US4347276A
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Dashboard for motor vehicles
Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
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Filing: 1981-04-07
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Granted: 1982-08-31
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Expires: 2001-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A dashboard is constructed of a formed plastic sheet and polyurethane foam laminate having a reinforcement fixture and mat embedded in the foam.
Inventors
- 👤 Kurt Weber
- 👤 Peter Rutsch
- 👤 Lothar Hirschinger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:24
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K37/00; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/04; B60R21/045; B60Y; B60Y2410/00; B60Y2410/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24496; Y10T428/24504; Y10T428/24512; Y10T428/24612; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/24996; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/249991; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/647; Y10T442/674; Y10T442/675
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A dashboard for a motor vehicle which comprises a deep-drawn plastic sheet having a dashboard shape laminated underneath to polyurethane foam in which is embedded a fixture of reinforcement members arranged in truss fashion and a mat of mineral fibers, said mat completely covering all members and spaces of said fixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
A dashboard for a motor vehicle which comprises a deep-drawn plastic sheet having a dashboard shape laminated underneath to polyurethane foam in which is embedded a fixture of reinforcement members arranged in truss fashion and a mat of mineral fibers, said mat completely covering all members and spaces of said fixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A dashboard according to claim 1 which further comprises a plastic sheet having a surface grain pattern.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A dashboard according to claim 1 wherein the members are rods which are welded or riveted together.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A dashboard according to claim 1 wherein at least the rods arranged transversely to the direction of travel are metal rods.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A dashboard according to claim 4 wherein the metal rods are wires or sheet metal strips having an angled profile.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A dashboard according to claim 4 wherein the cross section of the metal rods has an area of from about 8 to about 20 mm 2 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A dashboard according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 wherein the mat and the fixture are bound together.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A dashboard according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 wherein the mat has an area weight range of from about 200 to about 800 g/mm 2 and is made of glass fibers having an average diameter of about 20 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A dashboard according to claim 6 wherein from 10 to 30 glass fibers are combined to form a glass strand and the glass strands are combined to form the mat in the manner of a bonded fabric without a preferred orientation.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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