发明名称 Cowl structure
摘要 A cowl structure includes a cowl main body and a gutter extension. The cowl main body runs along a lower edge of a windshield, and has (i) a gutter open toward a vehicle upper side, (ii) an inlet port through a rear wall portion for drawing outside air into a vehicle cabin, and (iii) a glass support that supports a lower end of the windshield. The gutter extension (a) extends forwardly and downwardly from a front end of the glass support (b) has a length in the vehicle width direction, (c) is concave toward the vehicle upper side, (d) is located in a range of the vehicle width direction that includes a range of the inlet port, and (e) includes a water drainage outlet that causes water received by the gutter extension to fall from a position offset in the vehicle width direction with respect to the inlet port.
申请公布号 US9623913(B2) 申请公布日期 2017.04.18
申请号 US201615150881 申请日期 2016.05.10
申请人 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 发明人 Yamamoto Yohei
分类号 B62D25/00;B62D25/08;B62D25/24 主分类号 B62D25/00
代理机构 Oliff PLC 代理人 Oliff PLC
主权项 1. A cowl structure comprising: a cowl main body that has a length in a vehicle width direction configured to run along a lower edge of a windshield, the cowl main body including (i) a gutter that is open toward a vehicle upper side, (ii) an inlet port through a rear wall portion of the cowl main body for drawing outside air into a vehicle cabin, and (iii) a glass support portion configured to support, through a seal, a lower end portion of the windshield from a vehicle lower side of the windshield; and a gutter extension section that (a) extends forwardly and downwardly from a front end portion of the glass support portion, (b) has a length in the vehicle width direction, (c) is concave toward the vehicle upper side, (d) is located in a range of the vehicle width direction that includes a vehicle width direction range of the inlet port, and (e) includes a water drainage outlet configured to cause water received by the gutter extension section to fall from a position offset in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle width direction range of the inlet port.
地址 Toyota JP