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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177283 | Glass for a vehicle dashboard A curved glass for a motor vehicle dashboard including a mechanism positioning the glass with respect to the dashboard of the vehicle and with respect to a reference point representing an upper observation point. A reference axis to be vertical when the glass is ass... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8128148 | Vehicle with an instrument panel which is designed for a side impact A vehicle contains a vehicle body with two A pillars and two B pillars which bound a vehicle interior, and an instrument panel which is arranged in the interior between the A pillars. The instrument panel has an instrument panel reinforcement. The instrument panel r... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8104818 | Dashboard seal The invention relates to a dashboard seal provided between the windshield (1), the sound-proofing wall (2) of the engine compartment and the dashboard (3) in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The dashboard seal is characterized in that t... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8066315 | All terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle includes a pair of right and left front wheels, at least a pair of right and left rear wheels, a vehicle body frame, a pair of right and left first roof supports, a pair of right and left second roof supports, a pair of right and left roof mem... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8025327 | Theft and tamper resistant vehicle interior A theft and tamper resistant vehicle interior is disclosed. The front compartment of the vehicle interior has a concealed mode and an operating mode. During the concealed mode, multiple components, including a display region, a gear shifter, a center armrest, a side... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020913 | Vehicle interior structural assembly A vehicle interior structural assembly includes an instrument panel that is dimensioned to extend laterally between opposing interior side walls of a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A structural member extends between first and second ends of the instrument pane... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7992915 | 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... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7954874 | Plastic skin with switching function A single-layer or multi-layer plastic skin is formed into a covering for coated objects, such as trim parts of a motor vehicle. Regions in the plastic skin include switching, sensor, or transmission functionality. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7823952 | Reconfigurable dashboard assembly for military vehicles A modular dashboard assembly for a vehicle, such as a tactical vehicle, is described. In some cases, the dashboard assembly includes a smart back plane and removably attachable front modules. The back plane may facilitate communications between components within the... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819457 | System for engaging two components with each other System for engaging two components with each other wherein one of the components has hook-like devices (1) which are suitable for being engaged in an opening (L) of the other component and for co-operating with an engagement lock (2) and which can be m... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819456 | Instrument panel covers with lockout ribs A cover for use in an opening of a vehicle instrument panel. The cover may include a top surface, an underside and one or more clips for securing the cover in an opening of the vehicle instrument panel. The cover may also include one or more lock-out ribs extending ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815237 | Covers for vehicle instrument panels An instrument panel for a vehicle includes an IP substrate and an IP skin with foam disposed there between. The instrument panel may include openings for receiving accessories. The IP skin material may extend into the opening. The portion of the skin material extend... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810863 | Molding method, molded product and instrument panel An instrument panel includes a panel body and a joint member. The panel body includes a core member and an outer layer that covers the core member, and is formed by reaction injection molding. The panel body includes a meter installed portion. A recess of the meter ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7762606 | One piece instrument panel exhibiting a two grain, two part appearance with surface defined separation groove and associated method for creating a master model for in turn making a production mold for producing multiple instrument panels according to a slush mold process An instrument panel with a one piece body constructed of a thermoformed material and exhibiting first and second visually differentiable surface patterns. An associated process includes the creation of an instrument panel, such as through the use of a clamshell slus... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7731261 | Integrated structural member for a vehicle and method of making A method for forming an integrated structural system for a vehicle is provided. The method including the steps of: securing a first beam component to a structural member by a molding process, the first beam component being molded from a first amount of thermoplastic... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7722107 | Vehicular center cluster panel A center cluster panel 2 is formed with a projected portion 20 including an upper panel 21 extended to a vehicle rear side and disposed at an uppermost portion thereof, a curved face panel 22 connected to a rear portion of the upper panel... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7695044 | Under-cover support structure An under-cover support structure comprising: a dash panel provided in a front part of a vehicle cabin; a dash insulator attached to and extending along a cabin-side surface of the dash panel; an instrument panel mounted on the dash insulator in an inner side of the ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7658432 | 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 instru... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7658433 | Locating structure for an instrument panel assembly of a motor vehicle An instrument panel assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first component, a second component and a frame. The first component has a first aperture. The second component has a second aperture. The frame has a main wall. The frame includes a generally cylindrical b... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7597377 | Instrument panel There is provided an instrument panel capable of uniformly brightening the interior of a storage part without special provision of a light source. In the instrument panel including an operation part (2) having an operation panel (3) for controlling a v... