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US4591202A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Front assembly for motor vehicles

Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1985-01-11
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Granted: 1986-05-27
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Expires: 2005-01-11
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Abstract

Abstract A front assembly for motor vehicles, with a cross-member extending underneath a windshield and with an end wall which adjoins the cross-member at the bottom and in front of which is located, on the same side as the engine space, an equipment space which is divided into a central space and lateral spaces adjacent to the control space, each on the right and left respectively and which is partitioned off from the engine space by partition walls, the end wall possessing, in the region of the central part space, a passage orifice for air conveyed by a blower of a heating and or airconditioning system of the vehicle. To make it possible to ensure optimum cable connection between the right and left part spaces, at least in the upper part of the central part space, there are two partition walls arranged one behind one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, these partition walls enclosing a channel open at the top, which serves for the laying of electrical lines or the like and which is sealed off tightly by means of the closed engine hood.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gerhard Burk
  • 👤 Manfred Mordau

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 00:07
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D25/00; B62D25/08; B62D25/081; B60; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/24; B60H1/26; B60H1/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 176 words
A front assembly for motor vehicles, having a cross-member extending underneath a windshield and with an end wall which adjoins the cross-member at the bottom and in front of which is located, on the same side as an engine space, an equipment space which is divided into a central space and lateral spaces adjacent to the central space, each on the right and left respectively, the equipment space being partitioned off from the engine space, the end wall possessing, in the region of the central space, a passage orifice for air conveyed by a blower of a heating and/or air-conditioning system of the vehicle, and comprising channel means comprising a first partition wall disposed in the upper part of the central space contiguous to said engine space, a second partition wall disposed behind said first partition wall in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to define a channel enclosed by said first and second partition walls for receiving communication lines, the channel having an opening at the top and engine hood means for sealing said opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 176 words
A front assembly for motor vehicles, having a cross-member extending underneath a windshield and with an end wall which adjoins the cross-member at the bottom and in front of which is located, on the same side as an engine space, an equipment space which is divided into a central space and lateral spaces adjacent to the central space, each on the right and left respectively, the equipment space being partitioned off from the engine space, the end wall possessing, in the region of the central space, a passage orifice for air conveyed by a blower of a heating and/or air-conditioning system of the vehicle, and comprising channel means comprising a first partition wall disposed in the upper part of the central space contiguous to said engine space, a second partition wall disposed behind said first partition wall in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to define a channel enclosed by said first and second partition walls for receiving communication lines, the channel having an opening at the top and engine hood means for sealing said opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 38 words
A front assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a third partition wall disposed behind said second partition wall in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to define a water box between said second and third partition walls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
A front assembly according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said first, second and third partition walls facing the engine space is sound-proofed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
A front assembly according to claim 2, further comprising at least one water line for discharging water from the water box into the region of a wheel mounting.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1989-05-26 1989-11-25 1990-05-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1993-05-26 1993-11-25 1994-05-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1997-05-26 1997-11-25 1998-05-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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