Abstract: A motor vehicle cockpit is prefabricated and contains a flat shaped piece serving as a mounting plate for a visible shell, a heating or air-conditioning system and operational elements. An impact protection is formed by a box-section of the motor vehicle body that extends under the front edge of the windscreen and a cross-member. The impact protection is completed by the flat shaped piece that couples to the box-section and the cross-member, preferably coupled with a linear introduction of force. In the event of a vehicle frontal impact, the flat shaped piece and coupled box-section and cross-member absorb the energy of impact.

Abstract: A vehicle cockpit assembly, comprising: a cross-car support having leftward and rightward ends, each end being adapted to connect to respective left and right A-pillars of a vehicle; a wall member having a central area defined by a periphery and a support mount disposed at the central area, the wall member being connectable to the vehicle such that the wall member at least partially separates an engine compartment and a passenger compartment of the vehicle; a steering column support having a body connected to the cross-car support; and a brake sled including a body having a forward end, a rearward end, a first mount located at the forward end of the body and being operable to couple to the support mount of the wall member with forward-to-rearward adjustability, and a second mount located at the rearward end of the body and being operable to be fixedly couple to the steering column support.

Abstract: A device for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle comprising a central console. The device further comprises a slideway intended to be fixed to the passenger compartment of the vehicle, extending in a longitudinal direction of elongation, and having a lateral opening also extending in that longitudinal direction, and guiding and retaining structure sliding within the slideway, the guiding and retaining structure extending through the lateral opening and being linked to the console.

Abstract: A double walled vehicle door having an inside door panel and an outside door panel forming a space therebetween. The inside door panel having at least one cutout therein. A module carrier is attached to the inside door panel such that the module carrier covers and peripherally seals the at least one cutout. A dual cable window lift having guide bars each having a lower end with an associated pulley mounted thereon and an upper end with an associated pulley mounted thereon. The dual cable window lift being mounted on the module carrier such that the lower ends of the guide bars extend beyond a periphery of the module carrier and the upper ends of the guide bars are positioned within the periphery of the module carrier. The upper ends of the guide bars are mounted on a side of the inside door panel adapted to face an interior of the vehicle.

Abstract: Device for absorbing energy during impact, comprising a plurality of hollow impact-absorbing elements having a first base, a side surface and an end base, each absorbing element having a crushing resistance in the direction of a working axis. According to the invention, the device comprises two base plates which face one another, the side surfaces of a portion of the plurality of hollow impact-absorbing elements rising from each plate in the direction of the working axis, and the side surfaces of the impact-absorbing elements of one base plate rising in a direction opposite that of the side surfaces of the impact-absorbing elements of the other base plate.

Abstract: The invention relates in particular to a facia panel designed to make it possible for an airbag to pass through it at the time the airbag is inflated. In accordance with the invention, the part includes a plastic support element (8) having a reduced thickness in comparison to its other dimensions; a connecting sheet (6) joined to the support element; the part presenting a special zone (15) which forms a door and is designed to make it possible to create a passageway, the zone being delimited by a periphery constituted by an embrittled portion (14) presenting two extremities of an articulating portion which defines, between the two extremities, an articulation axis overlapped by the sheet; along at least the major part of the embrittled portion, the sheet is present on either side of the embrittled portion; and the sheet is present over the greater part of the special zone.

Abstract: A device for fastening a lock module including at least one lock part, an actuating part, and a covering on a module support which is provided for a two-shelled vehicle door and supports the function modules of the vehicle door. A supporting arm which is elastic in a longitudinal direction, polydirectionally pliable, and thus capable of being readjusted, is fastened to the module support. The supporting arm fixes the lock module in the installation position in an unsupported and resilient manner via a supporting plate. The supporting arm is constructed with a tubular shape in order to accommodate a Bowden pull wire for the actuating part of the lock module and/or electric cable.

Abstract: Vehicle door comprising a covering and a structure having an outer wall and an inner wall in which at least one opening is provided. The covering has a panel attached to the structure and providing sealing relative to the inner wall, and a frame surrounding the panel. The panel is self-supporting. The door comprises fixing parts having a first part attached to the structure and a second part attached to the panel, the first part and the second part cooperating with one another in order to fix the panel directly to the structure, and the frame is supported by the panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to an instrument panel for motor vehicles, made of a thermoplastic material and providing an invisible cover for an airbag system which, as seen from the inside of the motor vehicle, is positioned behind the instrument panel (rear side). The instrument panel is characterized in that it has a weakened section on the rear side which defines an opening area in the instrument panel for the airbag and fully surrounds said opening area, and in that it has an ejection channel for the airbag fixed to it. The opening area in the instrument panel designed for the airbag is connected with the ejection channel by means ofa polymer hinge. Both the ejection channel and the polymer hinge are fixed at least to the opening area of the instrument panel designed for the air bag by means of a welded material. The instrument panel, ejection channel and polymer hinge are made ofa thermoplastic material having the same polymer basis but flexibilized in different ways.

Abstract: The invention is related to a dashboard cockpit for an automotive vehicle comprising a hollow beam as a reinforcing means, transverse to move direction of the vehicle; said beam including a air duct. Preferably, this cockpit comprises moreover a upper support-plate having a first upper portion of longitudinal duct, and on the other hand, a lower support-plate having a second lower portion of longitudinal duct. The first and second portions of duct being adapted to be arranged facing one the other and connecting together for defining a longitudinal duct.

