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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hansjorg Schmieder, Oberkirch-Zusenhofen, DE;
Assignee:
Progress-Werk Oberkirch AG, Oberkirch, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296192 ; 296188 ; 296189 ; 296194 ; 29620302 ; 296205 ;
Abstract
In a motor vehicle having a spray shielding panel arranged below a windshield, having two A-columns and having a crossbeam which is arranged, running substantially horizontally, in front of said spray shielding panel between said A-columns, and having a support between said crossbeam and said spray shielding panel, by means of which said crossbeam is protected against buckling in the event of an impact, the support is configured in such a way that, in the installed state, said crossbeam and said spray shielding panel are not joined to one another in the region of said support, and are arranged at a distance of a few millimeters.