Motor vehicle instrument panel assembly having a conduit with a gasket support lip

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8109812
APP PUB NO 20090156113A1
SERIAL NO

11957092

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An instrument panel assembly for a motor vehicle includes a panel member, a first conduit, a second conduit and a gasket disposed between the first and second conduit. The panel member has a vent for directing air toward a window in the vehicle. The first conduit has a first end that provides air to the vent and a second end with a peripheral wall forming an inlet. The second conduit has an outlet that provides air to the inlet and a flange that extends outwardly from the outlet and includes a support surface that supports a gasket for sealing an interface between the outlet and the inlet. The second conduit has a lip that extends outwardly from the support surface of the flange and supports the gasket to prevent deformation of the gasket during assembly of the first conduit and second conduit.

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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION1 TOYOTA-CHO TOYATA-SHI AICHI-PREF 410-1121

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
An, Chae Hon Northville, US 3 6
Chopra, Vikram Canton, US 20 360

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