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 |
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.
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