| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 296192000 | Cowl | 76 |
| 20080246311 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes a cowl extending in a vehicle transverse direction at an upper rear section of an engine compartment, an air inlet to introduce outside air into a vehicle cabin from the cowl, a fluid discharge channel provided at the bottom of the cowl, the fluid discharge channel inclined to guide fluid entering the cowl to a drain opening disposed at a transverse end of the cowl, a one-way valve disposed inside the cowl at a position corresponding to the drain opening, the one-way valve including a flapper operable to open and close the drain opening in response to a differential pressure generated when air flows through the air inlet and a frame comprising a valve opening corresponding to the drain opening, wherein the one-way valve covers the drain opening. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080252103 | SERVICE PANEL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A service panel is provided for a motor vehicle that is designed for closing an opening between an apron and a hood and for being mounted on the suspension strut top mountings of the motor vehicle. The service panel is equipped with an integrated strut top mounting brace. A motor vehicle is also provided with an apron for separating a passenger compartment from an engine compartment and a service panel designed for closing an opening between an apron and a hood and for being mounted on the suspension strut top mountings of the motor vehicle. The service panel is equipped with an integrated strut top mounting brace. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080284208 | COWL STRUCTURE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle cowl structure includes a cowl box including a closed cross-section, an inclined holding surface configured to hold a lower end portion of a windshield, an upper wall extending toward an interior of a vehicle cabin from an upper end of the holding surface, a vertical wall extending downward from an inside end of the upper wall, a bottom wall extending toward a front portion of the vehicle from a lower end of the vertical wall, and a recessed portion formed on the upper wall extending in a direction of the width of the vehicle, wherein the recessed portion is depressed toward an inside of the cowl box and is smoothly curved from the windshield holding surface to the vertical wall. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090026805 | MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENT AND METHODS FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - Disclosed is a unitary cowl top ventilation component for a motor vehicle. The component includes structural and elastomeric portions molded into a single unitary body. Also disclosed are methods for making the component. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090058139 | Vehicle Body Structure - A vehicle body structure capable of reliably preventing water intrusion into an engine room is provided. For that purpose, there is provided a deck garnish ( | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090108629 | Vehicle side cowl with heat exhaust duct - A vehicle cowl may be arranged on a side portion of a vehicle, and include a duct that extends in a vehicle width direction. The duct may have an inside opening and an outside opening. The inside opening may face inward, toward the vehicle body, and the outside opening may face outward from the vehicle. The cowl may further include a panel for covering a portion of the outside opening. The panel may be arranged so that, when the vehicle is viewed from the front, a portion of the outside opening left uncovered by the panel is shielded by a forward part of the panel, and thus not visible. The vehicle may be a motorcycle. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090108630 | Vehicle cowl for deflecting road debris - A vehicle cowl may comprise a receiving portion formed as a local depression, and one or more openings formed on sides of the receiving portion. The vehicle cowl may be configured to be disposed rearward of a front wheel of a vehicle, the one or more openings to face rearward and the local depression to extend rearward when the vehicle cowl is in place on the vehicle. The receiving portion may be configured to receive and/or deflect an object or substance splashed or thrown up by the front wheel, such as water, mud or road debris, in a position rearward of the front wheel. Moreover, air can flow through the one or more openings on the sides of the receiving portion, to cool heat-generating parts such as the radiator and engine. The vehicle may be a motorcycle. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090146459 | COWL STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A cowl structure including a cowl box having a partition panel joined to both rear and bottom walls thereof inside the cowl box. The partition panel constitutes, together with the rear and bottom walls, a hollow member portion extending in a vehicle width direction. An outside air introducing port is provided in the cowl box, for introducing outside air into the cowl box outside of the member portion. A communication port is provided in the partition panel, for allowing the inside and outside of the member portion to communicate with each other inside the cowl box. An air supplying port is provided in the rear wall at a location spaced upward from the bottom wall, for allowing the inside of the member portion and a vehicle compartment to communicate with each other. The communication port and the air supplying port overlap each other in the vehicle width direction. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090152897 | ASSEMBLY TYPE COWL TOP COVER - An assembly type cowl top cover for covering a cowl groove defined between a hood and windshield glass. The assembly type cowl top cover includes a cover body having one end which is coupled to a vehicle body adjacent to the hood; and a plurality of fastening hooks detachably coupled to the other end of the cover body at regular intervals to support the windshield glass from beneath. