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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
David W. Carter, Cable, OH (US);
David W. Carter, Cable, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automotive vehicle including a passenger compartment and an instrument panel is provided. The instrument panel includes a beam disposed at a forward end of the compartment and extending across the width of the compartment. A driver's side instrument panel module is secured to the beam. A passenger's side instrument panel module is also secured to the beam. A defrost module is located adjacent at least one of the driver's side module and said passenger side module and positioned to provide forced air flow over the windshield of the vehicle. A driver's side vent module is disposed between the driver's side module and the sidewall of the compartment. In addition, a passenger side vent module is disposed between the passenger side module and the opposed compartment sidewall.