GB2032360A - Motor vehicle dashboard assembly - Google Patents

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GB2032360A
GB2032360A GB7921230A GB7921230A GB2032360A GB 2032360 A GB2032360 A GB 2032360A GB 7921230 A GB7921230 A GB 7921230A GB 7921230 A GB7921230 A GB 7921230A GB 2032360 A GB2032360 A GB 2032360A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R7/00—Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps
    • B60R7/04—Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps in driver or passenger space, e.g. using racks
    • B60R7/06—Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps in driver or passenger space, e.g. using racks mounted on or below dashboards

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A dashboard assembly for a motor vehicle has two storage trays (6, 7) formed in a sill between the windscreen (1) and the dashboard (2). <IMAGE>

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SPECIFICATION Motor vehicle dashboard assembly The present invention relates to motor vehicle dashboard assemblies, and is particularly concerned with a dashboard assembly for a motor vehicle having an inclined windscreen and a dashboard extending substantially parallel to, and adjacent, the base of the windscreen.
The object of the present invention is to provide a motor vehicle dashboard assembly which makes optimum use of the confined space between the base of the windscreen and the dashboard, thereby increasing the readily accessible storage space available to a driver or front seat passenger of the vehicle.
According to the present invention there is provided a dashboard assembly for a motor vehicle having an inclined windscreen, including a dashboard extending substantially parallel to, and adjacent, the base of the windscreen, characterised in that the dashboard is spaced from the base of the windscreen by a sill having at least one depression forming a storage tray.
One embodiment of the present invention will now be more particularly described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure lisa perspective view of a dashboard assembly according to the present invention incorporated in a motor vehicle, and Figure 2 is a section taken along the line ll-ll of Figure 1.
Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a motor vehicle, such as a sports car, which is provided with a windscreen 1 having a substantial rearward inclination to the vertical, and an instrumentbearing dashboard 2 extending transverse the passenger compartment of the vehicle parallel to, and adjacent, the base of the windscreen 1.
The dashboard 2 is in the form of a strip having a rounded upper edge 3 which is secured to, and envelops, the free edge of a metal sill 4 (see Figure 2), the other edge or which is secured to the base of the windscreen 1. The sill 4 has a covering layer 5, for example, of plastics material, and made with two depressions, forming respective storage trays 6,7 arranged symmetrically on either side of the longitudinal median plane of the vehicle.
The trays 6,7 provide storage space for loose objects which is readily accessible to the driver or a front seat passenger of the vehicle, and makes the optimum use of the confined space between the dashboard 2 and the windscreen 1.
1. A dashboard assembly for a motor vehicle having an inclined windscreen, including a dash board extending substantially parallel to, and adja cent, the base of the windscreen, in which the dash board is spaced from the base of the windscreen by a sill having at least one depression forming a stor age tray.
2. A dashboard assembly as claimed in Claim 1, in which the sill is provided with two said trays arranged symmetrically on either side of the longitudinal median plane of the vehicle.
3. A dashboard assembly as claimed in Claim 1 and Claim 2, in which the dashboard has a rounded upper edge.
4. A dashboard assembly as claimed in Claim 3, in which the rounded upper edge of the dashboard is secured to, and envelops, the free edge of the sill.
5. A motor vehicle including a windscreen having a substantial rearward inclination to the vertical, and incorporating a dashboard assembly as claimed in Claims 1 to 4.
6. A dashboard assembly as herein described with reference to, and as shown in, the accompanying drawings.
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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Motor vehicle dashboard assembly The present invention relates to motor vehicle dashboard assemblies, and is particularly concerned with a dashboard assembly for a motor vehicle having an inclined windscreen and a dashboard extending substantially parallel to, and adjacent, the base of the windscreen. The object of the present invention is to provide a motor vehicle dashboard assembly which makes optimum use of the confined space between the base of the windscreen and the dashboard, thereby increasing the readily accessible storage space available to a driver or front seat passenger of the vehicle. According to the present invention there is provided a dashboard assembly for a motor vehicle having an inclined windscreen, including a dashboard extending substantially parallel to, and adjacent, the base of the windscreen, characterised in that the dashboard is spaced from the base of the windscreen by a sill having at least one depression forming a storage tray. One embodiment of the present invention will now be more particularly described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure lisa perspective view of a dashboard assembly according to the present invention incorporated in a motor vehicle, and Figure 2 is a section taken along the line ll-ll of Figure 1. Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a motor vehicle, such as a sports car, which is provided with a windscreen 1 having a substantial rearward inclination to the vertical, and an instrumentbearing dashboard 2 extending transverse the passenger compartment of the vehicle parallel to, and adjacent, the base of the windscreen 1. The dashboard 2 is in the form of a strip having a rounded upper edge 3 which is secured to, and envelops, the free edge of a metal sill 4 (see Figure 2), the other edge or which is secured to the base of the windscreen 1. The sill 4 has a covering layer 5, for example, of plastics material, and made with two depressions, forming respective storage trays 6,7 arranged symmetrically on either side of the longitudinal median plane of the vehicle. The trays 6,7 provide storage space for loose objects which is readily accessible to the driver or a front seat passenger of the vehicle, and makes the optimum use of the confined space between the dashboard 2 and the windscreen 1. CLAIMS
1. A dashboard assembly for a motor vehicle having an inclined windscreen, including a dash board extending substantially parallel to, and adja cent, the base of the windscreen, in which the dash board is spaced from the base of the windscreen by a sill having at least one depression forming a stor age tray.
2. A dashboard assembly as claimed in Claim 1, in which the sill is provided with two said trays arranged symmetrically on either side of the longitudinal median plane of the vehicle.
3. A dashboard assembly as claimed in Claim 1 and Claim 2, in which the dashboard has a rounded upper edge.
4. A dashboard assembly as claimed in Claim 3, in which the rounded upper edge of the dashboard is secured to, and envelops, the free edge of the sill.
5. A motor vehicle including a windscreen having a substantial rearward inclination to the vertical, and incorporating a dashboard assembly as claimed in Claims 1 to 4.
6. A dashboard assembly as herein described with reference to, and as shown in, the accompanying drawings.
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WO1983001602A1 (en) * 1981-11-10 1983-05-11 Mosegaard, Lars Shelf and cassette arrangement for automobiles
US5076632A (en) * 1991-05-06 1991-12-31 Chrysler Corporation Composite windshield framing structure for a convertible automobile
EP1231111A1 (en) * 2001-02-10 2002-08-14 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Arrangement of a storage compartment in the dashboard of a motor vehicle
US7494174B2 (en) 2002-07-10 2009-02-24 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Interior part of vehicle