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090195027 | WINDSHIELD SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A windshield support structure for a vehicle is provided, in particular an automobile, which includes, but is not limited to a front bulkhead and a windshield support connected thereto. The windshield support is supported on the front bulkhead by means of at least one support disposed on the windshield support and the front bulkhead. A method is also provided for producing a windshield support structure, and at least one support is disposed on a front bulkhead and on a windshield support. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090256396 | POST-MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF COWL COMPLETE PANEL WITH IMPROVED DESIGN FREEDOM OF FRONT PILLAR PART - A post-mounting structure of a cowl complete panel is provided, which includes a front pillar part having a side outer panel, and a cowl complete having a cowl top panel and a cowl side inner member, wherein a side shape of an outside of the cowl top panel is formed to correspond to a side shape of a compartment side of the side outer panel, and a forward parting line of a rear side of the cowl side inner member is formed ahead of a front parting line of a front side of the side outer panel, to form a specified space between the forward parting line of the rear side of the cowl side inner member and the front parting line of the front side of the side outer panel. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090261621 | VEHICLE COWL STRUCTURE - A vehicle cowl structure is provided. A cowl part is disposed between a lower end of a front glass of a vehicle and a rear end of a front hood. The cowl part has a tow-layer structure which has a metallic cowl panel having a design surface and a resinous cowl cover disposed below the metallic cowl panel. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100001551 | Motorcycle body cover structure and motorcycle incorporating same - A body cover structure of a motorcycle includes an upper cover arranged at a position above a front wheel operatively attached to a lower end of a front fork steerably supported by a head pipe at a front end of a body frame, and a pair of right and left cowls that cover at least a portion of a fuel tank mounted on the body frame. The upper cover includes a covering portion for covering a portion of a fuel tank, and each overhanging portion including a ridge line portion that ranges to a lower end of the upper cover, when viewed in a side view, is provided with a respective cowl connected to the upper cover with a portion of each cowl overlapped with the rear of the upper cover, such that the overhanging portion extends outwardly beyond the upper cover in a vehicle-width direction. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100052364 | VEHICLE COWL BOX STRUCTURE - A vehicle cowl box structure is provided basically with an air inlet, an air outlet, an air passageway and a flow restriction device. The air inlet is arranged to receive outside air. The air outlet is arranged to convey the outside air to a vehicle HVAC system. The air passageway extends between the air inlet and the air outlet to convey the outside air from the air inlet to the air outlet. The flow restriction device is disposed in the air passageway at a point between the air inlet and the air outlet. The flow restriction device is configured and arranged to automatically decrease airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet as the airflow through the air inlet increases. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100187862 | STRUCTURE OF MOUNTING COWL TOP COVER - A structure of mounting a cowl top cover which has a back end portion mounted to a lower end portion of a front windshield panel is disclosed. The structure includes: a surface portion disposed at the back end portion of cowl top cover, the surface portion covering a surface of lower end portion of front windshield panel and extending in a vehicular widthwise direction; a plurality of clip portions disposed at back end portion of cowl top cover, the lower end portion of front windshield panel being clamped between the clip portions and the surface portion in a plurality of places along the direction in which the surface portion extends; and a thin plate portion disposed at back end portion of cowl top cover, wherein the thin plate portion connecting plurality of clip portions with each other is thinner than surface portion and is spaced apart from front windshield panel. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100201157 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH FORWARD-ARCHED BULKHEAD - A motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a bulkhead for separating a vehicle interior space from an engine bay. The entire bulkhead in its upper area at a first bending point bends toward the front side of the vehicle (=forward), to then extend upwardly from there in a forward-arched area, where it forms a window support for a windshield. The bulkhead has an air inlet opening in a forwardly arched area that is connected with the vehicle interior space to supply air to the latter. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100301636 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE - A vehicular body front portion structure includes a cowl panel and a dash panel that extends below the cowl panel. The cowl panel has a concave body with an opening formed on the upper side when viewed from the side of the vehicle body. The concave body is formed from a front plate portion, a bottom plate portion, and a rear plate portion. The cowl panel is spot-welded to the front plate portion. A drainage groove that extends in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body is provided in a front end portion of the bottom plate portion. An in-groove recessed portion, which is recessed from the drainage groove on the lower side of the concave body and which inhibits the dash panel from detaching from the cowl panel, is formed in the bottom of the drainage groove. