A vehicle including a vehicle frame and a cowl box assembly. The cowl box assembly has a cowl box and a cowl top panel, A cantilevered support extends from a rear edge of the cowl top panel to a lower edge of a windshield. The cantilevered support resiliently attaches to a front/lower edge of the windshield. The cowl top panel extends from a front end of the cowl box to a back end of the cowl box. The cantilevered support is attached to the back end of the cowl top panel to extend above the cowl top panel to the lower edge of the windshield that is disposed forward of the front end of the cowl box. The cantilevered support deflects to a greater extent than the cowl box if an impact force is applied to the windshield in a collision with a pedestrian.
Cantilevered Windshield Support For Pedestrian Protection
2016-12-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B60J WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES , Fenster, Windschutzscheiben und bewegbare Dächer, Türen oder Ähnliches für Fahrzeuge / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
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