| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 296072000 | Securing devices | 38 |
| 20080238129 | ATTACHMENT ELEMENT - An attachment element is provided with a central cylinder. The first end of the central cylinder has an internal thread and the other end terminates with an outer disk, where it can be screwed down, and passes through an inner disk between the outer disk and its first end. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080265607 | AUDIO BRACKET FORE AND AFT SLIP PLANE - An automotive audio bracket for mounting a vehicle component to an interior surface of the vehicle includes a first mounting surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the interior surface and adapted for attachment to a rigid support structure of the vehicle, and a second mounting surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the interior surface and adapted for attachment to the vehicle component. An elongated aperture extends through one of the first and second mounting surfaces, the aperture being elongated along an axis substantially perpendicular to the interior surface. A fastening mechanism is positioned within the aperture and connects the first mounting surface to the second mounting surface. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080309114 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A CROSSBEAM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE RESPECTIVE CROSSBEAM - The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a crossbeam and the respective crossbeam ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080315611 | VIBRATION DAMPENER FOR SUPPORT BRACES IN VEHICLES - A support brace supports the instrument panel above the floor pan of an automotive chassis and includes a lap joint that dampens the transmission of low range vibrations through the support brace to the instrument panel. The support brace is formed in two pieces, an upper member and a lower member, that have an overlap section between them. The overlap sections are joined to an elastomeric pad to form the re-configured support brace. The elastomeric pad can be bonded to the overlap sections or joined with rubber buttons inserted through holes formed in the overlap sections. The overlap sections are vertically spaced above the floor pan to position the elastomeric pad above the heat generated by the vehicle exhaust system. The elastomeric pad can be formed in segments with vertically oriented spaces between the individual segments. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080315612 | Removable and Customizable Panel Module For A Vehicle Instrument Panel - A vehicle instrument panel includes: a panel module receiver; and a removable panel module operable to engage and disengage from the panel module receiver in response to user-manipulation, wherein the panel module includes an attachment mechanism operable to permit releasable attachment of at least one user-selectable component. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090039668 | Reinforcing Structure for a Motor Vehicle Capable of Limiting Dashboard Vibrations and Corresponding Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle reinforcing structure includes an instrument panel crosspiece ( | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090108618 | Instrument Panel Assembly of a Light-Weight Utility Vehicle - A multi-component instrument panel assembly for a light-weight utility vehicle is provided. The multi-component instrument panel assembly includes an instrument panel component including a first storage unit and a second storage unit. A first insert component is adapted to interconnect with a first side of the instrument panel component. A second insert component is adapted to interconnect with a second side of the instrument panel component. An eyebrow component is adapted to interconnect with the first insert component, the second insert component, and the instrument panel component. A beverage holder is adapted to interconnect with and outwardly extend from the instrument panel component and the eyebrow component. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090108619 | Supporting Device - A supporting device supports a cockpit, in particular a control panel, on a central tunnel of a motor vehicle. The supporting device has an X-shaped configuration with two arms which carry the cockpit and two legs which are supported on the central tunnel. The tendency of the cockpit to vibrate is minimized precisely because the central tunnel is connected to the cockpit by the X-shaped support. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090167047 | COCKPIT MODULE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SAID COCKPIT MODULE IN A VEHICLE BODY - A cockpit module for a vehicle body includes a driver interface such as a steering wheel and a driver information display. The cockpit module is substantially non-self-supporting prior to installation in the vehicle body and is adapted to be structurally supported externally at one or more external support surfaces by at least one structural beam of the vehicle body once installed in the vehicle body. The cockpit module is suitably adapted to be structurally supported externally by an external carrier frame at one or more further external support surfaces during installation until it is secured to the vehicle body. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090174215 | Instrument Panel With Temporary Attachment Structure - Disclosed herein is an instrument panel assembly affording for installment in a motor vehicle as one unit even though the assembly has a final width that is greater than a predetermined maximum width criterion for passing the assembly through a doorframe. The instrument panel assembly includes an instrument panel having a front side and a rear side, the front side having a temporary attachment structure and a permanent attachment structure. The assembly also includes an electronic panel with a temporary attachment structure and a permanent attachment structure, the electronic panel being operable to temporarily attach to the instrument panel in a position that affords for a reduced width of the instrument panel assembly. A process is also disclosed for installing an instrument panel assembly having an overall width that is greater than a predetermined maximum width criterion. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090174216 | SUPPORTS FOR VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANELS - An instrument panel for a vehicle having an instrument panel support configured to be supportive in the vertical direction. The instrument panel support is inserted into a receptacle contained on the underside of the instrument panel such that the receptacle holds the support part in the vertical and lateral directions. The instrument panel support is then affixed to the instrument panel by a fastener. Loads applied to the instrument panel are transferred to the instrument panel support which, in turn, transfers the load to an instrument panel reinforcement thereby improving the rigidity of the instrument panel. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090206627 | DASH ASSEMBLY FOR GOLF CARS OR SIMILAR VEHICLES - A dash assembly for a vehicle having a vehicle body defining an access opening includes a dashboard configured to extend across and generally obstruct the access opening. The dashboard includes a mounting tab configured to engage a portion of the vehicle body adjacent to the access opening. The dash assembly also includes a retainer having an elongated body configured to connect to the vehicle body. The elongated body extends at least partially about a perimeter of the access opening such that the mounting tab of the dashboard is sandwiched between the retainer and the portion of the vehicle body to secure the dashboard to the vehicle body. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090261613 | TRIM COMPONENT WITH RETENTION TABS - A trim component such as a bezel for attachment to a trim panel, such as an instrument panel of a vehicle, is disclosed and includes one or more retention tabs for securing the trim component to the trim panel. The retention tabs provide for a plurality of limiting features that help in preventing a non-blunt contactable edge condition from occurring, particularly during an impact between the vehicle and another vehicle or object. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090284038 | Instrument panel for vehicle and method for attaching vehicle-mounted device to instrument panel for vehicle - An instrument panel for a vehicle, includes: a steering device; a steering hanger beam supporting the steering device; a bracket including a base fixed to the steering hanger beam, an extending portion that extends to a front of the vehicle from the base, a support section that is curved toward an upper portion of the vehicle at a front portion of the extending portion and extends substantially toward a rear of the vehicle; and a vehicle-mounted device supported by the support section and fixed to the steering hanger beam via the bracket. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100219653 | VEHICLE INTERIOR ASSEMBLY - A vehicle interior assembly that includes a first component and a second component fixedly installed within the vehicle interior assembly at spaced apart locations. A trim panel is fixedly attached to the first component in a fixed positional orientation relative to the first component and is attached to the second component in a predetermined range of orientations in order to compensate for minor alignment variations resulting from the manufacturing and assembly tolerances of the first and second components. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100259064 | BEAM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DASHBOARD - A tubular dashboard beam ( | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110272961 | STRUCTURAL HYBRID ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An integrated structural system for a vehicle is provided. The integrated structural system having a molded duct system configured to guide airflow, the molded duct system having a first section and a second section, the molded duct system configured to provide a supporting surface; and a metal structure, the metal structure integrated with the molded duct system by a means for integrating the metal structure with the molded duct system forming an integrated structural load path assembly, the integrated structural load path assembly being configured as a load bearing area to distribute a load on the supporting surface over the integrated structural load path assembly, wherein the means for integrating the metal structure with the molded duct system includes one of sonic welding, heat staking, insert molding, and gluing. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110278876 | DASHBOARD SUPPORT - A dashboard support of a motor vehicle includes a cross member having at least two axial profile sections of different cross-sectional configuration. The profile sections are coupled to one another by a flange plat. Secured to the cross member are support arms which are made of profile elements, with one of the support arms being a transmission tunnel support arm arranged substantially in midsection on the cross member or the flange plate. The transmission tunnel support arm is made of two sections of U-shaped cross section, with one of the two sections being shorter than the other one of the two sections. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120001448 | Dashboard Crossbar Assembly for a Motor Vehicle, and Corresponding Dashboard Device, Motor Vehicle, and Manufacturing Method - An assembly includes: two crossbars extending substantially in parallel to each other; and two securing members for securing onto the vehicle body, each securing member being secured to one end of each crossbar so as to connect the two crossbars together. The two securing members are made of the same material as the two crossbars. