Patent ID: 6305733
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B60K,B62D

Abstract:
A cockpit for an automotive vehicle comprising a structural body including a floor and ""A"" pillars; the cockpit having a main direction, a length and two lateral sides, the main direction crossing the two lateral sides of the cockpit which are adapted to be located near the ""A"" pillars of the vehicle, the cockpit being adapted to withstand a determined maximum force, the cockpit comprising:fixation means for fixing the cockpit to the structural body of the vehicle and for transferring from one to another, eatt least a part of said determined maximum force, andtransversal reinforcing means extending substantially along said main direction and comprising one hollow cross beam which extends substantially along the main direction on at least a main portion of said length and which defines an air duct, said air duct being connected to input means for air and to output means for air; said one hollow cross beam having a mechanical resistance sufficient for withstanding substantially said determined maximum force,wherein the cockpit further comprises an antivibration structure which is connected to the structural member and which comprises a bracket to which is connected one of a steering column and a gear lever, for absorbing vibrations transmitted in said one of the steering column and the gear lever; the antivibration structure comprising at least two fixation areas located apart from each other for defining two connections with the structural body of the vehicle.