US 6,981,737 B2
Double plate heater pipe seal to dash
Gerard Welsh, Rochester Hills, Mich. (US)
Assigned to Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, Mich. (US)
Filed on Nov. 26, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/722,624.
Prior Publication US 2005/0109885 A1, May 26, 2005
Int. Cl. B60J 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 296—208 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting arrangement for accepting a pipe through a boundary in a vehicle comprising:
a dash defining a boundary between an engine compartment and a passenger compartment;
a dash mat disposed adjacent to said dash;
a pipe extending through said dash between said engine compartment and said passenger compartment;
a first mounting plate positioned in said passenger compartment and accepting said pipe through a passage therein; and
a noise abating material disposed between said dash and said mounting plate, said noise abating material contacting an outer circumferential surface of said pipe and overlapping a portion of said dash mat in an assembled position.