Patent ID: 9051010
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B60K,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dash cluster for mounting to a support panel in a region of a panel opening that extends through the support panel comprising: multiple housings for mounting components of said dash cluster behind said support panel, each housing including a first housing surface and a connecting assembly having multiple housing connectors in spaced relation to the first housing surface for securing the housing in an operative position in relation to the panel; and a plurality of bezels each having a front side and a rear side that overlaps the panel opening in use, each bezel further comprising multiple connecting arrangements formed from multiple bezel connectors extending away from said rear side of each bezel for connecting each bezel to one of said multiple housings; wherein a securing connection is formed between each housing and said bezel by an interlocking of at least one of said housing connectors with at least one of the bezel connectors which extends through said opening to fix the housings in operative position in relation to said panel, wherein the multiple housings are interconnected along sides of the housings spaced from said first housing surface by interconnecting a pair of the housing connectors.