Abstract: A latch assembly of the present invention is configured for latching a first wall member and a second wall member to one another. The latch assembly includes a base portion, a locking member and a spring member. One of the first and second wall members is moveable relative to the other. The base portion is fixed to the second wall portion. The locking member is movably connected to the base portion and is moveable relative to the base portion between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member is adapted to engage the first wall member in a manner to prevent relative movement between the first and second wall members when the locking member is in the locked position, and to permit relative movement between the first and second wall members when the locking member is in the unlocked position. The spring member is adapted for engaging the base portion and the locking member in a manner for urging the locking member toward the locked position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle door which, in a known manner, is comprised of a door outer panel (5), a door inner panel (1), a movable window pane (12), a module support (4) having accompanying functional elements, and an inner lining (3). The module support and the functional elements supported by the module support are located in the interior door space formed between the door inner panel and the inner lining.

Abstract: A knee protection device (1) for a person (2) sitting on a seat arranged inside a motor vehicle is provided in the case of an accident-related deformation of the leg space. The device has a load distribution plate (3) which is driven instantaneously from its rest position in the direction toward the knee parts of the person (2), upon activation of the trigger device attached to it. The trigger device may be a pyrotechnic device (4) of the type used for a safety belt attached to the seat.

Abstract: A multilayer formed part having acoustic damping properties is composed of a binder containing carrier fibrous web of natural fibers and/or synthetic fibers of low compression, which is covered at both sides with cover layers and/or decorative layers. The carrier fibrous web across the surface thereof is interlaced with prismatic regions of any suitable cross section, with prismatic regions having increased strength and not being connected with each other, and being connected to the covering layer and/or the decorative layer in a shearing resistant manner.

Abstract: A protection device for the driver of a vehicle equipped with a dashboard and a steering wheel, in order to provide, on impact, a displacement of the steering wheel towards the dashboard, said steering wheel being mounted on a steering column passing under an instrument-carrying zone situated with regard to the steering wheel and connected to, but distinct from, the dashboard, said protection device comprising means for displacement of the instrument-carrying zone, the displacement means being adapted to move the instrument-carrying zone, on impact, in one of an upward vertical direction and in a direction having a vertical upward component, wherein the means for displacement of the instrument-carrying zone connect the steering column directly to said instrument-carrying zone, so that, on impact, said displacement of the steering column results in the displacement of the instrument-carrying zone along said direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to an interior trim panel for motor vehicles fitted with an airbag. Said panel consists of a dimensionally stable supporting member (3) with a film cover (1) on its visible face, and is provided with a tear-open airbag penetration area for expansion of airbag at the point where the airbag is installed (9'). The airbag penetration area is defined by notches (5) in the supporting member (3). The support member has a guide channel (3'), which is integrally formed at the rear, for the expanding airbag. The opening (12) of this channel is covered by the supporting member and the film cover on the visible face which is devoid of any markings. The notches of the guide-channel opening define a pocket-like opening penetration area during airbag expansion. Said notches form a pattern of lines consisting of a center line and side lines which branch off parallel to or diagonally from the center line.

Abstract: In general, a bin of the present invention comprises a base portion, opposing first and second side walls, an end wall and an access gate. The side walls are connected to the base portion and extend upwardly therefrom. The end wall is connected to a rearward edge of the base portion and extends upwardly therefrom between the first and second side wall. The access gate includes first and second leg members and at least one article retainer. The first leg member is operatively connected to a forward edge of the base portion, adjacent the first side wall, and extends generally upwardly from the base portion. The second leg member is operatively connected to a forward edge of the base portion, adjacent the second side wall, and extends generally upwardly from the base portion. The first and second leg members define the left and right margins of an access opening in the gate. The article retainer has a first end and a second end.

Abstract: A pallet comprising a lower member and an upper member. The lower member includes a base, a plurality of protrusions extending upwardly from the base, and a plurality of holding fingers extending laterally from the protrusions. The upper member is configured for attachment to the lower member. The upper member includes a deck and a plurality of legs extending down from the deck. Each leg has at least one side wall and a notch in the side wall engageable with one of the laterally extending holding fingers of the lower member. The legs are sized and configured to space the deck of the upper member above the base of the lower member when the upper member is attached to the lower member to define tine-receiving channels between the deck and base for receiving the tines of a fork-lift truck.

Abstract: A process for substantially covering with at least one non-rigid decorative foil a visible face of a support part of plastic material, so as to obtain a finished part including a decorative inset, including the steps of a) inserting into the mould the foil having a decorative area with the foil having a decorative area, intended to form the inset, and a further area, b) closing the mould at least partially by moving the two mould parts together such that the foil creates a continuous separation of the moulding cavity into a first space and a second space, c) inside the moulding cavity, cutting at least one aperture in the foil at the location of the further area, such that the first and second spaces of the cavity are placed in fluid communication by the at least one aperture which henceforth interrupts the separation between these two spaces so as to enable the plastic material to pass through the at least one aperture, leaving a cut end of the foil in the moulding cavity, d) before and/or after steps b) and