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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Masahito Yabuoshi, Chiryu, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle knee bolster to which an impact absorption structure according to the present disclosure is applied includes a blow molding body attached to an instrument panel reinforcement of a vehicle via a bracket. When the vehicle has a collision, the blow molding body deforms plastically by being compressed between the bracket and a knee of an occupant. The blow molding body has an orifice (air discharge hole) through which air inside the blow molding body is discharged to outside when an internal pressure of the blow molding body increases due to the compression.