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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaaki Konishi, Atsugi, JP;
Masaru Onishi, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296153 ; 296189 ; 280751 ; 29741121 ;
Abstract
An arm rest mounted to an arm rest support portion of a trim assembly, includes a substrate and a pad on the substrate. The substrate has an energy absorbing structure adapted to be collapsible in a predetermined direction in response to application of a load to the arm rest in the predetermined direction. The energy absorbing structure of a generally honeycomb shape includes a plurality of ribs interconnected to define a plurality of openings. Resilient pawls and a resilient clip are disposed on the substrate to be engaged with peripheral edges of insertion holes of the arm rest support portion.