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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2016
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Jae Hyun An, Chungcheongnam-do, KR;
Jung Yoon Jang, Incheon, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/14 (2006.01); B62D 1/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/197 (2013.01); B62D 25/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cowl cross member for a vehicle is provided. The cowl cross member includes a cowl cross bar that has first and second ends fixed to an interior panel of a front pillar of the vehicle and is disposed in a horizontal direction at a front side of a vehicle body, with a steering column fixed thereto. A center support is vertically disposed to support a central portion of the cowl cross bar to couple the cowl cross bar at a predetermined height and is configured to adjust a length of the center support during a vehicle collision.