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110049933 | COWL-TOP COVER - A cowl-top cover | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110068607 | Cowl Braces and Windshield Support Assemblies with Cowl Braces - A cowl brace for supporting a cowl upper and a cowl lower of a windshield assembly is disclosed. The cowl brace includes an upper portion comprising a plurality of upper legs extending in an upper direction. The plurality of upper legs are spaced-apart from each other in a vehicle widthwise direction for connection to the cowl upper. A lower portion of the cowl brace extends in a lower direction for connection to the cowl lower. A continuous body portion of the cowl brace extends in the vehicle widthwise direction connecting the upper portion and the lower portion. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110115257 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF FRONT BODY FRAME IN VEHICLE - A mounting structure of a front body frame in a vehicle, wherein, by improving the mounting structure between a body shell and a chassis around an engine compartment in the vehicle, it may secure the stability of the vehicle as well as the rigidity of the vehicle. As a mounting structure of a front body frame in a vehicle, in which a circumference of an engine compartment includes side members arranged at both lower parts of an engine compartment, a dash panel arranged fin order to form a boundary between the engine compartment and a vehicle compartment, a tire apron arranged at an upper side of both side members, a shock absorber cover arranged on the tire apron, and a cowl panel arranged at an upper side of the dash panel, the mounting structure may include: a pair of support members whose lower part is equipped to be fixed on both side members and whose upper part is equipped to be fixed on the dash panel; a cowl member whose each of two edges are connected to an upper side of the pair of support members by welding, the cowl member arranged to support a lower side of the cowl panel; a pair of side frames arranged at the lower side of the side members along an extension line where the lower part of the support members is extended; and a cross member arranged so that each of the lower parts of the side frames are mutually connected, wherein each of the cowl member, the support members, the side frames and the cross member are connected to be a ring shape. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110148148 | COWL COVER ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A cowl cover assembly for a vehicle includes a first fender and a cowl cover having a first lateral end and a second lateral end. A first coupling structure disposed on the first lateral end of the cowl cover. The first coupling structure has a groove that is engageable with the first fender for rigidly connecting the cowl cover to the first fender. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110148149 | FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE OF SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A front portion structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle capable of avoiding restrictions of a headlight and performing a sufficient air guide. A lens of the headlight is provided with lens-side recess portions recessed toward the rear of the vehicle. The recess portions are provided so as to continue to lower open ends of a gap between the front cowl and a windscreen. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110285173 | COWL TOP PANEL AND FRONT VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOBILE - A main bent portion | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110316308 | DAMPER MOUNTING STRUCTURE - In a damper mounting structure provided at each lateral end of a vehicle body to support an upper end of a wheel suspension damper, a dash upper panel ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120056446 | Energy-Absorbing Cowl Structure - An energy-absorbing cowl structure for a vehicle is provided. The structure includes a first portion and a curved second portion extending from the first portion. A length of the first portion varies along a dimension of the cowl structure. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120091756 | Cowl Louver Sealing Structure - A cowl louver sealing structure that is capable of being positioned between a cowl louver and a hood of a vehicle may include an elastic sealing member capable of closing a space between an inner surface of the hood and the cowl louver. The sealing member is directly attached to the cowl louver. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120126577 | COWL-TOP COVER - A cowl-top cover | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120175913 | COWL LOUVER SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOBILE - In an automotive cowl louver support structure, vehicle-widthwise both sides of a cowl louver disposed between a windshield and a hood can be supported by lower portions of right and left rain gutters, and ornamental surfaces of the rain gutters can be continuous with a ornamental surface of the cowl louver. Engaged portions are provided to lower portions of the right and left rain gutters. Engagement portions configured to engage the respective engaged portions are provided to vehicle-widthwise both sides of the cowl louver. Further, the engagement portions of the cowl louver are engaged with the engaged portions of the right and left rain gutters. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120187723 | AIR SUPPLY DUCT - The present disclosure relates to an air supply duct for a vehicle, the air supply duct comprising a housing, the housing having an inlet adapted to receive air from outside of the vehicle and an outlet adapted to convey the air to a vehicle climate control system, and a cowl arranged inside the housing, the cowl being adapted to direct the air along an air path, such that the air path changes direction within the housing. The cowl has a curved form adapted to form an inner curve of the air path. Further, the cowl comprises a precipitation collection means arranged to collect precipitation borne by the air from the outside of the vehicle and to remove the precipitation from the air. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle comprising such an air supply duct. