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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2002
Jean-michel Laborie, Bagnac sur Celle, FR;
David Duchez, Meru, FR;
Jean-Michel Laborie, Bagnac sur Celle, FR;
David Duchez, Meru, FR;
Faurecia Interieur Industrie, Nanterre, FR;
Abstract
The invention concerns a motor vehicle air duct also serving as crosspiece forming part of the structure of the vehicle. The invention is characterised in that the duct comprises two half-shells () including each a tubular portion () and two lateral flanks (); it further comprises: two stop elements () defining each a rib projecting relative to one of the contact surfaces of one of the half-shells and having a stop surface arranged immediately proximate to an abutting surface () provided on the other half-shell (), a continuous weld bead () extending between the contact surfaces of the half-shells which are in contact with each other.