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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kimio Sakakibara, Nishio, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280752 ; 188377 ; 248548 ;
Abstract
A frame which forms the outer shape of a supporting bracket is constructed so as to be thinner from one portion on the side of a pillar-to-pillar member to another portion on the side of a knee panel. Inside the frame, an inner frame is constructed by ribs and the frame. Deformation of the shape of the ribs allows the supporting bracket to be easily constructed which has impact energy absorbing and deformation characteristics.