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120200118 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a vehicle body structure provided with an attachment structure of a front fender and a side cowl top. The front fender ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120223546 | COWL-TOP COVER - A cowl-top cover arranged across a lower end part of a front window panel, a rear end part of a front hood, and an upper end part of a dash panel, of a vehicle. The cover is formed by a seal loading portion supporting the rear end part of the front hood with a sealing member, a longitudinal wall portion extending downwardly LWR from a rear end part of the seal loading portion, and a panel loading portion supported at the upper end part of the dash panel. The longitudinal wall portion includes a first oblique face portion formed at a predetermined angle θ1 at a rear portion side PR on the basis of a perpendicular line with the rear end part of the seal loading portion being a start point; and a second oblique face portion bent and formed at a front side FR of the first oblique face portion. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120292948 | COWLING STRUCTURE OF RIDING-TYPE VEHICLE - A cowling structure includes a head pipe mounted to the front of a body frame, a steering gear held such that it is capable of pivoting about the axis of the head pipe, side cowls each arranged at the transverse outside of the body frame, together with an opening so formed in each side cowl that it communicates with the transverse outside and inside of each side cowl. When viewed in a side view, the side cowls are lengthened up to the fore of the head pipe, and the opening is in such a position that it is level with the head pipe and overlaps with the steering gear in the fore of the head pipe. Such cowling structure permits less damages to the external appearance while providing the improvement in the lightness of banking at the time in the early stage of turning of a vehicle body. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130033071 | STRUCTURE OF MOUNTING COWL-TOP COVER - In present invention, a protrusion portion | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130057026 | COWL CROSS ASSEMBLY - A cowl cross assembly includes a cowl cross bar positioned in front of a vehicle body, and a cowl cross half-panel joined to one end of the cowl cross bar. A part of the cowl cross bar made of a steel material is cut, and the cowl cross half-panel made of a plastic material is mounted to the cowl cross bar, thereby reducing the weight and the cost and reinforcing the strength to support the air conditioning equipment. In addition, the cowl cross bar can be easily joined to the cowl cross half-panel to improve the workability. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130057027 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a vehicle body structure of an automobile in which a front edge portion of a front windshield glass is supported by an air box including a vertical wall surface portion facing an inner side of a vehicle compartment. In the vehicle structure, the front edge portion of the glass is connected to the air box in such a way that when glass membrane vibrations of the glass in surface inward-outward directions are in a phase shifting in an inward direction to the vehicle compartment, the vertical wall surface portion of the air box shifts in an outward direction from the vehicle compartment, and when the glass membrane vibrations of the glass in the surface inward-outward directions are in a phase shifting in an outward direction from the vehicle compartment, the vertical wall surface portion of the air box shifts in an inward direction to the vehicle compartment. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130076071 | VEHICLE COWL COVER - A vehicle cowl cover includes a main body and a first yielding portion. The main body includes a first lateral end portion defining a first end edge and a second lateral end portion defining a second end edge. The first yielding portion is attached along a majority of the first end edge such that the first yielding portion at least partially forms a first end surface of the first lateral end portion. The first yielding portion has a first elasticity greater than a second elasticity of the main body. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130076072 | VEHICLE COWL COVER - A vehicle cowl cover includes a windshield support portion and a channel portion. The windshield support portion includes a first windshield supporting wall and a second windshield supporting wall coupled to the first windshield supporting wall to define a windshield receiving cavity that is configured to receive a bottom edge of a windshield. The windshield receiving cavity extends in a lateral direction along the bottom edge of the windshield. The channel portion extends from the second windshield supporting wall and defines a water receiving channel that is configured to receive water that flows over a top edge of the second windshield supporting wall from the windshield receiving cavity. The channel portion is angled relative to an inner surface of the windshield to direct water laterally along the channel portion to at least one side edge of the vehicle cowl cover. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130076073 | VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING HINGE COVER ON VEHICLE - A vehicle front structure in which a hinge cover is disposed at a lateral end of a cowl top provided between an engine hood for covering an engine compartment of a vehicle and a windshield glass. The hinge cover is configured to cover a lower end corner of the windshield glass and to prevent a hood hinge from being seen through a space between the engine hood and the cowl top. The hinge cover includes a rear fixing portion which extends from the lateral end of the cowl top rearward with respect to the vehicle, and is supported by a sealing member which extends in fore-and-aft vehicle direction at a lateral lower surface and a lateral end surface of the windshield glass. