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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2002
Izusu Motors Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A knee bolster for absorbing the impact to the knees of the occupant of a car involved in crash and controlling the posture of the occupant by receiving the knee load includes a pair of left and right panels ( ) disposed to oppose to the knees, upper stays ( ) provided to each of the panels ( ), each upper stay having its rear portion fixed to the upper area of the corresponding panel ( ), lower stays ( ) provided to each of the panels ( ), each lower stay having its lower portion fixed to the lower area of the corresponding panel ( ) and its upper portion fixed to the front end of the corresponding upper stay ( ), and a connecting member ( ) for connecting the resulting pair of deltoid bodies. The bodies are disposed side by side and spaced apart when connected to the connecting member ( ). Preferably, the upper and lower stays ( ) are arced, and the curvature radius of the lower stays ( ) is smaller than that of the upper stays ( ).
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