Occupant protection structure
First Claim
1. A knee guard structure for a vehicle having an instrument panel, and a steering support beam provided inside of said instrument panel, comprising:
- left and right knee guard brackets secured to said steering support;
a glove box provided under said instrument panel, and including;
a closure member, a box member, and left and right flange sections formed on said closure member laterally overhanging from said box member, and disposed adjacent to said left and right knee guard brackets;
a reinforcement provided in said closure member; and
a closed cross section provided on said reinforcement extending in the widthwise direction of said vehicle and covering said left and right flange sections, wherein said left and right knee guard brackets have a load inputting surface, respectively, and said load inputting surface is opposed adjacent to said left and right flange sections, and wherein said load inputting surface corresponded to surfaces of the flange sections said flange sections.
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Abstract
A knee guard on the passenger side of a vehicle includes left and right knee guard brackets disposed along left and right side faces of a glove box and secured at a front end thereof to a steering support beam, a connecting member transversely connecting these left and right knee guard brackets and a closure member of the glove box. The closure member includes a reinforcement therein and the reinforcement has a closed cross section which extends in the widthwise direction of the vehicle. When the knees of a passenger abut against the closure member of the glove box in the event of a head-on impact, the closure member is displaced forwardly and abuts against the left and right knee guard brackets, thereby an impact load is transmitted to the knee guard brackets.
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5 Claims
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1. A knee guard structure for a vehicle having an instrument panel, and a steering support beam provided inside of said instrument panel, comprising:
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left and right knee guard brackets secured to said steering support;
a glove box provided under said instrument panel, and including;
a closure member, a box member, and left and right flange sections formed on said closure member laterally overhanging from said box member, and disposed adjacent to said left and right knee guard brackets;
a reinforcement provided in said closure member; and
a closed cross section provided on said reinforcement extending in the widthwise direction of said vehicle and covering said left and right flange sections, wherein said left and right knee guard brackets have a load inputting surface, respectively, and said load inputting surface is opposed adjacent to said left and right flange sections, and wherein said load inputting surface corresponded to surfaces of the flange sections said flange sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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