Patent ID: 6582000
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle cab, comprising:a B pillar; a shell defining at least a first rear interior corner adjacent the cab B pillar; a monolithic interior panel having first and second mutually perpendicular, vertically oriented sections extending from a common spine and bounded by a circumferential edge; the monolithic interior panel further having front and rear major surfaces extending over the first and second sections, the rear major surface and comprising at least two subsurfaces corresponding to the first and second sections and being shaped to nestle into the first rear interior corner of the vehicle cab; the front major surface of the monolithic body having a generally concave form; an angle section between the first and second vertical sections forming an indent relative to the rear major surface and leaving a void between the monolithic body and the interior corner of the vehicle cab when the monolithic interior panel is fitted into the rear interior corner; and a plurality of apertures through the angle section into the void.