Dash panel assembly
View Patent ↗A dash panel assembly includes: a cowl inner upper panel coupled to a first side of a dash main panel; a cowl inner lower panel coupled to the cowl inner upper panel and the dash main panel, and configured to form a closed section with the cowl inner upper panel; and a dash cross upper member coupled to a second side of the dash main panel and configured to overlap the closed section with the dash main panel disposed therebetween.
1. A dash panel assembly comprising:
a cowl inner upper panel coupled to a first side of a dash main panel;
a cowl inner lower panel coupled to the cowl inner upper panel and the dash main panel, and configured to form a closed section with the cowl inner upper panel and the dash main panel; and
a dash cross upper member coupled to a second side of the dash main panel and configured to overlap the closed section with the dash main panel disposed therebetween,
wherein the second side of the dash main panel is opposite to the first side of the dash main panel.
2. The dash panel assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of dash side reinforcement members disposed at the second side of the dash main panel, and configured to overlap shock absorber housings disposed at the first side of the dash main panel with the dash main panel disposed therebetween.
3. The dash panel assembly of claim 2 , wherein the dash cross upper member is connected to a portion of each dash side reinforcement member of the plurality of dash side reinforcement members.
4. The dash panel assembly of claim 2 , wherein each dash side reinforcement member of the plurality of dash side reinforcement members is coupled to the dash main panel and forms a third space with the dash main panel.
5. The dash panel assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a cowl upper panel spaced apart, by a predetermined distance, from the cowl inner upper panel and the cowl inner lower panel, and coupled to an upper portion of the dash main panel,
wherein an upper end of the cowl upper panel forms an open section.
6. The dash panel assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cowl inner upper panel comprises an upper flange formed to be bent from the cowl inner upper panel, to extend in a longitudinal direction of the cowl inner upper panel, and to be coupled to the dash main panel.
7. The dash panel assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cowl inner lower panel comprises a lower flange formed to be bent from the cowl inner lower panel, to extend in a length direction of the cowl inner lower panel, and to be coupled to the dash main panel.
8. The dash panel assembly of claim 1 , wherein a first side and a second side of each of the cowl inner upper panel and the cowl inner lower panel are coupled to front inner panels disposed at the first side and second side of the dash main panel.
9. The dash panel assembly of claim 8 , wherein the cowl inner upper panel comprises side upper flanges formed to be bent from the first and second sides of the cowl inner upper panel and to be coupled to the front inner panels.
10. The dash panel assembly of claim 8 , wherein a first side and a second side of the dash cross upper member are coupled to the front inner panels.
11. The dash panel assembly of claim 10 , wherein the cowl inner lower panel comprises side lower flanges formed to be bent from the first and second sides of the cowl inner lower panel and to be coupled to the front inner panels.
12. The dash panel assembly of claim 1 , wherein the dash cross upper member comprises a flange part formed to be bent from a circumference of the dash cross upper member.
13. The dash panel assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the cowl inner upper panel, the cowl inner lower panel and the dash main panel form a first space;
the dash cross upper member and the dash main panel form a second space; and
the first space and the second space are disposed to face each other with the dash main panel disposed therebetween.