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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 18, 2013
Applicant:

Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;

Inventors:

Kouji Miyamoto, Aki-gun, JP;

Noriyoshi Sahasi, Hiroshima, JP;

Yasuhiko Nishida, Hiroshima, JP;

Assignee:

Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 1/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/081 (2013.01); B60R 21/34 (2013.01); B60R 2021/343 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cowl panel comprises an upper face portion, a protrusion portion, a vertical wall portion, and a lower face portion. A front end of the protrusion portion is configured in a curve shape in a plan view such that a central portion, in the vehicle width direction, of the front end is positioned forward the most. A lower end of the vertical wall portion is configured such that at least a central portion, in the vehicle width direction, of the lower end extends substantially straightly in the vehicle width direction. Accordingly, the flexibility of interior design can be improved, and also both the NVH performance and the pedestrian protection performance can be ensured.


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