Patent ID: 6273495
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B60H,B60K,B62D

Abstract:
A cross car beam assembly for a vehicle comprising:a first plastic panel having an outer surface and an inner structural surface defining at least one channel extending the length of the first panel;a second plastic panel mounted adjacent the first panel, the second panel including an inner structural surface defining at least one channel extending the length of the second panel and an outer surface including at least one opening defined therethrough in fluid communication with the at least one channel of the second panel;at least one air flow passage defined by the at least one channel in the first panel and the at least one channel in the second panel when the inner surface of the first panel is mounted to the inner surface of the second panel;a third plastic panel mounted adjacent the second panel, the third panel including an inner structural surface securable to the outer surface of the second panel and an outer surface; andat least one tubular male connecting projection integrally formed into the outer surface of the third panel for connection to a vent into a passenger compartment of a vehicle;wherein the at least one tubular male connecting portion of the third panel is mounted adjacent the at least one opening in the second panel and includes an outer periphery extending away from the outer surface of the third panel terminating at a distal end and an opening formed in the distal end extending therethrough in fluid communication with the at least one opening in the second panel.