., can solve the problems of mismatching appearance, increased manufacturing cost, deterioration of pedestrian protection performance, air intake formability, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-10-21
SUZUKI MOTOR CORP
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[0006] In a vehicle required to have a retro appearance, the cowl portion made of black resin may not match the appearance of the vehicle and deteriorate the appearance quality
In addition, when the cowl part is made of resin having the same color as that of the vehicle body, the manufacturing cost increases due to the cost of the painting process, or a problem of thermal expansion arises
[0007] On the other hand, when the cowl part is completely made of metal material, it deteriorates the pedestrian protection performance or the formability of the air intake

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[0030] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0031] Such as Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the cowl part 3 extends along the width direction of the vehicle between the lower end of the windshield 1 and the rear end of the hood 2, wherein the windshield 1 is arranged at the front of the vehicle, and the hood 2 is arranged at the front The front side of the window pane 1. A pair of right and left metal fenders 4 are provided adjacent to left and right ends of the cowl portion 3 . A pair of right and left body bodies 6 and a pair of left and right front pillars 5 are provided on the rear side of the cowl portion 3 along the boundary line between the fender 4 and the cowl portion 3 .

[0032] Such as Figures 2 to 4 As shown, the cowl portion 3 has a two-layer structure in which a resin cowl cover 8 is provided under a metal cowl 7 having a design surface continuous to the hood 2 . "Design surfac...

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Abstract

A vehicle cowl structure is provided. A cowl part is disposed between a lower end of a front glass of a vehicle and a rear end of a front hood. The cowl part has a tow-layer structure which has a metallic cowl panel having a design surface and a resinous cowl cover disposed below the metallic cowl panel.

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[0001] This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-108520 filed on April 18, 2008, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. technical field [0002] The present invention relates to a vehicle cowl structure, and more particularly, to a cowl portion disposed between a lower end of a vehicle windshield and a rear end of a front hood. Background technique [0003] A cowl portion is provided between a lower end of a windshield of a vehicle and a rear end of a hood, and is required to have an air introduction function or a pedestrian protection function. In recent years, panels are partially made of resin in order to reduce weight, improve fuel efficiency, or improve durability. [0004] For example, according to the front structure of the vehicle body disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the cowl portion is made of synthetic resin, the cost can be significantly reduced, and the weight can be roughly halved relative to the...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B62D25/08
CPCB62D29/001B62D25/081B62D29/005
Inventor 臼田嘉刚
Owner SUZUKI MOTOR CORP
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