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130106140 | COWL TOP COVER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130113236 | VEHICLE COWL COMPONENTS ADAPTED FOR HOOD/FENDER SEALING - A vehicle cowl component configured to extend between a hood's rear edge and a vehicle front windshield comprises a cowl and a seal, the seal including a U-shaped cross section attached to the under-hood edge and having upwardly extending front and rear curved walls, each of the curved walls having an unconnected free end. In one embodiment, the seal is two-shot molded onto the cowl, which eliminates secondary attachment operations. A method includes steps of first-shot molding a cowl, and then second-shot molding a U-shaped seal onto the cowl along an under-hood front edge. A modified cowl includes a seal with a downwardly extending wiper for sealing engagement with a body support structure under the cowl and seal. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130127206 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A motor vehicle with a front opening hood and windshield ascending from a rear edge of the front opening hood is provided. The motor vehicle includes a cross member, whose front edge section supports a front lower edge of the windshield, and whose rear edge section abuts against a structural element of the body. A first side of the cross member faces the passenger cabin and a second side faces the engine compartment. The cross member is divided by slits into a plurality of webs spaced apart in the transverse direction of the body, and the slits are tightly sealed by a film. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130127207 | WATER BOX AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION - A water box, in particular for a motor vehicle, is provided. The water box includes a back wall, which rises from a lower side up to below a front window frame from where it continues as a covering the longitudinal direction of which is arranged transversely to a traveling direction in order to create an impact protection, and a front wall, which extends from the lower side in the direction of an engine compartment. The back wall, the covering and the front wall are embodied unitarily. A method for producing a water box is also provided. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130181482 | BODY FRONT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A body front structure of a vehicle includes: a first connecting member that extends in a vehicle width direction, is open upward in a side sectional view, and connects a front end portion and a rear end portion of a cowl together; and a second connecting member that extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction, in a position to a rear of the cowl in the vehicle longitudinal direction and to an inside of a front pillar inner panel in the vehicle width direction, a front end portion of the second connecting member being fixed to the rear end portion of the cowl so as to overlap with the first connecting member when viewed along the vehicle longitudinal direction, and a rear end portion of the second connecting member being fixed, together with a bracket joined to an instrument panel reinforcement, to the front pillar inner panel. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130187408 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH WATER BOX COVER - A motor vehicle includes a front hood, a front window supported on a lower edge by a window support, and a water box below a gap between the front window and the front hood. A water box cover is fastened to the window support. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130214560 | STRUCTURE FOR POSITIONING COWL TOP FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a cowl top positioning structure for determining the relative positions of a windshield and a front cowl top by means of a clip. The clip has: a cowl top mounting section to which the front cowl top is mounted; a windshield facing section facing the lower end surface of the windshield; and a reaction force generation section for generating a reaction force acting against a pushing force with which the lower end surface of the windshield pushes the windshield facing section toward the front of the vehicle body. The relative positions of the windshield and the front cowl top are determined by causing, by means of the reaction force generated by the reaction force generation section, the rear end surface of the front cowl top to abut against the lower end surface of the windshield. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130221705 | BODY FRONT STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOBILE - A body front structure for an automobile includes: fenders; an engine compartment; a bonnet; a cowl grille; a center seal which is installed on an upper portion of a vertical wall section of the cowl grille; and side seals which are made from a material that is more flexible than the vertical wall section of the cowl grille. A void where the vertical wall section is not present is formed between each fender and an outside end portion of the vertical wall section of the cowl grille in the vehicle width direction. The side seals each have a seal section which abuts against the bonnet in a closed state and a supporting section which supports the seal section from below, and extend substantially in the vehicle width direction so as to close off the void. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130257102 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH RADIATOR TANK ASSEMBLY - A motor vehicle has a windshield and a radiator tank assembly that acts on the lower edge of the windshield and exhibits a guide pad extending on an interior side of the windshield. The guide pad is divided into a central and two lateral sections. The lateral sections are more flexible than the central section during exposure to a pressure acting on the windshield from outside. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130300154 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH WATER CHAMBER - A motor vehicle having a windshield and a water chamber extending at the base of the windshield and having a joint. The water chamber is surrounded on at least a portion of its length on the underside by a channel that is at least superficially impermeable to water. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130320712 | COWL STRUCTURE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - A cowl structure for an automobile that may both impede movements of air and guide moisture in a cowl portion, even with a small number of components. Plural screen plates and a guide plate are disposed inside the cowl portion. The screen plate and screen plate impede movements of air in the cowl portion. The guide plate guides water inside the cowl portion to a vehicle forward side thereof. The screen plate and screen plate are joined by the guide plate. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130341968 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A motor vehicle body is provided. The motor vehicle body includes a plate-like, three-dimensionally shaped cross member, of which a first flange supports a front, lower edge region of a windshield, and a second flange is supported against a structural element of the body. The cross member further encompasses a spacer that joins the two flanges and is elongated in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and which exhibits a sectional profile that extends horizontally along a straight line over the entire length of the cross member. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140091596 | FRONT COWL STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A front cowl structure for a saddle riding type vehicle, capable of containing a stick phenomenon of an airflow in the front cowl. A pair of headlights is disposed on leading end lateral sides of a front cowl. Each of the headlights has a lens surface that includes at least a part formed to face downwardly. A front cowl structure has headlight neighboring openings formed on sides in a vehicle rearward of the lens surface, the headlight neighboring openings communicating with an inside of the front cowl. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140091597 | COWLING FASTENING STRUCTURE - In a cowling fastening structure ( | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140097642 | STRENGTH REINFORCEMENT DEVICE FOR FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER OF VEHICLE - Provided is a strength reinforcement device for a front shock absorber of a vehicle to provide a sufficient supporting force in spite of a load transferred to the front shock absorber. To this end, a cowl inner lower panel and a reinforce panel which form a box-shape cross-section structure are provided and their both side end portions are integrally connected to shock absorber supporting panels. A support panel is integrally formed in front end portions of both side ends of the cowl inner lower panel to cover and be integrally connected to the front portions of the shock absorber supporting panels, thereby easily distributing the loads transferred in various directions from the shock absorber supporting panels engaged with the front shock absorbers and providing a sufficient supporting force for the shock absorber supporting panels. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140159426 | WINDSHIELD DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle body cover formed by a front cowling covering, from a front direction, a front-head part of a vehicle body, meter panels, and a front panel, which are mutually coupled, covers the front part of the vehicle body. A windscreen capable of being vertically moved by a varying mechanism is disposed at a position above the front cowling. A traveling air taken in at a front part of the vehicle body cover via an air introduction part is exhausted from air-exhaust parts at proper places on the meter panel or the front panel, and an overlap area between the windscreen and the air introduction part in front elevational view of the vehicle changes in accordance with an aspect of the windscreen. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140175835 | FRONT VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A cowl panel comprises an upper face portion, a protrusion portion, a vertical wall portion, and a lower face portion. A front end of the protrusion portion is configured in a curve shape in a plan view such that a central portion, in the vehicle width direction, of the front end is positioned forward the most. A lower end of the vertical wall portion is configured such that at least a central portion, in the vehicle width direction, of the lower end extends substantially straightly in the vehicle width direction. Accordingly, the flexibility of interior design can be improved, and also both the NVH performance and the pedestrian protection performance can be ensured. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140203594 | VEHICLE WITH WINDSCREEN - A front surface of a front cowl and the windscreen are disposed so as to form a gap therebetween, and a screen cover is fixed over the front surface in an engaged state. An upper portion of the screen cover covers a lower portion of the windscreen so that the gap is invisible externally. In addition, an intake port substantially in the shape of a slit elongated in the front-rear direction is provided between each side part of the screen cover and the front surface, in an obliquely rising outwardly opening shape. Traveling wind is laterally taken in through the intake ports, to be led through the gap to the inner side of the windscreen. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140265446 | VEHICLE COWL - A cowl member for a vehicle includes a grill portion with grill openings formed therein for taking in external air, a hood sealing portion disposed forwardly of the grill portion, and a hood seal integrally formed with the hood sealing portion. The cowl member further includes a vertical wall portion integrally formed with the hood sealing portion and extending downwardly relative thereto, and a plenum sealing portion integrally formed with a terminal edge of the vertical wall portion and extending forwardly relative thereto for sealing with a flange of a dashboard that separates an engine compartment from a passenger compartment on the vehicle. