Vehicle and an instrument panel for the vehicle
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- a wall including a first end and a second end spaced from each other, wherein the wall includes a first portion disposed adjacent to the first end, a second portion disposed adjacent to the second end and a middle portion disposed between the first and second portions;
a panel coupled to the wall, wherein the panel includes a first panel portion disposed along the first portion of the wall, a second panel portion disposed along the second portion of the wall and a middle panel portion disposed along the middle portion of the wall;
wherein the panel extends outwardly away from the wall to a distal surface to define a cavity between the distal surface and the wall;
an airbag device directly attached to the second portion of the wall and disposed inside the cavity; and
a beam coupled to one of the first portion and the middle portion of the wall inside the cavity, with the beam extending into the cavity from the first end of the wall along an axis such that the beam is spaced from the cavity that is disposed between the second panel portion of the panel and the second portion of the wall.
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Abstract
A vehicle is disclosed. A wall includes a first portion disposed adjacent to a first end, a second portion disposed adjacent to a second end and a middle portion disposed between the first and second portions. A panel includes a first panel portion disposed along the first portion, a second panel portion disposed along the second portion and a middle panel portion disposed along the middle portion. The panel extends outwardly away from the wall a distal surface to define a cavity. An airbag device is attached to the second portion and disposed inside the cavity. A beam is coupled to one of the first portion and the middle portion inside the cavity. The beam extends into the cavity from the first end of the wall along an axis such that the beam is spaced from the second panel portion and the second portion along the axis.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a wall including a first end and a second end spaced from each other, wherein the wall includes a first portion disposed adjacent to the first end, a second portion disposed adjacent to the second end and a middle portion disposed between the first and second portions; a panel coupled to the wall, wherein the panel includes a first panel portion disposed along the first portion of the wall, a second panel portion disposed along the second portion of the wall and a middle panel portion disposed along the middle portion of the wall; wherein the panel extends outwardly away from the wall to a distal surface to define a cavity between the distal surface and the wall; an airbag device directly attached to the second portion of the wall and disposed inside the cavity; and a beam coupled to one of the first portion and the middle portion of the wall inside the cavity, with the beam extending into the cavity from the first end of the wall along an axis such that the beam is spaced from the cavity that is disposed between the second panel portion of the panel and the second portion of the wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle comprising:
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a frame defining a passenger compartment; a wall attached to the frame to define a boundary of the passenger compartment, wherein the wall includes a first end and a second end spaced from each other, and with the wall including a first portion disposed adjacent to the first end, a second portion disposed adjacent to the second end and a middle portion disposed between the first and second portions; a panel coupled to the wall and disposed inside the passenger compartment, wherein the panel includes a first panel portion disposed along the first portion of the wall, a second panel portion disposed along the second portion of the wall and a middle panel portion disposed along the middle portion of the wall; wherein the panel extends outwardly away from the wall into the passenger compartment to a distal surface to define a cavity between the distal surface and the wall; an airbag device attached to the second portion of the wall and disposed inside the cavity; and a beam coupled to one of the first portion and the middle portion of the wall inside the cavity, with the beam extending into the cavity from the first end of the wall along an axis and terminates before the cavity that is disposed between the second panel portion of the panel and the second portion of the wall. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification