发明名称 |
Cross-car structural support with integrated HVAC floor duct |
摘要 |
A cross-car structure integrates an HVAC duct with a structural beam. An upper steel beam has opposing ends attached to opposite body sides. A pair of center brackets extend downward from the upper steel beam. An HVAC unit secured to a center bracket has an outlet for an air flow for ventilating a floor region. A plastic cross member has a center plate secured to the center brackets, a first hollow beam extending from the center plate to one steel beam end, and a second hollow beam extending from the center plate to the other steel beam end. Each hollow beam has an in-board opening fluidically coupled to the HVAC outlet and at least one floor outlet directed toward the floor region thereby providing a respective HVAC duct between the outlet of the HVAC unit and each of the floor outlets. |
申请公布号 |
US9205721(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.12.08 |
申请号 |
US201414173158 |
申请日期 |
2014.02.05 |
申请人 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
发明人 |
Herr-Rathke Jennifer A.;Yerke Eric R.;Hurd James R.;Hoke Paul B.;Bharathan Kalyanaraman |
分类号 |
B62D25/08;B60H1/00;B62D25/14 |
主分类号 |
B62D25/08 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
Chea Vichit |
主权项 |
1. A cross-car structure for a vehicle having a body with first and second sides and a floor, comprising:
an upper steel beam with first and second opposing ends for attaching to the first and second body sides; a pair of center brackets extending downward from the upper steel beam; an HVAC unit secured with respect to at least one of the center brackets and having an outlet for an air flow for ventilating a floor region above the floor and between the first and second body sides; and a plastic cross member having a center plate secured with respect to the center brackets, a first hollow beam extending from the center plate to the first end of the steel beam, and a second hollow beam extending from the center plate to the second end of the steel beam, wherein each hollow beam has an in-board opening fluidically coupled to the outlet of the HVAC unit, wherein each hollow beam has at least one floor outlet directed toward the floor region thereby providing a respective HVAC duct between the outlet of the HVAC unit and each of the floor outlets, wherein each hollow beam has a terminal rib at a remote end opposed to the in-board opening that seals the remote end, wherein each terminal rib is secured to a respective end of the upper steel beam, wherein each hollow beam further comprises at least one interior stiffening rib longitudinally dividing at least a portion of each hollow beam, wherein one of the hollow beams has a pair of longitudinally spaced floor outlets, wherein the respective interior stiffening rib within the one hollow beam provides separate longitudinal ducts each coupled to a respective floor outlet, and wherein the respective interior stiffening rib is generally horizontal from a respective in-board opening to a position above one floor outlet and has a vertical end portion between the pair of floor outlets to provide a divided airflow separately directed to each of the floor outlets. |
地址 |
Dearborn MI US |