A restraints control module (RCM) assembly attached to the tunnel in the floor of a vehicle. The bracket includes a base plate supporting the restraints control module. A helmet shield is secured over the RCM and encloses the RCM on three sides. The helmet shield includes slots that extend downwardly and outwardly from opposite side of the helmet shield that receive a plurality of bolts as the helmet shield is moved in a vertically downward direction. Two vertically extending sidewalls of the helmet shield are assembled over the RCM with a clearance being defined between the sidewalls and the RCM. The helmet shield is adapted to protect the RCM in a side impact collision.

A heat insulating member includes a wall member. The wall member includes a high-density portion provided at one end edge in a direction orthogonal to a thickness direction of the wall member and having density of above 0.45 g/cm.sup.3 and a low-density portion provided midway in the direction orthogonal to the thickness direction, having heat-insulating properties, and having density of 0.45 g/cm.sup.3 or less. The high-density portion is provided over the entire one end edge and the thickness of the high-density portion is thinner than that of the low-density portion.

A load bearing element for attachment of a heat generating unit to a heat sensitive supporting structure, wherein said load bearing element includes at least one body integrally formed by additive layer manufacturing, ALM. The body is adapted to provide a controlled heat transfer from said heat generating unit to said heat sensitive supporting structure.

A restraints control module (RCM) assembly attached to the tunnel in the floor of a vehicle. The bracket includes a base plate supporting the restraints control module. A helmet shield is secured over the RCM and encloses the RCM on three sides. The helmet shield includes slots that extend downwardly and outwardly from opposite side of the helmet shield that receive a plurality of bolts as the helmet shield is moved in a vertically downward direction. Two vertically extending sidewalls of the helmet shield are assembled over the RCM with a clearance being defined between the sidewalls and the RCM. The helmet shield is adapted to protect the RCM in a side impact collision.

Provided is an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. An upper surface of a head cover supporting plug top coils is covered with an engine cover. A plug top coil cover is fixed to the upper surface of the head cover. Thereby, an upper passage is formed between the engine cover and the plug top coil cover, and a lower passage is formed between the head cover and the plug top coil cover. The lower passage includes a labyrinth defined by first wall parts provided for the head cover and second wall parts provided for the plug top coil cover. Since it becomes difficult for high-temperature air to flow along the lower passage facing the plug top coils, and easy for it to flow along the upper passage away from the plug top coils, the overheating of the plug top coils caused by contact with the high-temperature air is suppressed.

An insulating isolator assembly for a heat shield including an isolator guide with wire mesh isolator located thereon and a mounting insert wherein the mounting insert has a set of tabs that aid in attaching the mounting insert to the heat shield and the isolator guide in inserted through an aperture of the mounting insert. The isolator guide having a tube having a first end with a first retaining feature thereon and a second end with a second retaining feature thereon which retains the wire mesh isolator on the isolator guide. When the isolator guide extends through the aperture of the mounting insert, the first retaining feature and isolator remain on one side of the mounting insert, while the tube and the second retaining feature of the isolator guide extend through the other side of the mounting insert.

A vehicle includes a heat insulator in a form of a plate, the heat insulator covering an exhaust component of an internal combustion engine; and a wire harness disposed on a side of the heat insulator. An end edge among end edges of the heat insulator has a shape that is protruding and recessed in a plate thickness direction in a side view of the end edge, the end edge being located on a side of the wire harness.

A method of producing a composite component (10) having a thermal protection layer (24) including the steps of: providing a composite component (10) with a primary fibre material (12) and with a primer layer (16) of alternative fibre material overlying the primary fibre material (12) at an area of the composite component intended for high thermal exposure, said area defining a thermal exposure area (18); applying a metallic bonding layer (22) to the primer layer (16) of the thermal exposure area (18) to create a bonding surface at the thermal exposure area (18); and applying a ceramic thermal protection layer (24) to the bonding surface for insulating the thermal exposure area (18) and/or for reflecting external thermal energy, the thermal protection layer (24) having a higher melting point than the metallic bonding layer (22).

A support structure for a vehicle roof panel includes a solar panel module. The solar panel module is disposed within an opening defined by an outer periphery of a support structure. The solar panel module includes a first part configured to slide underneath a second part containing a solar array adhered to a flange. The flange has a plurality of ribs extending across the solar array. The ribs have a V-shaped cross-section to support the solar panel module within the second part.

A heat shield sheet stacked at an upper surface of an upper plate of a vehicle includes a low emissivity coating layer having a white color, a base sheet on which the low emissivity coating layer is stacked, and a colored infrared transparent layer that is stacked on a solar radiation side of the low emissivity coating layer and transmits infrared rays. Since the low emissivity coating layer is a white color, the reflectance of sunlight is high. Therefore, the solar heat can be reflected efficiently by the low emissivity coating layer.