Patent ID: 6890016
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: B60K,B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. Dashboard assembly comprising: a structural element extending in a direction of elongation, said structural element including flanges which are an integral part of the structural element and extend in a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of elongation and substantially horizontal, releasable retaining means, and a housing connected to the flanges by way of said releasable retaining means and extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein, when the housing is subjected to loads lower than a given threshold in the longitudinal direction, said retaining means holds the housing in position relative to the flanges, and when the housing is subjected to loads higher than the given threshold in the longitudinal direction, said retaining means allow the displacement of the housing relative to the flanges under action of said loads, and, after slight translation of the housing relative to the flanges, release the housing.