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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsu Mitsuo, Nisshin, JP;
Masaya Ikeda, Nisshin, JP;
Yukihiko Nakagawa, Nisshin, JP;
Osamu Okitsu, Mishima, JP;
Yuuichi Suzue, Hadano, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/14 (2006.01); B62D 1/16 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/145 (2013.01); B62D 1/16 (2013.01); B62D 25/2009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gusset is joined to an instrument panel reinforcement and a floor brace. The instrument panel reinforcement includes a D seat rear beam extending from a portion to be joined to the floor brace to a portion for supporting the steering column. The D seat rear beam includes a D seat upper beam having a hat-shaped cross section open toward a lower side. The gusset includes a reinforcement joint portion that is joined to the D seat upper beam to form a closed cross section.