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140319878 | COWL TOP COVER - A cowl top cover of the present invention provides that hardly applies influence when a dimension error occurs to a component, on sealability between the cowl top cover and a bonnet hood, a performance of a washer nozzle. The cowl top cover of the present invention includes at least one bent part that is formed to be bent in a mountain-like and a valley-like shape in a vehicle height direction as viewed in a cross section orthogonal to a vehicle widthwise direction, and the bent part includes a flexural deformation structure with which it is possible to allow a locally flexural deformation in a vehicle lengthwise direction in the bent part and to enable expansion and contraction of a distance in the vehicle lengthwise direction between a locking pawl part disposed at first end of the cowl top cover and a seal member fixation part disposed at second end of the cowl top cover. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140354011 | MOTOR VEHICLE INCLUDING AN UPPER FIREWALL CROSSBEAM - A motor vehicle including a motor vehicle body defined by two body sides and a vehicle floor, and a wall attached laterally to the body sides and transversely to the floor, to separate a passenger compartment of the vehicle from the engine compartment. The motor vehicle further includes an upper firewall crossbeam having a cross-section that opens toward outside of the vehicle, and which is closed by the wall. The upper firewall crossbeam is omega-shaped, including a first portion configured to be attached onto the wall and a second portion configured to be attached onto the wall, the first and second portions being connected via swaged portions, the first portion extending toward the engine compartment of the vehicle via a first swaged portion, which is inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The upper crossbeam includes openings configured to engage with a mechanism for attaching windshield-wiper crankpins. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140375084 | MOTOR VEHICLE ARRANGEMENT HAVING A THREE-ELEMENT WATER BOX - An arrangement including elements of a motor vehicle body on which hood mountings are mounted, and a water box which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and at ends of which water is discharged. The water box includes a central element, and two end elements for closing the water box which are connected to the central element and through which the water is discharged. Each end element extends toward an inside of the vehicle in a direction transverse to the vehicle body, beyond an inner edge of each corresponding hood mounting, such that the central element can pass between the hood mountings when mounting the central element along a path substantially lying in a plane vertical and longitudinal to the vehicle body. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150015030 | STRUCTURE FOR FRONT PORTION OF VEHICLE - A structure ( | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150028629 | STRUCTURE FOR FRONT PART OF VEHICLE - A structure for a front part of a vehicle includes a pair of air-liquid-separating chambers disposed on both sides in a vehicle-width direction, and to separate air from water having flowed in from the outside of the vehicle; a windshield lower to support a windshield glass from under the windshield glass, and having an extending section extending forward more than an front end of the windshield glass; and a cowl top supported by the extending section, and to cover an opening formed between the extending section and an engine hood. The cowl top is provided with a first drain section positioned on a rear end side of the engine hood, extending in the vehicle-width direction, and to drain water having flowed to the cowl top from the engine hood to the sides of the vehicle. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150069787 | COWL-TOP COVER - The present invention provides a cowl-top cover. A cover mounting portion which is provided along a longitudinal direction from one end part in a longitudinal direction of a cover main body portion is inserted into and then engaged with an engagement receptacle portion, whereby the cowl-top cover is caused to be easily mountable to a vehicle body. A low rigidity portion which is provided at one end part in the longitudinal direction of the cover main body portion is deformed so as to space the cover mounting portion in a counter-insertion direction with respect to the engagement receptacle portion, whereby the cover mounting portion is caused to be easily removable from the engagement receptacle portion at a position of one end part in the longitudinal direction of the cover main body portion. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150091331 | COWL TOP COVER - A cowl top cover is disclosed that can be placed flush with a windshield and that makes it possible to efficiently absorb an impact load by appropriately allowing the windshield to deform, when the windshield is subjected to the impact load. The cowl top cover according to the present invention includes: a glass-parallel portion including an outer surface that is flush with the windshield at a rear end portion of a cover-main-body portion. The glass-parallel portion includes at least single linear fragile portion having a reduced thickness of the glass-parallel portion along the vehicle width direction. The fragile portion is configured to be deformable or breakable when the cover-main-body portion is subjected to a load equal to or greater than a predetermined magnitude. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150091332 | STRUCTURE OF MOUNTING COWL-TOP COVER - In present invention, a protrusion portion | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150102639 | VEHICLE-BODY MEMBER JOINING STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle-body member joining structure includes: laser welded portions at which at least two panel members each constituting part of a vehicle body and made of a steel sheet are joined to each other by laser welding in a state where a predetermined gap is formed therebetween; and an electrodeposition coating film portion covering surfaces of the panel members and filling at least part of the gap. