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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Robert C. Steinbrecher, Dexter, MI (US);
Nicholas H. Augustyn, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A cowl assembly for a vehicle is provided with integrated water management without the need for drainage grommets or hoses. The cowl assembly includes at least one cowl panel disposed adjacent a rear section of an engine compartment and extending a distance across a transverse width direction of the vehicle. A cowl insulator component is disposed adjacent to the cowl panel, also extending across the transverse width direction of the vehicle. At least one region of a major surface of the cowl insulator component is provided with a fluid resistant barrier layer configured to route fluid in a direction away from the engine compartment.