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120032467 | HINGE ARRANGEMENT FOR AIRBAG FLAP HINGED ON A DASHBOARD - The invention relates to a hinge arrangement for an airbag flap hinged to a dashboard. The motor vehicle dashboard body ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120038181 | VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL REINFORCEMENT ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - Deformation of an instrument panel reinforcement is effectively suppressed even if there is a large difference between impact loads that are inputted to a driver seat side and a passenger seat side of the instrument panel reinforcement. At the passenger seat side of the instrument panel reinforcement, a passenger seat side brace member is provided that joins a cowl inner panel with a small diameter portion of the instrument panel reinforcement in a vehicle front-rear direction. The passenger seat side brace member is structured by a front side bracket and a rear side bracket being detachably joined by a bolt. Therefore, the rear side bracket is detached when an offset impact occurs at the driver seat side, a large load is inputted to a large diameter portion of the instrument panel reinforcement and the small diameter portion is pulled to the vehicle rearward side. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120187711 | STRUCTURE FOR FRONT SECTION OF VEHICLE BODY - A structure for the front section of the vehicle body of a vehicle in which the windshield glass is curved to a large extent and the position of the front end of the hood is located below the position of the rear end thereof, the structure enabling a dust seal to be more easily applied to the areas about dashboard lower and upper sections and a windshield support. A structure for the front section of a vehicle body is provided with a joint section ( | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130134736 | INSTRUMENT PANEL SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - An instrument panel which is supported at a cowl panel at a front-side portion thereof is provided. The cowl panel includes an upper face wall which faces to a windshield from below, a bending portion which is formed at a rear end of the upper face wall and bendable in a vehicle collision, and a rear face wall which extends downward from the bending portion and has a lower portion connecting to a dash panel. The instrument panel includes a first restriction portion to restrict a downward move of the instrument panel by contacting the upper face wall of the cowl member, and a second restriction portion to restrict an upward move of the instrument panel by said rear face wall of the cowl member at a lower portion of the front-side portion thereof. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130154300 | DASHBOARD SUPPORT, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A DASHBOARD SUPPORT - In a method for the production of a dashboard support for a motor vehicle, a blank is cut from an extruded profile part. The blank is then trimmed and shaped to form a mount which is connected to an end of a crossbeam for allowing subsequent coupling of the crossbeam via the mount to an A-pillar of the motor vehicle. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130320695 | INTEGRATED STRUCTURAL MEMBER FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING - An integrated structural system for a vehicle, the system having: a structural member; a means for securing a first beam component to the structural member, the first beam component being molded from a first amount of thermoplastic material; and a means for securing a second beam component to the first beam component, the second beam component being separately molded from a second amount of thermoplastic material, the second beam component having a configuration different from the first beam component. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130334835 | CLUSTER FINISH PANEL WITH UNIQUE CONTROLLED RELEASE BREAKAWAY BRIDGE BEZEL DESIGN - A cluster panel assembly comprising a bridge bezel operably and releasably coupled to a surround bezel is disclosed, wherein the bridge bezel is disposed adjacent a steering column and further comprises a plurality of attachment locations for coupling the bridge bezel to the surround bezel, wherein the attachment locations comprise a set of fasteners adapted to be released in a car-forward sequence as an impact load is imparted on the bridge bezel from the steering column during a collision event. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140125086 | INSTRUMENT PANEL CROSSMEMBER FOR VEHICLES THAT HAVE DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS - The invention relates to an instrument panel crossmember for vehicles that have different configurations, said crossmember ( | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140138980 | TRANSVERSE ELEMENT COMPRISING A VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL CROSSMEMBER AND A SUPPORT ELEMENT - The invention relates to a transverse element comprising:
| 05-22-2014 |
