Patent ID: 6203092
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B60H,B62D

Abstract:
An assembly of interior parts at a front portion of a vehicle body of an automobile, comprising:a steering hanger member connected at opposite ends thereof to left and right front pillars of the vehicle body to support a steering column; andan air conditioning duct and an instrument panel which are supported on said steering hanger member, wherein said air conditioning duct is made of a synthetic resin and has a support boss made of a synthetic resin, said support boss is integrally formed by molding on said air conditioning duct and is coupled to a whole outer peripheral surface of said steering hanger member over a longitudinal length of said air conditioning duct so as to enclose the steering hanger member, wherein said instrument panel is made of a second synthetic resin and is welded or bonded to said air conditioning duct, whereby integral formation of said air conditioning duct and said instrument panel with said steering hanger member acts to reinforce said air conditioning duct, said instrument panel and said steering hanger member with one another.