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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1993
Toshiteru Yoshimura, Hiroshima, JP;
Katsutoshi Nakamura, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A passenger protection device of an automotive vehicle which includes a steering support member for supporting a steering column and extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle in an instrument panel. A knee protector is disposed in the instrument panel corresponding to a position of the knees of the passenger. The knee protector has a receiving portion for receiving an impact from the knees of a passenger sitting on a front passenger seat. A deformable portion deforms when the receiving portion receives the impact from the knees of the passenger. Equipment is installed in the instrument panel in front of the knee protector, and a restricting member is provided on the steering support member and disposed between the equipment and the knee protector for restricting movement of the equipment backwardly.