FRONT PART OF VEHICLE BODY Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to vehicle bodies, particularly, to zones of forming air intake channel of heating-and-ventilating system. Front part of vehicle body has hood, windshield 3, air intake facing 6 with air intake holes rigidly connected with frame 5 of windshield, heater air intake neck 7 connected with intake channel 8 of heating-and-ventilating system. Air intake facing 6 is made in form of solid part rigidly connected with intake neck 7 of heater air intake, thus forming intake channel 26 laid along rear edge part 18 of hood. Said intake neck 7 is provided with water drain holes and air intake holes, one hole 29 registers with intake channel 8 of heating- and-ventilating system. EFFECT: simplified design, increased rigidity, prevention of water getting into hood space. 5 cl, 7 dwg