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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
May. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Döhring, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Klaus-Jürgen Kurr, Schaafheim, DE;
Rolf Wich, Hainsburg, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann VDO AG, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 ;
Abstract
In a ventilation box ( ) of a motor vehicle, the ventilation box being composed of a plurality of housing parts ( ), housing parts ( ) arranged in the region of a steering column ( ) are formed to be fastened selectively on the left or the right side of the motor vehicle. As a result, the ventilation box ( ) can be converted for the respective motor vehicle, irrespective of the position of the steering column ( ).