Title:
COWL STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/007527
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a cowl structure for vehicle, the cowl structure comprising: a cowl louver (30) which includes an opening for introducing external air and extends in a vehicle width direction in a state in which a rear end edge is connected to a lower end edge of a windshield; a cowl panel which forms a ceiling portion of an engine room and supports the cowl louver (30) from below to form, together with the cowl louver (30), an oblong space extending in the vehicle width direction; and an air-duct through hole which is formed in the cowl panel and causes the oblong space and a vehicle cabin to communicate with each other. Shield wall portions (38) which close both ends of the oblong space to shield hot wind from the engine room are formed integrally with the cowl louver (30) at both ends of the cowl louver (30) in the vehicle width direction, and fragile portions (381d, 382, 38c) which promote deformation when a collision load from above is received are provided in each of the shield wall portions (38) of the cowl louver (30).
Inventors:
NAKANISHI YUU (JP)
SATOU MANABU (JP)
MUTA KAZUHIRO (JP)
SATOU MANABU (JP)
MUTA KAZUHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2021/027465
Publication Date:
February 02, 2023
Filing Date:
July 26, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B62D25/08
Foreign References:
| JP2017061218A | 2017-03-30 | |||
| JP2010167943A | 2010-08-05 | |||
| JPH0437081U | 1992-03-27 | |||
| JP2018099930A | 2018-06-28 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OKADA PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE, P. C. (JP)
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