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Cockpit module structure for vehicle

Inactive Publication Date: 2001-11-01
CALSONIC KANSEI CORP
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[0023] In addition, as the through hole is provided on the partition line on which the body of the air conditioning unit is divided, the working of the body of the air conditioning unit is facilitated.
[0035] According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, as the leg according to the eleventh aspect of the invention is a supporting member provided to the steering member for mounting the instrument panel, a dedicated leg for fitting the operation assistance equipment is not required to be provided utilizing the existing supporting member and the cost can be reduced.

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The Conventional type structure has a problem that foot space on the side of an assistant driver's seat is restricted by a blower provided to the side of the air conditioning unit because the body of the air conditioning unit has a layout structure that the body is located below a steering member.
In the meantime, as the steering member has a structure that a part is bent because of the form of the body of the air conditioning unit, workability, strength and rigidity are undesirable.

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[0050] First Embodiment

[0051] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, a first embodiment of the invention will be described in detail.

[0052] FIG. 1 shows an air conditioning unit 1, in which a steering member 5 penetrates a body 3 of the air conditioning unit 1.

[0053] The steering member 5 is long and straight in a direction of a width of a vehicle and each fitting 7 at both ends is fixed and supported to / by the body such as a dashboard side panel.

[0054] The steering member 5 has a cylindrical shape having a hollow portion in sectional view for lightening. In this case, the form is not limited to a cylinder and for example, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, it may be also polygonal and quadrangular. As shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, a cross reinforcing member may be also provided inside and a double pipe structure is also enabled.

[0055] When the steering member 5 is straightly formed, the diameter on the right side on which the steering wheel is installed may be also the biggest and may be also sequential...

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[0072] Second Embodiment

[0073] FIGS. 7 to 10 show a second embodiment of the invention. In the second embodiment, the lower case 11 of the body 3 of the air conditioning unit is further into two parts and is divided into three parts as a whole differently from the structure in the first embodiment.

[0074] Therefore, the other basic structure is similar to that in the first embodiment, the same reference number is allocated to the same part and the description is omitted.

[0075] FIG. 7 shows an air conditioning unit 101 and the body 3 of the air conditioning unit is divided into three parts of an upper case 9andlower cases 10 and 11 in the second embodiment.

[0076] A steering member 5 is integrated on the lower case 10 arranged intermediately out of the upper case 9 and the lower cases 10 and 11 respectively divided into these three parts so that the steering member 5 penetrates the body 3 of the air conditioning unit and passes the vicinity of the center of gravity of the body 3 of the...

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Abstract

To provide a cockpit module structure for a vehicle where large foot space and a secure and stable supported state can be secured, the body of an air conditioning unit inside which heat exchangers and opening and closing doors are installed is penetrated by a steering member.

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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] The present invention relates to a cockpit module structure for a vehicle suitable for an automobile.[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art[0004] Generally, in an air conditioning unit composing a part of a cockpit module for a vehicle, opening and closing doors for opening or closing a squirt hole in each mode such as a defroster outlet and a ventilation outlet are housed and arranged in addition to heat exchangers inside a body of the air conditioning unit.[0005] The body of the air conditioning unit has a structure that the body is supported by a steering member which is long in the direction of the width of the vehicle and both ends of which are supported by the vehicle as disclosed in JP-A-7-81376 or JP-A-8-142708.[0006] The Conventional type structure has a problem that foot space on the side of an assistant driver's seat is restricted by a blower provided to the side of the air conditioning unit because the body of the air conditioning...

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IPC IPC(8): B60H1/00B60K37/00B62D25/08
CPCB62D25/08
Inventor OHNO, MASATOOHASHI, TOSHIOSAKAMOTO, SABUROWATANABE, TOSHIHARUUOMOTO, MANABUSATOH, TAKESHIOGASAWARA, TAKESHISUZUKI, HITOSHINISHIJIMA, TAKAYUKI
Owner CALSONIC KANSEI CORP
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