Cantilevered Windshield Support For Pedestrian Protection

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle frame including a cowl box and a cowl top panel; and a cantilevered support that extends from a back end of the cowl top panel to a lower edge of a windshield, wherein the support resiliently attaches to a front/lower edge of the windshield, and wherein the cowl box and cowl top panel are more rigid than the support.