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7500708 | Interior part for automobile An interior part for an automobile that is disposed on a front side in the automobile is obtained by integrally molding an instrument panel fascia, a duct, and a reinforce member by a blow molding method including: extruding a resin composition into a molten parison... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7494174 | Interior part of vehicle An interior part of a vehicle comprises an outer wall constituted by a resin and/or a material containing the resin, and a thermal conductive member joined to the outer wall. The thermal conductive member is partially joined to a vehicle body panel and/or a metal pa... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7458625 | Deck cross-member and method of manufacturing a deck cross-member A deck cross-member comprises a first pipe, a joint member, and a second pipe. The first pipe is configured to support a steering unit. The first pipe has a cross section that is uniform along the axial direction as viewed in a plane perpendicular to the axial direc... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7438351 | Structural element comprising a vertical member securing nut and the corresponding motor vehicle The motor vehicle structural element (3) comprises a cross-member (4) and, at at least one end (5) of the cross-member, a first nut (10) presenting a tapped bore (14) for receiving a screw (11) for fastening the cross-member... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438352 | Sealing arrangement In a sealing arrangement, e.g., for sound-insulating sealing of a gap between a windscreen of a vehicle and instrument panel, a first sealing element is arranged between the instrument panel and the windscreen, below the first sealing element a second sealing elemen... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431373 | Display devices There is disclosed an improved sheet form member or appliqué (10) which finds particular use as an automotive vehicle display panel or instrument panel. The sheet form member (10) comprises at least one, and preferably two, upstanding portions or rims... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7407221 | Support structures using tubes having variable wall thicknesses A support structure for components within a vehicle is provided. The support structure includes a beam comprising a hollow metal tube coupled to vehicle's body. The tube is constructed of a single piece of tubing having first and second portions. The first portion h... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401835 | Integrated center stack for a motor vehicle A center stack for an instrument panel of a motor vehicle. The center stack includes a front plate having an exposed surface with a first surface finish and a back plate having a visible portion uncovered by the front plate. The front plate has at least one opening ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393013 | Structural knee bolster A bolster for assembly to an instrument panel assembly of an automotive vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a steering column with a steering column axis and at least two energy absorbing brackets located laterally to either side of the steering column axis. The bo... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390047 | Front part structure of vehicle body A front part structure of a vehicle body includes a dashboard upper part attached to right and left damper housings. The dashboard upper part includes a front part positioned forwardly of the vehicle body, and a reinforcing beam member. Jointly with the front part, ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390555 | In-mold-coated automotive interior and other products, and methods for manufacturing same Described are in-mold coated products such as vehicular components, in-mold coating methods, and in-mold coating compositions, involving the use of aqueous acrylic copolymer dispersions, desirably self-crosslinking. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374224 | Crash pad for instrument panel A crash pad for an instrument panel includes a crash pad skin forming an external surface of the instrument panel and positioned on the upper part of a gauge board of a vehicle, a crash pad core attached to the lower surface of the crash pad skin, the crash pad core... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371341 | Method of forming a vehicle component A method of manufacturing a vehicle trim panel having a storage compartment includes providing a first mold assembly comprising a first mold section and a second mold section, wherein the first mold assembly defines a first cavity. A second mold assembly is provided... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370500 | Integrated center stack electronic module retention system A vehicle interior trim panel comprising a mounting opening with opposing walls for slidably engaging a component into fixed relationship with the mounting opening wherein molded features in the walls of the mounting opening engage the component to align and fixedly... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370719 | Instrument panel construction for a vehicle In order to eliminate a steering hanger beam and to take efficient advantage of the empty space within an instrument panel, an instrument panel construction includes a main instrument panel unit 50 which is formed with an open cross sectional shape, and which... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367613 | Hanger beam assembly A main beam support is formed from aluminum and includes an upper end and a lower end. The upper end is attached to a first end of a main beam hanger, while the lower end is attached to a main beam support mounting bracket that is secured to a vehicle floor. The low... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367612 | Load-carrying component for supporting of a vehicle cross-member The invention relates to a load-carrying component that makes it possible to support a vehicle cross-member or module carrier on the floor region of the body of a motor vehicle. The load-carrying component serves to attach an air conditioning unit and is connected t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364224 | Combination harness protector and carpet A floor covering product, process, and product by process provides protection for an electrical wiring harness of a motor vehicle routed through a passenger compartment on top of an interior surface of a contoured floor pan area with an adjacent kick plate body area... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363148 | Navigational device for installation in a vehicle and a method for doing same A navigation assembly (5l) for mounting a navigational device (10l) in an open port (12l) of a vehicle resulting from removal of a non-navigational component is provided. The navigation assembly (5l) broadly co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357447 | Cross-member for motor vehicle, associated vehicle and mounting method This cross-member (11) for a vehicle dashboard cross-member, includes a beam (25) and a knee brace (27) for connecting the beam (25) to the floor (17) of the vehicle. The knee brace (27) has a stationary part (41), wh... | 04/15/2008 |