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150291223 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF COWL AND FRONT PILLAR - A connection structure may include at least one of left/right front pillars and a cowl, wherein the cowl may include a lower cowl having a body plate extended in a width direction of the vehicle and defining a lower portion of the cowl and a first flange, and an upper cowl covering an upper portion of the lower cowl, wherein the front pillar includes an inner front pillar forming an inner side portion of the front pillar in the width direction of the vehicle, and an outer front pillar forming an outer side portion of the front pillar in the width direction of the vehicle, and wherein the lower cowl is fixedly coupled to the front pillar by at least one inner side surface of the body plate and the first flange contacting an outer side surface of the inner front pillar. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150328963 | APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING WINDSHIELD GLASS AND COWL TOP COVER FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for assembling a windshield glass and a cowl top cover for a vehicle may include a strip disposed between the windshield glass and the cowl top cover, and a matching maintaining device disposed at bottom portions of the windshield glass and the cowl top cover, binding a lower end portion of the windshield glass and a stepped portion of the cowl top cover together, and allowing the windshield glass and the cowl top cover to float at the same time. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150336620 | COWL COVER DEVICE - A cowl cover includes a cover body covering a cowl part between a windshield and a vehicle body member, a locking claw protruding from a back face side of the cover body and having a claw on a first side surface of the locking claw, and an insertion portion provided along the locking claw on a second surface of the locking claw opposite from the first side surface. An engagement member is attached to an edge of the windshield and has an engagement receiver for the locking claw and a part of the insertion portion to be inserted. The engagement receiver includes a first edge to be engaged with the claw of the locking claw inserted into the engagement receiver, and a second edge facing the first edge and to be in contact with the part of the insertion portion inserted into the engagement receiver. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150367716 | METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING END MUCKETS TO A PREVIOUSLY MOLDED VEHICLE PANEL AND PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF A SEPARATELY EXTRUDED AND ELONGATED COMPRESSION SEAL - A seal for incorporating into a vehicle application, including an elongated body having a first softer portion exhibiting a multi-sided and enclosed cross sectional profile and a second more rigid portion coextruded with the softer portion and which is adapted to being resistively engaged with an extending location associated with a vehicle panel so that the first portion is supported upon the panel and adapted to being contacted by a further component associated with the vehicle. The first portion exhibits a multi-sided profile in cross section with a hollow interior to facilitate controlled and cushioning collapse when compressed and includes an upper portion having a generally conical pointed upper end and a pair of outwardly flared lower ends. A slip coat is applied over the body and includes any type of plastic olefinic based grade or post applied and cured material | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160023687 | VEHICULAR COWL STRUCTURE - A vehicular cowl structure is equipped with a cowl top, a cowl inner panel, and a cowl brace. A part of an upper portion of the cowl brace is protruded forward with respect to a vehicle as a flange portion, and is connected with a front side of the cowl top. Another part of the upper portion of the cowl brace is bent rearward with respect to the vehicle as a flange portion, and is connected with a rear side of the cowl top and an upper portion of the cowl inner panel. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160082900 | VEHICLE COWL STRUCTURE - There is provided a vehicle cowl structure including: a cowl main body section that forms an S-shaped cross-section configured from an upper side curved portion a lower side curved portion curving, and in which an upper portion extending from the upper side curved portion toward the vehicle front-rear direction rear side is joined to a lower face of a lower end portion of a front windshield, and a lower portion is joined to a dash panel; and a front side reinforcement member that curves to as to bulge out toward the vehicle front-rear direction front side, in which an upper end portion is joined to a location between the upper side curved portion and the lower side curved portion, and a lower end portion is joined to a location between the lower side curved portion and the lower portion joined to the dash panel. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160152279 | STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING HOOD HINGE FOR VEHICLE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160194033 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE, AND VEHICLE BODY ASSEMBLY METHOD | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160375844 | PANEL ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a panel arrangement for a motor vehicle with an air inlet panel for the through-flow with ambient air, and a service panel including a water-collecting region arranged beneath the air passage region. The water-collecting region is constituted for draining water in the vehicle transverse direction, in particular to at least one wheel well of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, with such a panel arrangement assembled fixed in the vehicle in the assembly position. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20170232905 | UTILITY VEHICLE COWL ASSEMBLY | 08-17-2017 |