| 20140152044 | FRONT STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A front structure for a vehicle includes a cowl panel which has at least a front wall and a bottom wall and which opens toward a top of the vehicle, a dash panel which has an upper end portion which is joined to the front wall of the cowl panel in an overlapping relationship in a vehicle length direction, and a patch which has a lower end side which is joined to the dash panel and an upper end side which is joined to the bottom wall of the cowl panel to form a closed cross-section in conjunction with the dash panel and the bottom wall. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140252793 | INSTRUMENT PANEL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an instrument panel support assembly ( | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140361572 | ASSEMBLY FOR FASTENING OF A STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An assembly for attaching a steering column for a motor vehicle that is to be attached to a cross-member of a firewall and to a bottom cross-member of a window opening. The assembly includes a support member that extends substantially vertically, which is to be attached to the firewall cross-member and to the bottom cross-member of the window opening, and which supports a mechanism for attaching a plate of the steering column. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150137550 | INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR A VEHICLE, VEHICLE COMPRISING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL - An instrument panel for a vehicle is provided. The instrument panel has a visible side and a rear side. The rear side has at least one free-space portion and at least one fastening portion, and the instrument panel can be fastened in the fastening portion to a vehicle structure of the vehicle. The instrument panel comprises at least one foam body, and the foam body is formed to be elastically deformable. The foam body is arranged between the visible side and the rear side and forms elastically deformable regions on the visible side, and the foam body forms additional elastically deformable regions in the at least one free-space portion on the rear side. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150145275 | Crossmember Made of a Fiber-Reinforced Composite Material for a Vehicle Dashboard and Method for Manufacturing Same - The present invention relates to a dashboard crossmember ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150321702 | ADJUSTABLE AND FLEXIBLE DAMPER STRUCTURE FOR INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS - Damping structure provides damping between a first component and a second component of an instrument cluster of a vehicle. The damping structure includes a resilient and flexible damper having a body with first and second opposing ends. The first end is closed and the second end is open to communicate with a generally cylindrical recess in the body. A holding member is coupled to and extends from the first component. The holding member includes a body having a recess therein. At least a portion of the body of the holding member is received in the recess of the damper, with the closed end of the damper covering the recess in the body of the holding member so as to trap air therein. When the first component is coupled to the second component, the closed end of the damper engages the second component so that the damper is under compression loading. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160001819 | FIBER COMPOSITE SUPPORT FOR VEHICULAR COMPONENTS - A vehicular instrument panel having a reinforcement that includes a plurality of chopped carbon fibers within a nylon resin, a substrate coupled to the reinforcement comprising a plurality of chopped carbon and chopped glass fibers within a nylon resin, and a steering column bracket defined from the substrate comprising a plurality of chopped carbon fibers within a nylon resin. The bracket engages a steering column such that the substrate and bracket support the steering column. The plurality of chopped carbon and glass fibers in the substrate can be segregated such that the carbon fibers and the glass fibers are each substantially concentrated within respective driver-side and passenger-side portions of the substrate. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160031322 | BRACKET FOR SECURING TO A PANEL - A bracket for securing to a panel includes a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg. The first leg has a proximal end and a distal end, and the distal end is configured to be received in a socket of the panel. The second leg is connected with the first leg and the third leg. The third leg extends generally opposed from the first leg, and includes a first notch surface and a second notch surface. The first notch surface is configured to be in contacting relationship with an outer surface of the panel, and the second notch surface is configured to be in contacting relationship with a front surface of the panel. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160052562 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL REINFORCEMENT - Due to an insertion piece being inserted in a receiving portion, displacement of an instrument panel R/F with respect to a vehicle body in two directions that are orthogonal to a direction of insertion of the insertion piece into the receiving portion is restricted. Further, due to the insertion piece being inserted in the receiving portion, rotation of the instrument panel R/F around the direction of insertion of the insertion piece into the receiving portion is restricted. Therefore, as the insertion piece is inserted into the receiving portion at the time of installing the instrument panel R/F at the vehicle body, the instrument panel R/F can be positioned simultaneously with moving while being guided along the direction of insertion of the insertion piece into the receiving portion. | 02-25-2016 |
| 296073000 | Pivoted | 1 |
| 20080290684 | SYSTEM FOR ENGAGING A DASHBOARD WITH A CHASSIS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - System for engaging a dashboard (P) with a chassis (C) of a motor vehicle wherein one of the components, the dashboard or the chassis, comprises hook-like means (1) which are suitable for being engaged in an opening (L) of the other component, the chassis or the dashboard, and for co-operating with means which form an engagement lock (2) and which can be moved between a retracted assembly/disassembly position for the two components and an active position for engaging the two components under the control of operating means (3). | 11-27-2008 |