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IT1145745B (en) * 1981-11-19 1986-11-05 Foggini E C Srl DASHBOARD DASHBOARD PARTICULARLY FOR MODULAR MODULAR VEHICLES
FR3139065A1 (en) 2022-08-31 2024-03-01 Psa Automobiles Sa Dashboard subassembly for a vehicle provided with a storage bowl associated with an airbag.

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DE1049254B (en) * 1955-10-25 1959-01-22 Daimler Benz Ag Dashboard training and arrangement, particularly for motor vehicles
FR1572524A (en) * 1968-05-14 1969-06-27
DE2262350A1 (en) * 1972-12-20 1974-06-27 Kloeckner Humboldt Deutz Ag DASHBOARD FOR VEHICLES, E.G. BUSES OR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
FR2383800A1 (en) * 1977-03-17 1978-10-13 Peugeot Fascia board for car - has plastics lined trim panel and inner skin forming compartments communicating with air heater and conditioning system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1983001602A1 (en) * 1981-11-10 1983-05-11 Mosegaard, Lars Shelf and cassette arrangement for automobiles
US5076632A (en) * 1991-05-06 1991-12-31 Chrysler Corporation Composite windshield framing structure for a convertible automobile
EP1231111A1 (en) * 2001-02-10 2002-08-14 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Arrangement of a storage compartment in the dashboard of a motor vehicle
US7494174B2 (en) 2002-07-10 2009-02-24 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Interior part of vehicle

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