Patent ID: 6695374
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B60R,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle cockpit assembly configured to be installed within a passenger compartment of a vehicle, wherein the passenger compartment is separated from an engine compartment by a firewall, wherein the firewall includes one or more openings formed therethrough, wherein the cockpit assembly comprises:a dash insulator that is configured to be attached in face-to-face contacting relationship to the vehicle firewall, comprising: a substrate of thermoformable material having opposite first and second surfaces and opposite first and second edge portions; and one or more apertures formed through the substrate, each of which overlies a respective one of the firewall openings, and wherein each aperture is configured to sealably receive an item extending therethrough between the engine and passenger compartments such that no gaps exist between the item and the substrate; and an instrument panel adhesively attached to the substrate first edge portions wherein the instrument panel and dash insulator can move relative to each other to facilitate installation of the cockpit assembly within the vehicle passenger compartment during vehicle assembly.