Patent ID: 9004580
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A support structure configured for locating an instrument panel within a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the support structure comprising: a support bracket configured for attachment to a body panel of the vehicle, the support bracket including a lateral biasing guide; wherein the lateral biasing guide is configured to be in spaced relationship to the body panel when the support bracket is attached to the body panel; and an end bracket configured for attachment to an end of the instrument panel, the end bracket having a first side; wherein the end bracket is configured to be disposed between the lateral biasing guide and the body panel when the support bracket is attached to the body panel and the first side of the end bracket is configured to abut the lateral biasing guide of the support bracket such that the lateral biasing guide biases the instrument panel in a lateral direction, toward the body panel, until the end bracket abuts a lateral datum surface of the body panel.